Sir.—reading Alan Brien's Remarks On The Lily White Boys In
the current number of the Spectator, some of your older readers must have been reminded of their youth, perhaps with a sad shake of the head. As one of the few 'funny lines' in......
A Dvanced Motoring Sir,-1 Was Delighted To See Gavin...
on t he insurance companies who refuse to grant per- centage reductions to members of the Institute of Advanced Motoring. I am both an undergraduate and a sports-car driver, and......
The Lily White Boys
SIR.—In his review of The Lily White Boys Alan Brien only found one line worth quoting. Unfortu- nately this particular line is hardly part of 'the original dialogue of Harry......
Congested Magistrates' Courts Sir,—in Referring To The...
Metropolitan magistrates' courts, your contributor, Mr. R. A. Cline, points out that when traffic in divorces became similarly congested, commissioners were appointed to help......
On The Beat
SIR,-1 can speak only for myself, but I have found my respect for and confidence in the police very much reduced by the knowledge that some of them, when in plain clothes, act......
Devil's Work Sir.—diabolus Typographicus Has Been At Work...
very kind, indeed flattering, review of the third volume of Science and Civilisation in China in your issue for January 22. Though loth to disappoint the more mystical of your......
Critical Quarterly
SIR,—I suppose we shall go on getting letters from Mr. Dyson as long as anyone finds the Critical Quar- terly worth commenting on. I too was sharply re- buked (by Mr. Dyson's......
Dissent
SIR,—A word to your television critic: it wasn't C. Day Mills who appeared in We Dissent. In fact, it wasn't C. Wright Lewis either.—Yours faithfully, [The name of the......
Mr. Dooley Sir,—may I Tell You With ,what Delight I
became aware of the resurrection of Mr. Dooley in your issue of January 15; he spoke with the authentic voice which I recollect in the early years of the present century. I......
Is A Pity That Mr. Hollis In His Admirable Article,
'Some Disarmament is Strength,' has to quote the nuclear scientist Dr. Lapp in support of one of his arguments. Unfortunately Dr. Lapp, by accepting at its face value an......
Mahatma Gandhi Sir.—a Committee Has Been Formed In...
the chairmanship of Mrs. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, in order to help in the collection of Mahatma Gandhi's letters. speeches and writings, the publication of which is at present......
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