5 JULY 1945, page 16

Women Politicians Sir,—one Point At Least Was Common To The

broadcasts of Miss Ellen Wilkinson and Lady Violet Bonham-Carter—their insistence on the provision of good homes. Gcod homes, with labour-saving devices, are very desirable, of......

Country Life

IT is a common thesis at the moment that farming produce should be regulated by the nutritional needs of the public. The garden presumably is in like case, but very few people......

Dog And Parrot

Here is a true incident that befell last Friday as ever was. A most talkative and intelligent parrot in a country house has learnt to call the dog " Micky," and, more......

More Hornets A Beekeeper Who Has A Certain Number Of

unoccupied hives has just found in one of them, for the second time this season, a hornets' nest in its early stages. The nest is a beautiful structure. Above a group of some......

In My Garden I See That An Expert On Rock

gardens (incidentally a term that some experts dislike) complains of the white violet as a weed. With me it certainly multiplies inordinately, but happily in welcome places, and......

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Non-fraternisation Sir,—the Arguments For The Relaxation...

be examined in the light of previous experience. In addition to total disarmament surely the first. item in the " education " of the Germans should be the eradication of his......

A Thousand Nightingales !

Have nightingales begun to change their migrational habits? There is no doubt that this year they were much more numerous in parts of Norfolk than usual, and much rarer in parts......

English Cheeses

SIR,—I was delighted to see the comment of "Numa Pompilius" in your issue of June 29th on the important theme of cheese. I do not know why the compressed soapy substance foisted......