The New Austria

Sm,—May I make a slight comment on the paragraph entitled "The New Austria," which appeared m The Spectator of January11th? Dr. Renner, who is a Socialist, was elected to the......

In My Garden The Bird-bath Becomes Also An Addition To

the scenery of the garden— as a number of examples in my neighbourhood suggest—if it takes the form of a shallow concrete pool, in the shape, say, of a cusp, with a weep- ing......

The Return

The draining in war-time of little lakes and so-called ponds banished from the neighbourhoods quantities of most welcome birds—banished them as completely as the draining, say,......

Snt,—it Is Well To Have Mr. Cozens-hardy's Protest, But,...

what has appeared in other papers, The Spectator's offence may be considered negligible. Several months ago the London correspondence of a great provincial daily included such......

Ts N " Or «m"

Snl,—Miss Rose Macaulay still owes an apology, as she has made another mistake. Sim " Pappertit " sets all Dickensians' teeth on edge ; Tappertit......

Village Playing Fields A Humble But Interesting Little...

called Playing Fields, has just come to birth and will be welcomed by both athletes and naturalists. Lieut.-Col. Webster, its editor, is the arch-priest of physical fitness, and......

Crime And Psychiatric Evidence

Sett,—A year or two ago there was some discussion in your columns on the question of extremely severe sentences in cases of homosexual crime. Just recently, a case has occurred......

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Among Newer Delectations Devised By The B.b.c. Is A Sort

of Brains Trust for young naturalists. It opened with the courageous support of what many would put in the class of heresies. The " sixth sense " in birds was supported, and one......

Many People In Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France,...

Sweden are anxious to know more about what is happening in world affairs, and particularly the British view on the subject. Unfortunately, the blocking of currency in most of......