22 SEPTEMBER 1928, page 18

A Very Modern Cat In The Editor Of The Spectator.]

Snt,—I really must take exception to the statement (quoted by your reviewer) in Miss Georgina Stickland - Gates' book, The Modern Cat : Her Mind and Manners; on our feline......

Lighter Lyrics

Lament for Stucco On! for the eighteen twenties, When stucco most did shine, When taste was compos menus,. And streets were planned in- line ;- Ere Ruskin's Gothic cure-all- - -......

Cheaper Books

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—Though a soldier in a far-off land, I still have a certain interest in various questions which crop up at Home. I am faced, however, with......

Ash Trees

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SI R,—I notice in this part of the country most of the ash trees have a poor unhealthy look—their leaves being small and withered looking and......

" Rail-charabancs "

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sm,—Mr. Henry Wright, in your issue of September 8t1, suggests that the railways should abandon the present system of train working, and that......

Some Claims Of Youth'

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—The Home Secretary has stated that he would be a happy individual if he could legislate further regarding a children's charter. Surely,......