8 JANUARY 1954

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France in the Doldrums

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&3~0i$$iti~tin~or ~n ox"Con bC AS~ ezg~t pw6ns ~ ~~fr dr~p ss Ou t ~~x is~l," Ck eex ield~ fid r ~

A Lemon for the Teacher

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L :mi fiu~t~ ec LU, tprju p ~; c1nIo appoal ~ n picpe~p ~last "*~ek a4t the cdoUnpil ~neeting' o~f the"Associatidon fAAst Mats .in, Secondar Scio8 m stasneotjede, sahve...

Movement at Scotland Yard

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Finding a Government for Italy

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!.call ~ve ~io~ths n hodin the peteA,,e 1te Chita 9cr~ti ~a~ty-to~t~er rii ~r4ing ~Iia wit ', ve~qn~it iatbr l~~ k~hlt tan ever.Yon had expected ~ 2~ ~oi'me hisoareake" Caint'b...

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TRADE PROSPECT

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of f SIf : A -:C: i; t H E series of niessages which ;President- Eisenhowor. 0pened this week and the meeting of the'Commonw'Cl t Finance Ministers now beginning in Sydney will...

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False Pretences

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Fa1s? 1't0ten4?pg K> dr~~n~atenidk Aobp;bo, tb~4vrtI~ig~ i~h64s i~ ~ of toe I pN~o ~ c~ogrp~i~ * getnai ~ ~ 4rss or so1t 64Y~ z1~x~de~x~o as wU ~~ti~inramn~tca1st4MVILt An...

[I THOUGHT that, with one perhaps inevitable excep-...]

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9R~ASPETTO' ENOTtEBOOK 0i wit1? ?e 1?. t?ie obitjza?ies of LeA?4 ?NQrwicI1?'wJww?'s ?*i?4? w i?oir ow Wednesda? ?r?tIe?ted Very W011 ,add.< Obe~~Osity "in my e tys ~abli>...

Sniper's Delight

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r ? tq~~~ctv A. hs Y ThyJa atie r '6 1 it aghAst. tthbronzed tbrOg protrudfing.~,frodn'i z~tx thir, Start Xvinksi iwas heard' t eark tir tt wouldn"'tlast l4sgf thqyy wnto...

Solah Solecism

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For Canastophobes

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For Ga - >7....? i W? ?g>;:.A .au1w4cr ,WQevlvd t te hee , 4way" c01i, useful for ghes", 6V61n v wit7;d~iltg. Eaoh~~yr of play~~rsi ba~4o disco~~ver w~t- tb1y4, Jom contabih~g~...

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MALAY PRINCES

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[SIR,-In your issue of December 25th, Mr....]

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[SIR,-It would seem necessary to remind...]

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[SIR,-We thank your correspondent Strix who...]

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LANDLORDS AND THE BILL

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' LN ORIW AD I If 'm L irlAt' o1ner,0 t#4erU ti~R"tdRsti ; :power, s46" the Qviimh' which cnnot :rake ~Melt f ttepol. $ghteu$6;ectaionsof W14Iod andpse ha Wtee9dsLeaos4cd,,...

[SIR,-Mr. Atiyah's queries are answered as...]

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[SIR,-Your correspondent, Mr. George A....]

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SIDELIGHT

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C*tnptotz M6at*;nfie ~~ver~~8r~~wI ng ~ Aibrr f~r tbo'' 4coss ap ,, old hoo "b C~WTN ~M~lCEZIE 1\': 0 ? :kd,8;nf~ Ke : t Rn ~ A E:o'nf I acuird Th FoestLOWersof MauriMHwetwii...

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IS BRITAIN FINISHED?

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DRJWAIN FJNINRU' . 'g*I~ Is the third article od a seqesin which :an atlimp? Is. to find s to the question-Has Britain come to end fof a petiod of world power ? "Richard....

What the Russians Think of Britain

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hat the-Russians Think w1'C', HARD CHANCELLOR, , , is an lntereiting survival from the early. days of our. 16 t-asooiation that the Russians have.never yet ecomoze ~4~stmed to...

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The Band Wagon. (Empire.)-So Big. (Warner.)-The Moon is Blue. (London Pavilion.)

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,'. '''1'.i.C'',ItNEBMA' K''W. The Nnd Wagon.~~I ~Ifl-frc.)1-4o; c (Warner~)-4-be 1~ioon I B~ue~ (T~OiV , Pavili~n. To spend. an how, or so withI.F d 4 and Jack Bucnisn sfor....

The Big Knife. By Clifford Odets.

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CONT~APO~iY RTS T.~HEATRE' III'-I A *Kiofe. 'By Clifford Odets.: (Duke of: Dtk'Os.) snTNG .the absence of new phlays is a Unte pastimiie among dramatki'critics. generally...

MUSIC

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I , - ? i , ? i . 4, " - IT iS anrarticle of fidth p eople in this countrys thAt'Enllsh atdrlchoirs are t. unonpareil among ucboes tbe world over. Perhaps not hany, of...

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Is There a Nomogram in the House?

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Ct?TR11 he, aI Nmogar in +e housei :.: ?1IONOR CR4?OME '.i.¶6 I .. ? .. ETERGENT manufactuiiirs. ars about tthe t laost l pie whdm one would sfispept ofdi dencr about;the...

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[SIR,-Since writing my letter to you on this...]

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s ,-,SjCde writing, my letter to; you on this stibjet, ' was interestjd'So note tbat'the ,Roy.t1. Cominiissftoui .:on00 Nat*ona1 Muspurhs and, ; Galleries cntiit t {ho....

[SIR,-I hope many people will welcome Mr....]

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[SIR,-Mr. Denis Mahon's letter in your issue...]

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- Is l rIs . SUit'; Mr. Dedis, M~on s ,letter, id Xyour Tissues I, ",of', January 1st. about tIke National -Ayt A Collections Bill. must have been read with full approval by,...

SCOTTISH CONSPIRACY

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scorns?i coJ?tA?Y 4 SnI,2In :his lett~r~ published in your' issU'ei |o Januory~ Ist, Mr. eje~A Wh64~~' annouticed; with what" nde4 pap lke pride, 'ihat i he id not 'oteed4...

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Moles

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The Year Reviewed

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U N~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~,~~, owl"O .tiokue ral lt s' or sorsfrom overseasj~-, ~ fte o j ;4the very ~ i firstetmz., ^IId March; we hid Alie incprblq. @..Markova; inApril the...

[WHILE rummaging for a piece of wood I...]

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*? CQ?-zntry Life ?4:?A Cu l lsJL~ 1~W~I~agp I ~~4y O~~4nc $r~ d 40~n 4kt1~AXA to: A 1dy wauito4t e oWi oIc ~ii0 w4 I~pdv~t~gy i~t $~wil Wa~~n soa6a. t idUAW £9 i' %~~r bw~...

Christmas Echo

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Suite in Four Movements. By Eric Coates.

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'Musician' 9,A- lf,-- Sidte In Four Movements. By Eric tboates. QleIn : l i .. ,(]Aeinefh i. 6.: :: THS iS 'a wiholly delightful book 'anda most heartening exarpl..of'' .how...

English Fairs and Markets. By William Addison.

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;: (iLocal Feeling 1. . i Sh, ; lp?,'Wij Arn. *no F? '? , , ", I " " , 0-t IId,'I, he CneIslaods. By ilfedD. o Hie. 18s.) i Yrkr V1e By Marie llgri ey and Joan Itiily. (Deit....

The Letters of Sydney Smith. Edited by Nowell C. Smith.

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Sith Canon i a n of $yduey Sohi6,.Wited by Nowell C Smith., :,(Oxford y Pri i 84., twdb volumes.) ; sto M. H~esketh eason .announoed InJ'is biography itlh tlat Mr. Nowvell C...

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Strange Company. By Adrian Liddell Hart.

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0e Co.i45ky*, ;- y A- rian. IddU L at t. i~*lOvs Adian .44~1 arft is the ~st rt oPM up;,h ev 1 $r~~fp qf.C W on6 iJ~ ;~i~ of r~ciu 4&- -4e Gerixu rfsee ~ ~Ea~ Z%~ie...

Mirage of Africa. By Alan Houghton Brodrick.

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WIR" .~of A ercus Byl AFan Hour A h BacdrI k. EIutdhinson. 18s,)IN v ` ;.I . .. . . .. , t \ , d Ieclie' of classical learing has had its" 'upon tael books. , is no longer a...

Whitaker's Almanack

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The Diaghilev Ballet, 1909-1929. By S. L. Grigoriev.

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I lllit |.Ii - 1 ev ,_i I:'3 . ,- Ovli = v 190941929. BS.: TranslatedI and edited by 2 Toz~wen. (Constable. 35s.) ~ii *it just awotber yoluine ofpersonal; 2 enc -of either :a...

Letters from Charles Dickens to Angela Burdett-Coutts.

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Letters from Charles Dickens to Angeli (: - Burdett-Coutts. Editedtby Edgar Johnson. * (Jonathan Cape. 25s) - ,, FOR anyone who prefers to steer aimiddle' course between Mt....

Essays on Sociology and Social Psychology. By Karl Mannheim.

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! Essays on Sociology and Social Psychology. .- By Karl Mapheim. ., . . . - (Routledge and. Kegan Paul. '25s.) THIS volume of essays is a reminder of the gain to British...

Recollections and Reflections. By Richard Strauss.

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Recollections and Reflections. ..B Vichard . Strauss.- (Boosey iawkes. 8s.,6d.) UNLIKE Wagner, who was only too ready to burst into print on the slightest-provocation,...

The Tudor Age. By James A. Williamson.

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The Tudor Age. _By James A. WiIliamsorn. (Longmans. '25s.) Two generations ' of stidednts have bn ' brought up on. Lon a s' "PolitIcalHistories." Tlie best of these'(by Tout...

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. By Roger Hinks.

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0OTHER: RECENT BOOKS : ia*geb Merisi da Caravaggio. By o r r - (Faber., SOs.)' _- 'avaggi: His Incongruity and His Fame. "`Bernard Bernson.. (Chapman: and OKUiN, wrote with...

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FINANCE AND INVESTMENT

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;TN4 NCE AND . INVESTMENT ; NICHOLAS DAVENPORT ps~n *wa of the' ExePofits Levy sdaof the- old y ar will restore ~ZQmilolions tocouiiy'pyfunds,' From A~ de'vu nd gssip ~f the,...

Company Notes

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Compny Noties: By CUSTOS THE nmre maintenance of the SHELL interim dividend at' 5 per cent. tax free was a. great disappointment'to the.'market. The steady buyin :innrecent...

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The Hippodrome and Mr. Ladbroke

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I1$ppodro*ne and ?adbroke inar inorme, V t~w temte 1,*!t 'scot ' or cpsozn,,*i heoinb t itr '~4f bere tcarwiages ,'are 'b- g,&fo admission at toe.fb;urs, les. uj heftrst...

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Oxford Economic Papers:

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tQnmistA Larg: .otEco"te m Papers: Sujlpemet ov k'ubet * tendtonk (CE ridn 6 eop l ;0;;ris.)b popes ' *y :.onf~e4thoemelves :in a ~.fsioalutic lps. cj iRn andjeaboratea...

Round About India. By John Seymour. Horned Moon. By Ian Stephens.

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Tr0. wels binInd Round Ao ut' JnS i. ;(Eyro, Aind $potti$ o *i.obd M :oon By tepns$. (C:aatt and W .14 WainrhePortuguiese firstaide41 in Iiidia + tly >e*+a - indu Otemples...

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COCK-A-DOODLE-DO

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?,-- ? ol ?, 4 ? ,, , , I .? ? . r ,'p* ! , ?, i, . : '' ? 1? I ; , -, ??c II ?. 9CK74,0 .1 M RVFF'O.? q . I., our \contib~utot Van if Niail wonders 16ttere:.is 'thy way. of'...

OLD STYLE

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V; ",` L 4 STYLE: ' , .I o .i § jFBet~weean Lanitnas and Michaelmas comes a8th the Nativity of the Blessei Win, factually olne of tie days omitted in F! ~n ;,* d!mi4Iand:...

SADLER'S WELLS BALLET

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I SADLER'S WELLS BALLET . bhave been asked by M.ssrs. A & C. to write an account qf the first quarter5#-fntuiry of the Sadler's- Wels. ,Ballet, to 'be 3 had in the spring of...

THE END OF "SCRUTINY"

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TE END iF "S-RUT v-; it' should be rateful to be..allowed A I@'espace in which to confirm your l.recent iate bf the eplaceableness of Scrutiny.. its. demise the intellectual...

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The Emperor's Clothes. By Kathleen Nott.

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-Pashionable Vestments; ; ' The Emperor'sClthes.' .By Kathn No (Heinej ain. 18s.) Two world Wars and the rearthat another may rm onver Our cities have engendered a mistrust...

Anatomy of a Satellite. By Dana Adams Schmidt.

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N o vakv Affirs wr at ite. ,By Dana Adams Schmidt.1 '(Seke and, iiira;, 30s.).' -0 ; -X o staking book csit ikaiuy of; opios ouralstc i igvolve f-requent'repetltion. Mostf of...

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Eisenhower Before Congress

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'|eCowers Beforel tig|ress: ; | 0 9$ELE'HILL MILLERv I'';, r %, ; . Washington atters now stand,: the President's legislative pro-, : ratmrne, outlined in his '"$tate of the...

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The Pindaric Manner

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I~linarticMnr 1 NNK ' SHRRATTw -(LadyMi eHU,:r) A XBOUT f yar a ; ,Fourth, Lt.der in tQAfawc he er, ,. qUQwd, 'asstrwd';its +,,r;,a fer w m , toao W/various urban ciuncils...

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Ultimate Air Research

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Wma?te? Air I?esearen glA , , ? "i " , .? " . .?,, ?;, ', ", , , , , I .1 ; ?? , , , -," ??? ? ; ?' , , " ? !? . , . : , I I i ?1'1 11? I- II I :? I I I I ., p, ?i, ? 11 ? - `...

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The Creative Element. By Stephen Spender.

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X~vatt~ Faceste in: Puiblic Places? , T ,atime Vscment. By StephSpeer (Hamish Hamilton. iSa kMi. A'niup SDaR'5 writing Is always personal recording the r of his ow mind In...

The Indus Civilisation. By Sir Mortimer Wheeler.

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The Indus :Civilisation -' *< i The Indus Civilisation. By Sir Mortimer Wheeler. (Cambridc University Press. 18s.) THE first volume of The Cambridge History of india qwas...

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[WHEN the wave advances there is alarm; when it...]

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> 9 0 ~. ,. at . To-K ;~ aSva' c :~ thei~ i~ ~1arm; w~enf i t ;fee{h, sreif tf4'l tbd e t.ip J h d :.ogwb~~~~~~ts , i idI - pgostpo,; bits 1,an iryptivae .whi. to mpmentsr...

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The Vanity of Ties

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?T?N4? 4?rECT 1w Vanity of:Ties Iv,, ,R, ' DAR"IN

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Critic Between the Lines

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A W I* rtifleBetween thes By ANTHONY HI?RTLEY < prsnt divided state -of Englishi ,poetry "make'ste h ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I UfiL..L 4v b ., I'll', ';a'WA ff indit he isfcaughtbhi;;th...

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The Stronghold. By Xan Fielding.

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Impressi~ns no Crt&<'. "!.4 11 1. :- ;,?? . - -7 - k L , I I . 9 ?V . , I ?. W. I ot", W?,t In ? I Bk ?, 41?4* I Ai t ) '', ?; " k ", , " - ?"72 -''? " ,( * .10 - ? 's ? 1....