4 SEPTEMBER 1971, page 23

The Shortest Way

From General Sir Horatius Murray Sir: I think there is an aspect of affairs in Palestine in the early part of 1948 that needs to be stated. I was commanding the 1st Division in......

Listoric Liberties

sir: Magna Charta is acknowledged to be the basis of English liberty, Among a host of provisions contained therein are the inviolability of the rights of the City of London and......

Shares Through Banks

Sir: If I tell my branch to buy another 400 ICI, the manager, or whoever I speak to, immediately rings my broker in London without putting the order through Head Office. The big......

Cheam School

From the Rev Edward Peel Sir: 1 have been commissioned to write' the history of this old and famous school, and have begun my researches. I should be most grateful if any of......

Censoring Ads

Sir: While not agreeing with the anti-abortion advertisement in your last issue, I am delighted that you did not ban it, as Richard Crossman did in his New Statesman. Recently,......

Yellow Peril

Sir: I break a long-standing resolution — never again to write a 'letter to the editor' — to comment upon the not-so-recent contributions by John Vaizey and others on......