Country Life
A DOG barked in the field beside the road, and, although it wag still daylight, the afternoon bus went uphill with its lights on, disturbing three pigeons that were perched on......
Edward Vii's Coronation Sir.—might I Be Allowed To Point Out
a small slip in the Rev. W. J. Conybeare's interesting account of Edward VII's coronation ? The Sub-Dean whom he mentions was not Canon Armitage Robinson but my great-uncle,......
A Misty Day When The Temperature Rises Suddenly, It Has
a subtle effect on the whole countryside. A mist drifts among the elms, smoke hangs about the cottage-chimneys and the surface of the road becomes damp; but the stillness that......
Lost Sheep Three Sheep Inflicted Themselves Upon Us. We Went
to the boundary and asked the farmer if they belonged to him, but he denied that they were of his flock. He asked about the markings, and shook his head. They did not belong to......
" Seeing Browning Plain "
SIR,—In the course of his interesting review of Mrs. Miller's book, Robert Browning: a Portrait, Mr. J. M. Cohen, an acknowledged authority on Browning, makes the surprising......
Storeroom Inspection
Look over stored fruit and remove any apples that are becoming discoloured or soft. If the weather changes suddenly, as it has been doing recently, great damage can result in a......
Military Objectives
SIR.—Of a radio-station in Korea Mr. J. M. Spaight asks why this " military_objective " has not been bombed. I suggest a much more urgent need is to re-establish some standard......
Against Vulpicide
SIR, —The Vulpicide who shot the dog fox as your correspondent describes and afterwards photographed his victim, an exploit of which few would have been proud, might have saved......
Last Respects Since The Day Was Not Sunday, I Knew
at once that A. and B. were off to " bury ": someone. They were dressed in black topcoats, and uncomfortable black boots. They had black ties, too, and a solemn air suitable to......
Redcoats
Sta,—In your issue of December 12th it is stated that, in the House of Lords recently, General Lord Jeffreys preferred a plea for the restoration of a red tunic to certain......
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