18 JULY 1931, page 15

[to The Editor Of The Spectator.] Sin,—i Live On The

banks of a river which overflows from time to time with disastrous consequences to adjacent lands. Recently some thousands of hens were drowned and much agricultural produce......

The Voice Of Prejudice

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR, —The Voice of Prejudice reaches its consummation in the letter from the Rector of Devizes. Indeed, the letter is an excellent example of......

Oil From Coal

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—I agree with all that " Consumer " says about Coalite, having used it continuously for open grates and hot-water- heating boiler for three......

Letters To The Editor

[In view of the length of many of the letters which we receive, we would remind correspondents that we often cannot give space for long letters and that short ones are generally......

Burma

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sta,—May I be permitted to offer a few remarks on your editorial note to Mr. A. H. Grigson's letter in the Spectator of July 4th ? You hazard......

[to The Editor Of The Spectator.]

Sta,—In your issue of July 4th I pointed out that the whole New Testament accepted war as a fact in human life, just as it accepted slavery (Matt. xxiv. 6 ; Luke xiv. 81). It......