5 MAY 1950, page 18

Letter From A Cold Pinnacle

SIR,—Even flying sauce-boats arrive late at their destination in this rather remote countryside, and so it yvas not until yesterday that I was aware of Mr. Rice's letter in your......

The Feather Bed Sir,—your Censure Of Mr. Stanley Evans's...

manners may have some justification, though you might have spared a word of sympathy with him on the price he has had to pay for his outspokenness. Of more moment to the......

Combustion Of Dirt S1r,—the Public Issue Raised Today...

definition of the character of coal gives rise to grave dilemmas and uncertainties. The Coal Board, enamoured of the war-time expedient of the scientific combustion of dirt,......

The Covenanters

SIR,—AS an Englishman who had the good fortune to spend more than 21 years of his working life in Scotland, I have been distressed by the attitude which you have adopted towards......

Safety First Or Career ? Sir,—althou G H An Inexpert...

would dispute with Miss Ophelia Dane (in your issue of April 21st) that to learn typing and shorthand is the last resort of the young woman who has tried one or more trainings......

Getting Into Journalism Sir,—mr. Longmate Need Not Be So...

He will always find journalists who discourage graduates, or anyone else, from entering their profession, but I think this is largely a measure of self-protection. From his......

Sir,—your Arithmetic Is Accurate, But Is The Inference...

from it? You remark that " f',236,000 persons had signed the covenant (which means that some 3,700,000 have not signed)." But, of course, quite apart from the fact that those......