Holmes, Sweet Holmes Mr. Martin Cooper's Discovery, Made...
a letter to , the Spectator, that Sherlock Holmes never said " Elemen- tary, my dear Watson," produced a Fourth Leader in The Times, and that in its turn gave rise to some......
Sic Among The Innumerable Requests For Facilities At The...
for overseas visitors, the following letter, addressed to a high official, surely qualifies for some sort of consolation prize. " We " (write the authors from Calcutta) " intend......
A Spectator's Notebook T Hough I Have Never Heard It...
upon, surely the oddest feature of the Korean war (I mean the oddest • from a purely military point of view) is the complete immunity of United Nations warships from attack by......
For Those In. Hazard On The Horse Even The Steadiest
horses are an uncertain quantity on these occasions. They can be trained to ignore loud noises, waving flags and all the rest of it; but they cannot be made-impervious to the......
Terra Incognita I Went To A Concert Last Week. It
was held in -one of the better-known London halls, and I was greatly interested by my first view of the conditions under which musicians perform in public. The platform was lit......
What Worries America
W HEN two countries as fundamentally well-disposed towards each other as Britain and.the United States are plunged, as they were last week, into one of their periodic and......
Nest Egg I Heard The Other Day Of A Man
who, when his wife informed him that a happy event impended, insured against triplets to the tune of £3,000. (There had been a recent case of triplets in his family and also, I......
Gentlemen Riders It Is A Long Time Now , Since
riding was a universal accomplishment, and we are well accustomed to the idea that a Coronation procession will include a certain number of amateur horsemen. But On June 2nd the......
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