27 FEBRUARY 1942, page 4

A Spectator 's Notebook

T HERE was never much doubt that after Dr. Lang's resignation the two Archbishops would be Dr. Temple and Dr. Garbett. The question was which of them would be at Canterbury and......

People Who Are Disappointed That Mr. Amery Has Not Been

moved from the India Office may be doing the Secretary of State some injustice. British policy regarding India at this juncture is a major issue, on which the decisive word must......

It Was Inevitable, I Suppose, That Various Papers Should...

Stefan Zweig as the author of The Case of Sergeant Grischa, " the last war's best-seller." Actually, of course, that admirable novel was by Arnold Zweig, who was a Prussian, and......

A Few Weeks Ago Mr. Mckenna, At Bow Street, Imposed

‘Ylial I believe to be a record fine of L40,000 in a case arising out d the finance regulations concerned with the disclosure of holding of American securities. Not infrequently......

• * * *. In Spite Of—or, Perhaps Better, Because

of—Lord Reith's dis. appearance from the ranks of Ministers, it will not be inapposite to print a paragraph that was written for this column last week, but held over for want of......

S.p.c.e.

In an ill-starred moment a few weeks ago I ventured to pilkg in this column a few of the more flagrant misuses of the Eng/isb language. The result is that a major problem has......

The New Team's Tasks

HE Prime Minister remodelled his administration in j.. comfortable time to anticipate this week's debate, which in certain circumstances might have been critical in a double......