4 OCTOBER 1957, page 22

Sir,—it Would Appear From Mr. Holmes's Letter That,...

has heard of the 'Over Forty-Fives' Asso- ciation, he is not familiar with its organisation, in that, unlike the 'Ex-Officers Association,' its mem- bership is open to men in......

Bbc Schedules

SIR,—I have rarely read an article whkh gave mote satisfaction than Henry Fairlie's in a recent issue taking to pieces the BBC. Hundreds of gallons of ink have been used in......

Sweeping The Streets

SIR, — I sincerely doubt if Mr. Linton's proposals to combat prostitution, in your issue of September 20, are either the most effective or indeed the wisest. In the past......

Dame Ethel Smyth

SIR, — I am engaged upon writing a memoir of Dame Ethel Smyth. If any of your readers have any material or knowledge of her I should be very grateful to hear from them.—Yours......

The Biography Racket Sta,—i Imagine That Cecil Howard...

myself, sustain Miss Jenny Nasmyth's strictures on our books with equanimity, although perhaps, in my own case, it is a little astonishing to have four years' serious study and......

Sir, — In His Article On His Visit To Rampton, Dr. Johnson

quotes cases of patients who were originally certified as mentally defective after conviction for criminal offences, and who have been detained in the Institution for long......

Beckett Country

SIR, — Having read Julia Strachey's review of All That Fall, by Samuel Beckett, may I please speak for at least 'One Who Doesn't' : I thought I saw Significance Of Sophoclean......