A Duchess At Dunkirk
Snt,—I am delighted to learn from Mr. Rickard's letter in your issue of August 29th that the Duchess of Fife is one of the steamers in service on the Clyde. It so happens that......
Snt,—mr. Rees' Letter Of September 12th, Based On "timor...
non conturbat me," recalls the more succinct rendering of the there- from-derived Andalusian folk-song Cada vez que considero Que me tengo que morir Tiendo la capa en el suelo Y......
The Conquest Of Death
Six,—May I add a personal experience to the letters which have appeared on the above subject. Recently, after a severe operation, I had a serious haemorrhage, which was not......
A Polynesian Statue
S1R,—In your review of American Indians in the Pacific the point is made that " the Maori Polynesians never made stone statues or any- thing of the kind." I feel it may be of......
Doryphore
SIR,—Janus may be interested to know that " doryphore" was the pseudonym used by the members of the resistance movement in France for members of the German police or Gestapo in......
Ambiguity Or Inverted Commas ?
Snt,—As a lifelong and unrepentant doryphore, I feel bound to protest against Mr. Harold Nicolson's attempt in your last issue to alter In Memoriam. Tennyson wrote: "Leave thou......
Penn And Mead -
sut,—I am obliged to Mr. J. Gordon Stanier for his courteous correc- tion. He is quite right on both points. The Foreman of the Jury was Thomas Veer, but it was undoubtedly......
Letters To The Editor
The League and Corfu Sill, — Spectator in his Notebook last week assailed the Daily Express leader-writer for having expressed himself with vigour on a subject " he does not......
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