21 JULY 1973, page 11

Society Today

Religion The future of the parish clergy Gavin Fargus Economic factors caused by everrising costs have caused the churches to look hard at their full-time ministry. Stipends on......

Science

Great balls of fire Bernard Dixon Knotty problems in science are sometimes clarified not by assiduous research at a laboratory bench, but by insights coming from quite different......

'gardening

Lily and Crown Imperial Denis Wood Both of these are outstandingly beautiful and have a reputation for succeeding best in cottage gardens where it is true that they are often......

Juliette's Weekly Frolic

The time was 12.30, the sky grey and cloudy and Saturday's chauffeur, an Italian journalist, had just stood me and Newbury up in favour of lunching a Greek shipping magnate.......