7 JUNE 1940, page 17

Country Life

Pigs and Pig Clubs With a flourish of leaflets, the Minister for Agriculture urges us to revive the times when every cottager kept a pig. He recalls the enthusiastic days when......

The Re-education Of Germany

Sna,—It becomes clear that if peace is to prevail again in Europe it must be either the death peace of Nazi rule or the peace of freely co-operating nations. For the former we......

Frenchmen In Britain

SIR, —May I ask the hospitality of your columns to express the deepest regret that the National Defence Regulations now coming into force make no distinction between the French,......

Local Defence

In country districts the response for Defence Volunteers has been excellent. Gamekeepers, farmers, farm labourers, lorry drivers, fruit growers, ex-service men of all kinds have......

Propaganda Against Refugees

SIR, —In spite of vigorous action by the Government, we are aware that propaganda directed against aliens and particularly against refugees, persists and even increases. All......

Solitary Meals

SIR, — The Spectator's Competitions provide mental exercise— surely above that of the crossword puzzle—for which we must be grateful at such a time as this. I have only once......

Pests And Crops

When I asked the seed-merchant for a remedy for cabbage root-grub—dustings of lime or calomel are said to be effective— and remarked that it seemed an extraordinary year for......