Brevity.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR. "] SIR, —Your " little girl" compressed the life-history of Joan of Are into some dozen words. But the most impressive instance of brevity I......

Heredity.

[To 1111 EDITOR OF THE e spas-rams:9 SIR,—The following may be of interest to those who believe• in heredity, and that "the pride of the sword " passee from father:to son. The......

Interesting Birds Near London.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR. "] Sin,—The interest of your readers in the above subject seems yet unexhausted and perhaps, therefore, the following items supplementing my......

Letters Of Horace Walpole. [ To Tee Editor Of The "

sparmoroa."] Sra,—As I am collecting material for a supplement to the late Ildrs. Paget Toynbee's edition of the "Letters of Horace Walpole," Published by the Clarendon Press,......

Scholarships In Secondary Schools. [to The Editor Of The "

SPECTATOR." SIR,—There is an Eastern proverb that runs, "Hast thou sufficient for two loaves ? Buy one loaf and a bunch of flowers." But flowers need at least a vase and water......

Necessitous Ladies' Holiday Fund.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sra,—You have been good enough to allow me to appeal in your columns for the last two years past for contributions towards a fund for......

Inter-colonial Conference On National Health, 1914.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. " ] SIR, I beg leave to call your attention to the following matter. The Executive Committee of the Victoria League are arranging for a......