Country Life
NEAR Littichampton last week an observer saw a spectacle that reminds me closely of a South African experience. He was watching the nuptial flights of ants—always an interesting......
Artificial Climes Pictures Have Been Published—in The...
nursery, so to call it, in California, in which plants can be supplied with any climate in the world. Doubtless this American scheme is more elaborate than others, but it cannot......
A Straggler
I have been asked for the origin of a quotation and give the passage here for the reason that the author has never, I think, received due acknowledgment for his charm in......
Dismantling In Germany
tx,—In a leading article you say: "There may be some ground for dis- antling the (German) factories ; it may be some value as a military cguard." If you have read Mr. Victor......
Return Of The Native It Is An Especial Pleasure To
lovers of birds to know of the return to Britain of species which had been annihilated or scared off by collectors or, in one case, by a photographer or by casual gunners. Two......
Ministers On Holiday
p iR,-Mr. Harold Nicolson is wrong in supposing that it is the emotion of envy that has prompted invidious comment upon the holidays of Mr. Levan and Sir Stafford Cripps abroad.......
World-wide Distribution Of The Spectator By Air
The attention of our readers is drawn to the special air transport facilities offered to subscribers of the SPECTATOR overseas. These enable readers in many parts of the world......
Magistrates' Sentences
Sut,—Mr. Ronald Owen should persuade his firm to reinstate the typist :when released and see that she is given a post carrying with it some personal responsibility. By so doing......
In The Garden The Few Autumn Butterflies (common Whites...
that ltik appeared have come late; and for this reason I have rejoiced especiAlv , in one shrub, which seems to be rather rare. It is a cross between Buddleia oariabilis and B.......
B.b.c. Commentaries
sfit,--1 wonder if your readers who, like myself, greatly enjoy the B.B.C.'s !weekly American Commentary, share my views that similar commentaries from our Dominions would be......
Handicapped Clocks The Starlings That Recently Checked...
Big Ben by perching on the hands are not the only animals that have disturbed public clocks . It is within my memory that one large church clock was stopped by a swarm of bees......
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