11 MARCH 1995, page 27

Brutally Frank

Sir: Robert Eddison's sycophantic interview with Sir Frank Roberts (`Stalin was a most affable host', 25 February) cannot be allowed to pass without comment, particu- larly......

Sir: As A Practising And Indeed Well-prac- Tised...

can confirm Alasdair Palmer's opinion that there is no correla- tion between intelligence and penis size as suggested by Dr Rushton. The largest penis of my acquaintance was......

Taki Shot Down

Sir: Taki (High life, 4 March) may not have `seen war and combat from close-up', but Anthony Howard has. He fought at Suez as a second lieutenant in the Royal Fusiliers in 1956,......

Seeing Is Believing

Sir: With reference to the article by Alas- dair Palmer (`Does white mean right?', 18 February) and further letter from Frank Price (25 February), I would make the fol- lowing......

Sir: I Note That The Duchess Of Devonshire (diary, 4

March) shares the belief that John Peel had a hound called True. My understanding was that a monosyllabic name for a foxhound would be every bit as unacceptable as, say, Rondo......

Dear Duchess . . .

Sir: Delightful Deborah Devonshire makes several plaintive pleas under the catch-all, `Can we do away with . . . ' (Diary, 18 February) Oh, Debs, I do know how you feel! Can we......

Sir: I Agreed With Virtually All The Duchess Of Devonshire's

loves and hates (Diary, 18 February), but must take issue with her over 'flowers in fireplaces'. Of course we all hate the feeble dried arrangements put in front of the......