4 OCTOBER 1919, Page 14

SCAFELL PIKE--A GIFT TO THE NATION AS A Willa MEMORIAL.

[To THE ED/TOR or THE " SPECTATOR."]

Sie,--Soafell Pike, the highest mountain summit in England, by the goodwill of Lord Leconfield, the lord of the manor, is to be placed—subject to any common rights that exist—under the custody of the National Trust. Lord Leconfield makes this gift in honour of the men of the Lake Districtwho fought, and in thankful memory of the men who gave their lives for their country, in the Great War, 1914-1918. It is not intended that any monument shall be placed upon the summit, but it is probable that in the existing cairn a rough atone will be inserted recording the gift and its purpose.—I am, Sir,

H. D. RAWNSLEY.