12 APRIL 1968, page 36

Irish Style

Sir: Christopher Hollis's well-informed sketch on student life—Irish style—made interesting reading (29 March). His last remark had a subtle air of double meaning. 'Student life......

Cricket Trad And Mod

Sir: One really does not wish, in defending Brian Close, to be drawn into the false position of seeming to attack Cowdrey. That would be foolish and unjust, for Cowdrey long ago......

Opting Out Of Utopia

Sir: Mr Robert Hughes opted out of his so- called Utopia most entertainingly (29 March). But I do hope that he is not going to become the new professional Australian expatriate......

Competition

No. 496: Octet Competitors are invited to compose an eight- line poem or stanza of a poem on any one of the subjects given below, using four of the fol- lowing five pairs of......

Chess No. 382

PIIILIDOR Black White 7 men Touw Hian Bwee (Europe Echecs, July 1967). White to play and mate in two moves; solution next week. = _ -- Solution to no. 381 (Parthasarthy): Kt- B......