22 JULY 1955, Page 15

SIR,—Juicy murders with sexual elements may provide high spots for

numerous readers of the Sunday Sadist or the Masochist Mail, but that does not warrant the statement that 'Hanging has become the national sport.' To many, irrespective of their views concerning the merits or demerits of capital punishment, hanging is just the present method of applying the penalty.—Yours faithfully,