7 MARCH 1941, page 14

The Friend Of Lamb

Sue,—Thank you for sparing space in the columns of The Spectator for an article on "G. D." But did George Dyer really fall into the river at Islington as the writer states?......

The Reality Of History

Sue,—To the unprofessional it may seem a heretical claim that it takes a war to create favourable circumstances for the teaching of history. Even so, it would seem that......

Army Wastage The Scandal And Problem Of Army Food-wastage...

to be very serious in country-districts, where woods and hedgerows are convenient dumping-places for all kinds of unwanted rations. The following examples, taken from my own......

In The Garden There Is A Point At Which An

interest in uncommon vegetables ceases to be practical ; but the wide interest shown by correspondents in pre - vious lists of them prompts me to give a final dozen. In addition......

Inquiries And Reports It Is Not Possible To Give Here

much more than a summary of the Trust's field investigations over the past few years ; but among the most interesting I find the inquiry into the distribution of the corn- crake......

Country Life The British Trust For Ornithology Perhaps An...

devoted largely to watching and counting birds and compiling reports from the resultant data would seem to have little appeal during war-time. Yet on agricultural grounds alone.......