13 NOVEMBER 1959, page 32

Old Green Hat

The Charm of Mambas. By George Brendon. (Heinemann, 16s.) 'FIIL Devil's Advocate, or Promoter of the Faith. is Blaise Meredith, an austere English priest. With only a few months......

Crisis The Dollar

By NICHOLAS DAVENPORT THE ending of discrimination against the imports of dollar goods followed hard on the an- nouncement by Washington that new loans from their Develop- ment......