4 MARCH 1938, page 22

Shorthand Systems - [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]...

was naturally very much interested in the letter from Mr. Hall Caine which you published in your issue of Decem- ber 17th under the heading " Isaac Pitman." There must be many......

Crime And Punishment

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—I was in hopes that some answers would be made to my questions, so I must thank Messrs. Adams and David for their letters, but I am sorry......

[to The Editor Of The Spectator.] Sir, When I Read

discussions about the pros and cons of foxhunting, it always strikes me as odd that I find very little written about the principal of the piece—the foxhound. If a dog could......

Flogging As A Punishment

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] StR,—To accuse a nation of the filthy crime of " sadism " because some young scoundrels are sentenced to receive a slight taste of what they......

[to The Editor Of The Spectator.] Sir, — There Is One Side

of this practice which is usually forgotten, viz., its effect on the officer of the law who has to inflict the punishment. If the judge who orders the cat had himself to wield......

Torpedo Or Mine ?

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR, —Our attention has just been drawn to the letter of Sir Arnold Wilson published in your issue of February 18th. As we have been instructed......