6 MAY 1960, page 15

Persian Earthquake Disaster Sir,—may We Appeal To Your...

help for the victims of the earthquake disaster in Lar, in Persia, which has struck the town, reducing most of it to rubble, and leaving in its wake a trail of destruction and......

The Liberal Party

SIR.--At the risk of inviting the most obvious and unconstructive riposte, maY I suggest that Mr. Levin has not stood close enough to the Liberal Party dur- ing its resurgence......

John Dunn

SIR,—I am . .,writing the life of John Dunn—the eminent violinist—and require further data. Personal reminiscences, photographs, programmes, etc. etc., which will be......

Sut,—it Is Not Only In The Field Of Soft Drinks

that the tied house system is a beastly nuisance and a , destroyer of reasonable amenities. There are very few good draught beers left (no Wonder the con - sumption sumption of......

Corporal Punishment Sir,—the Home Secretary Has Asked His...

on the Treatment of Offenders, of which I am Chairman, to consider whether there are grounds for re-introducing any form of corporal punishment as a judicial penalty in respect......

Sadler's Wells Sir, --may We Correct An Error In Mr.

Tusa's letter? The crisis of Sadler's_ Wells was not caused by the LCC withdrawing its grant, as, at the time of the 'crisis,' we were not in receipt of a subsidy from the LCC.......

Sir.—in His Review Of Mr. Anson's Recent Book (spectator,...

22) Mr. Waugh has sounded a note of warning. There is, it seems, 'a fashion among Catholics, particularly in France and the USA, to ape the external austerities of......

Sir,--like Leslie Adrian, We Need A Good Dose Of Fruit

juice to start the day, but I think I have a better and cheaper drink than any he mentions. For lemon: 3 lemons 3 lb. sugar 2 pints boiling water 1 oz. tartaric acid. Wash,......

Have Long Admired The Clear, Logical And Wise E...

Christopher Hollis of the problem k cif The 13omb, but in his recent article on The Pill l e.ic a a m rly sad to see that his religious convictions have distorted his approach......

Wordsworth Letters

SIR,—We are. preparing for Helen Darbishire and the Clarendon Press a revised edition of The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth (1806-1850), ori- ginally arranged and......