5 SEPTEMBER 1970, page 24

Where The Cuts Could Come

Sir: Dr Rhodes Boyson (22 August) has rightly mentioned the Schools Council as a possible target for cuts in expenditure. Their annual budget was approximately £1.25 million in......

Postal Delays Sir: We Rightly Protest Against The...

in postal charges: nonetheless they seem likely to occur. Surely what we should be demanding is a more efficient service. Art important letter was posted from the Royal College......

Afterthought

Feast of fools JOHN WELLS Five hundred Capuchin monkeys, some of them virgins and packed fifteen to a crate one foot by two feet by three, have been bought by the Vatican at an......

Table Talk

Sir: Sir Denis Brogan is collecting a danger- ous reputation for inaccuracy.- His allegation that F.E. remained at home during the first world war indicates some lack of......

Spectator's Notebook

Sir: While reading the item 'A biology pro- ject' in Christopher Booker's column (22 August), it occurred to me that, with a single exception, I did not meet a teacher of......

Chess 506

PHILIDOR E. W. Beal (The Problemist, July 1970). White to play and mate in three moves; solution next week. Solution to No. 505 (Savournin-4R3/pp4111/......