6 MAY 1938, page 20

Holidays Nearer Home

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] Sin,—I take it that Seumas Grannd is trying to be facetious, but these little jokes are apt to be misleading. In my many Highland holidays I......

Plants To Kill Insects

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] Sta,—In his notes of April 15th, Sir W. Beach Thomas suggests that plants used for fish poisoning in the Amazon Valley might prove of......

Europe From Prague

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] SIR,—I am afraid both Professor Sir Alfred Zimmern and Professor Kasmer missed the point of my letter which you were good enough to publish on......

"the Portugal Of Salazar '

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] • am acquainted with all the important speeches made by Dr. Salazar during the past twelve years, and with most of the important interviews he......

Thomas Atkins

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] SIR,— " No man ever spread his name so widely and yet remained himself so utterly obscure as did the original Thomas Atkins." So wrote Major......

An Encouragement To Murder [to The Editor Of The Spectator]

SIR,—As a regular—many years—taker of The Spectator, I beg to protest openly against -your admission of such an article as "-Death by Moonlight." -It is -an encouragement to......

"the Prisoner Speaks"

{To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] • SIR, — The review of my book contains a few misstatements which I am sure your readers would wish corrected. My appeal on grounds of fact was......