7 APRIL 1917, page 12

Moorhens And Shell-fire.

[To THE EDITOR. OF TEE " SFECT6TOR."1 Sin,—Here is a curious thing, mentioned in a letter from one of my sons at the front. He writes :— " We were cutting wire with shrapnel,......

Teachers And The Wheeldon Trial.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sia,—Many people must be interested in your excellent article on elementary teaching in the Spectator of March 17th. Teachers as a body, and......

Low-temperature Carbonization.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR ."] 615,—I have already called public attention in the Spectator to the importance of obtaining supplies of motor spirit and of fuel oil from......

The Kaiser And The Old Testament. [to The Editor. Of

THE " SPECTATO:t."1 SIR, —No doubt the Kaiser draws some of his warlike inspira- tions from the Old Testament, witness the phrase, "my glittering sword," and others, but even in......

Women Patrols And Women Police—an Appeal. [to The Editor Of

THE " SPECTATOR."] Srae—The Somerset Committee for War Work among Women and Girls is urgently in need of funds to enable it to carry on its useful work of training and placing......

Boy-power And Soldier-power.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR."] Sin,—In the article on the above subject in last week's Spectator you are certainly unduly sanguine if you think that the parents of Public......

A Disclaimer.

[To THE EDITO1 OF THE SPECTATOR."1 SIR, —My attention has been drawn by Sir Edwin Pears to an article in the Spectator for March 17th entitled " The Ethics of International......