28 FEBRUARY 1958, page 18

Sir,—how Can I Adequately Express My Gratitude To Mr. Howard

Wyce? 'Be honest, courageous and generous, and never let yourself be deceived by phoney values?' This simple injunction, he says, is based on his own mature experience. It comes......

The German 'miracle' Sir,—the Tragedy Of T. Balogh Lies Not

in that he thought (correctly) that Dr. Erhard's measures of 1949 would result in 2,000,000 unemployed in 1950, but that he would deny, with vigorous voice and clenched eyes,......

The New Colonialists Sir,—while Acting As Host To The...

of Indo- nesia, Mr. Nehru called for the abolition of the last vestiges of colonialism. The Indonesians have never had any contact with Irian, by trade, conquest or travel. The......

Soft Soap Sir,-1 Feel That Yvonne Tomes's Remarks...

reflect a fallacious basic assumption about ad- vertising in general—and soap powder/detergent ad- vertising in particular—which is all too prevalent today. The 'washing powder'......

Stalky And Co.

SIR,—I have just seen your issue of January 3 in which Strix states that we are not told what any of the Christian names of Stalky and Co. were. This is true of 'Beetle,' but......

National Service

SIR,—If it is 'obnoxious in principle' to attract recruits to the services by means of exorbitant pay increases , is it not even more so to compel every fit young man to serve......