3 JULY 1926, page 21

Children's Allowances

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOIL] SIR,—In the frequent references to "Children's Allowances" in your columns I have never seen definitely stated (what was certainly the case in......

A Wreath Of Jasmine

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—If we are to attach a literal meaning to the description of Sir Jagadis Chander Bose's experiments and the theory which he seems to build......

The David Copperfield Library

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—The David Copperfield Library at Johnson Street, Somers Town, is in urgent need of funds. Each evening, children of this hard-up......

The General Strike And Periodical Literature

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR] Sm,—You will be interested to know that although I am in a business which handles a very large volume of English periodical literature, your......

Poetry

BARE WALLS "BARE walls ? " she cried in horror at my room, "Bare walls for you who write ? I'll carry down A picture—I've a lovely thing in brown— An lnness, with a heron in the......

The Obsolete Tramway

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sra,—May I object to the statement (p. 907) " that the danger of tramlines to other traffic is very small " ? I consider it very serious, and......

Children's Country Holidays: The " Spectator " Fund

So far the sum of £81 17s. has been subscribed by readers of the Spectator to the Children's Country Holidays Fund, which means that as a result of our appeal 81 London children......