6 JANUARY 1967, page 14

Which Doctor?

SIR,—In your issue for December 23, John Rowan Wilson, in his article on general practitioners, warns against 'the so-called "clever" doctor,' who, according to Mr Wilson, 'is......

Portrait Of The Week Sir,—your 'portrait Of The Wcek'...

23) states that Christopher Britton, who won his appeaT on December 19, is 'the first person sentenced under the 1965 Race Relations Act.' He is not. He was convicted on October......

A Question Of Gender

SIR, —Why 'women priests'? ('A Spectator's Note- book,' December 23.) What is the matter with 'priestess'? Kyoto, Japan li P. MARTIN I......

Sir,—the Services Of A Family Doctor Tend To Be More

intimate, important and long-lasting than those of any other professional man, yet how hard it is to choose personally and well. Dr Rowan Wilson (December 23) listed the quali-......

Sir,—lord Egremont's Article (december 23) On The...

ancestor so intrigued me that I hied to the Clergy List for 1856 (in my possession) and found that Master Thomas Sockett (two t's) had indeed done pretty well for himself (or......

Fleet Street Under Pressure

SIR,—As a newspaper worker, I have been most in- terested to read the recent articles on the press by Donald McLachlan, especially as he writes with a long experience in......