11 AUGUST 1967, page 24

Rhodesia Beyond Recall

Sir: Rhodesia beyond recall! (4 August). If this is so, it will be a tragic outcome of the Rhodesian dispute and a sad confession of the failure - of British statesmanship. The......

Afterthought

Sir: I must commiserate with John Wells (28 July) on his narrow failure to trace Mr Harold Wilson's political lineage back to Zaphnath- Paaneah, but it serves him right for......

Too Old For Pensions

Sir: Allowing Mr Phillips's contention (Letters, 21 July) that pensions 'have been purchased by money which had up to three times the purchasing power of that in which pensions......

World Today

Sir: It was kind of you to publish a long review of the first three titles in 'The Making of the Twentieth Century' series, edited by Christopher Thorne, by D. C. Watt (28......

Continent Isolated

Sir: Printing and the Mind of Man offers re- viewers an irresistible and legitimate opportunity to play the game of 'if this why not that?' This, of course, would have been much......

Solution Next Week

Solution to Crossword no. 1285. Across. 1 Mediterranean ' 9 Supposing 10 Cadge 11 Cross 12 Credulous 13 Sailors 15 Senator 17 Linctns 19 Tessera 21 Aluminium 23 Totem 24 Lance......

Crossword No. 1286

Across 1 Hippy at work in the pub? (6) 4 Nothing can change the beasts into horsemen (8) 10 It's just the stuff for a take-off (7) 11 Wine time (7) 12 Inquire about a pound and......