The War Surveyed
Sm,—France must bear the sole responsibility of her surrender. Let us use her—if we must—as " a warning and an example," to quote one of your correspondents, but is it fair—or......
Children For America •
Stit,—Most of us are agreed that it is desirable to safeguard our children from the danger and horror of war. And all the good reasons for removing English children from the......
Soilless Gardening Sm,—your Reviewer Mr. H. E. Bates'...
from " Soilless Gardening " is shown by Sir Albert Howard in his Agricultural Tes- tament to be well founded. One learns that not only the plant but also the soil must live if......
Sm,—the Letter Headed " An Income Tax Anomaly " In
your issue of August 23rd ought not to pass unanswered, as it is both unfair to the farmer and most inaccurate. There are two statements which call for a reply. One is that......
The Meaning Of Billion
Sm,—In last week's issue of your paper " Janus " states that the popu- lation of the world is about two billion. According to Chambers's dictionary a billion is " a million or......
Evacuation And Taxation
SIR,—Surely, Sir, " Tenby " in your last issue misses the whole point of my letter—which was: How does one meet such a situation as I described? I was not complaining. The......
Threepenny-bits In Scotland
SIR,—I wonder if you would pass on that remark of Mr. Churchill's administered to a not very distinguished M.P. who was making a nuisance of himself with irrelevant and......
A Tennyson Poem Sm,—more Than A Century Ago Tennyson, In
a poem entitled " Britain " (not to be found in his collected works), wrote a stanza that will, I feel sure, be welcomed by your readers in this hour strife in " the valley of......
Sm,—the Circumstance That " Janus " Encountered So Many...
penny bits in Edinburgh is explained by the existence of a large Roman Catholic element in the population of that city. He would probably encounter an even larger number in......
Farmers And Income-tax
Sta,—In your issue dated August 23rd, Dr. Shackleton Bailey drew attention to the privileged position accorded to farmers in the matter of income-tax assessment. He pointed out......
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