17 AUGUST 1934, page 19

Gliding And Flying

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Gliding is the best possible basic training for an aero- plane pilot. A glider pilot " graduates " to a Powered aeroplane with ease and......

[to The Editor Of The Spectator.] Sm,—am I Right In

saying that this subject, and the allied subjects—contraception and abortion—are very commonly considered as if man was no more than an intelligent animal ? If our life in God......

A Biographer's Request

[To the Editor of TIIE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—At the request of the Trustees I am engaged in writing the biography of the late Pandit Shyamaji Krishnavarma. It will be recalled that......

Peterborough: Another Impression

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—With reference to Mr. Flynn's letter in your last number, may I say that having visited Peterborough re- cently for the same purpose as......

[to The Editor Of The Spectator.]

SIR, —Though not presuming to offer an opinion on the matter discussed in the letters of Dr. Harry Roberts and Dr. Sym, I venture to question their use of the engagingly......

Self-providing Unemployed

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—A call for Subsistence Homesteads has lately been heard in the land ; and to some ears it is a joyous and a bracing sound. The hard common......

The Tithe Controversy

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Though not desiring to interfere in the controversy between Mr. Wenham and Mr. Middleton, I venture to question the accuracy of Mr.......