23 NOVEMBER 1956, Page 8

AN EXCEPTION to the ban on Appeals for charitable organisa-

tions in the Notebook is traditionally made for the UNICEF Greeting Card, in aid of the United Nations Children's Fund. The aim of the fund is to raise the standard of health and welfare of children throughout the world; and the profit from these greeting cards (they are not, strictly speaking, Christmas cards, presumably because the UN operates in so many non- Christian countries; but it is unlikely that anybody receiving one will notice) goes for this purpose. They are charming; and they are obtainable from the UN office, 14-15 Stratford Place, London, W.1.