10 FEBRUARY 1956, Page 7

Toujours la politesse. A comedian riding down , the King's Road

on a camel the other day took off his hat to an acquain- tance and fell off his camel. This reminds me of a friend of mine, a famous QC, who, riding his bicycle to the Temple one day, met a judge, doffed his bowler, took a header over the handlebars, and spent some weeks in hospital. On camels or on bicycles, politeness has its perils.