14 APRIL 1928, page 18

"wonderful Walker"

[To the Editor of the SPEc-raTon.] Sin,—The writer of your recent article makes no mention of the fact that the Rev. Robert Walker commenced his famous ministry at Buttermere,......

The Padre -of .trista.n Da -cunha-. [ - To The Editor Of

the SPECTATOR.] Srn,—I recently received a communication from the desolate - outpost of Tristan da Cunha which may be of interest to you. It has taken six Months to reach me.......

• "the Open Conspiracy" • [to The Editor Of The

SPECTATOR.] Sui,—In your Book Notes of April 7th it is stated that Mr. AL G. Wells begins his novel, The Open Conspiracy, in T.P.'s Weekly, and that the "bits we are given......

George Iii. And The American - Revolution [to The Editor

of the SPECTATOR.] Sut,--:-Others Of your readers, like myself, have probably been impressed with the extremely lucid and succinct account of the Origin of the American......

Poetry

Quiet I SOUGHT the quiet - the wood On bracken-beddin under trees ; To loiter in the copse was good, And oh, the Sallow's gold ! The bees, Susceptible to scented boughs, To......

Speed Of Motor Coaches

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sia,—The speed of long-distance motor coaches on some of our main roads is becoming a matter of grave concern to .other road-users who suffer......

An Anonymous Gift

WE have to thank a kind reader for the anonymous gift of a postal order for 205. received for the children in the South Wales mining villages. We have forwarded this to Mrs.......