3 JUNE 1989, page 24

Loo Role

Sir: A little behindhand, may I say that I enjoyed Diana Geddes' article ('With French polish', 1 April) on French man - ners and, after nearly 40 years spent south of the......

A Dafter Course

Sir: How encouraging to see a thoroughly disingenuous letter in the public prints, demonstrating that moral courage allied to institutional loyalty has not departed from these......

Sir: Is Anyone Else Irked By The Constant Contrast Of

the vigour, certainty and spir- ituality of Islam with the muddled, compla- cent materialism of the West in any article on the Rushdie business? Let us be more positive and......

Western Quality

Sir: The article by Nigel Cousins (`Belly dancing at lunchtime', 13 May) on the feelings of his Muslim pupils is interesting in pointing to a truth about Christian as opposed to......

Root Cause

Sir: I heartily applaud the Prince of Wales for castigating President Ceausescu as that dictator wantonly destroys his country's cultural heritage. His Royal Highness spoke of......