21 AUGUST 1976, Page 19

Baffled Sir: Having puzzled for two weeks, I give up.

What is the significance of that illustration on page 25 of your 31 July issue? It shows a cat trying to get at a fish in a goldfish bowl. Fair enough. Cats do sometimes do that, agreed. But the relevance of the picture escapes me.

The rest of the page is occupied by George Hutchinson's review of Bill Grundy's book The Press Inside Out, and Rudolf Klein on The 1975 Referendum. Is the cat, perhaps, meant to represent Hutchinson, and the fish, Grundy ? Or vice versa? Or what? Or is the illustration supposed to stand on its own—just a cat and a goldfish? If so, may we look forward to, say, a cat lapping a saucer of milk; even a cat sitting on the mat? An editorial annoucement would oblige. Michael Watts Fleet Street, London EC4