3 JANUARY 1969, page 7

A Hundred Years Ago

From the 'Spectator', 2 January 1869—Sir Richard Mayne, Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, died on Sunday, at the age of 73. When only 33 years old, and a rising......

Common Sense About Colour

PERSONAL COL UMN SIMON RAVEN In order to avoid loss of temper, let us base this discussion on propositions so simple and self-evident that nobody, whatever his back- ground or......