27 MARCH 1942, page 14

Eire And Neutrality

Sut,—Mr. Fintan Lalor, of Dublin, in his letter, states that Mr. James Dillon, T.D., is the only elected member of the Dail (Chamber of Deputies) who is against Eire's policy of......

Country Life .

YEARS ago in Queensland I saw the leaf of a prickly pear (hung up on a wire fence) which had produced and sent down roots into the ground some two feet below. No English plant......

The Real Victorians

SIR,- Of course, as Miss M. E. Durham indicates, Robert Browning, like other poets and dramatists, puts words into the mouths of his characters to express their belief, which......

Day Nurseries

Sta,—.Could not the Ministry of Health encourage war factories to open nurseries where women workers might leave their children for the day? Of the hundreds of day nurseries......

In The Garden

Our arctic winter fell at such a date and was so continuous that its relaxation allowed a number of plants a second season. Iris stylosa, Viburnum fragrans, yellow jasmine and......

The " Daily Worker "

SIR,—We are told that the present crisis is second to none in our history ; that nothing should be spared to assure that the maximum war effort is made. Yet one daily paper......

By And Large

Sta,—In the article headed " Coupons and Conscience " which appeared in your issue of March 13th, Mr. Williamson Williams describes By and large as " that meaningless phrase."......

Disobeying Spring

Even the presence of spring, the nesting of the thrushes, blackbirds and robins, the arrival of the migrants from overseas, have not yet persuaded our sea-birds- and some other......

£3,000 An Acre The Writer Quoted Above Also Gives Some

fantastic examples of the value in money that one acre can theoretically produce. His taller figures reach three and four thousand pounds! The evidence par- ticularly interests......

Postage On This Issue : Inland And Overseas, Rd.

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