Sir, _ . Mr . J. H. Prevett In The Main Body Of His
letter has expressed the most admirable and objective sentiments regarding the pay- ment of blood money but his final paragraph, where he refers to the " alarming tendency t v °......
Would Like To Make It Quite Clear That
my former adverse criticism of the conduct of tome members of the Security Forces in Kenya did not apply to the units sent out from home. The Buffs, the Devons and the test are......
Grottoes On The Street Sir,—sir Compton Mackenzie May Be...
ted to know that the custom of building grottoes has in Mitcham survived the Second War; I cannot speak for Cheyne Walk. There' is still a sudden flowering of the grottoes—the......
Teachers' Salaries
S1R,—May I thank you for the sympathetic understanding you showed in your last editorial of the case for an increase in the salaries of assistant masters at grammar schools, and......
New Year—old Style
SIR,—Sir Compton Mackenzie's Sidelight on " New ' Year—Old Style " throws a very interesting side light on the substantial vera- , city of the old saws that have come down to us......
Weller On Camberwell
SIR,—The excellent articles by Mr. James Pope-Hennessy, on the ancient areas that still retain their individuality within the vast amalgam of London, appeal most poignantly to......
Death Of The Topee
SIR,—Three cheers for Strix. I have often dallied with the idea of writing a letter on topees, pith or sun helmets, and here at last is my opportunity. Are they still worn ? Are......
Sir,—i Hope Many Of Your Readers Were Angered, As I
was, by the contempt for India gratuitously expressed by H. M. Champness in the unseemly introduction to his review " Travels in India " on January 8th. He is, of course,......