7 SEPTEMBER 1991, page 25

Haile Interesting

Sir: Asfa-Wossen Asserate (Paternalist prince' 17 August) is an engaging and enlightened man, and Ethiopia might well benefit from his federal views and liberal principles if by......

Doubtful Diagnosis

Sir: It would be a brave doctor who diag- nosed syphilis on the basis of an 'infallible' Wasserman reaction (Letters, 24 August). On the evidence produced, the case is far from......

Letters

Recipe for chaos Sir: Sir Alfred Sherman (Letters, 31 August) accuses your leader-writer of 'prej- udice and insufficient knowledge' not only for recommending that the borders......

Sir: It Is Understandable That Joanna Coles, Smarting...

harassment of Conduc- tor Baptie and the British Transport Police during her journey from Edinburgh to Kings Cross should have overlooked anoth- er aspect of this remarkable......

Memorandum Est

Sir: In reply to Stephen Williams's com- plaint (24 August) about my article on Jocelyn Stevens and English Heritage, I freely confess I was wrong about there being a......

Satisfied Customers

Sir: I sympathised greatly with Joanna Coles' account of her difficulties with the pig-headed British Rail ticket collector ('Don't let the train. . .' 31 August). But however......