23 OCTOBER 1926, Page 31

* * • * A kind correspondent sends me the

following from Vevey :- "Vevey is not as gay as Montreux : it's one hope of fast living, the Casino, has been spoilt by a law forbidding gambling. Some of the Swiss papers have been going for the Government about it. There was great enthusiasm for cricket this summer up at Château d'Oex. The Villa Bellaria at La Tour, near Vevey, is a place worth knowing about. It consists of a number of very comfortable flats, with tennis courts, res- taurant, tea-room and library : many English and Americans stay here and even live here the year round. One of the most difficult things to get in Vevey is the Spectator." The terms en pension at the Grand Hotel are 14 francs 50 centimes a day, and at the Trots Couronnes 17 francs a day (Swiss). * * * *