16 MAY 1952, page 18

Complacent

Sut,—In your note "Back to Bedlam" you use the word " complaisant " exactly in the sense of "complacent." I know Americans do so; but surely you can appreciate the difference......

An African Request

Stn,—I shall be glad if you can allow me a space in your widely read journal for pen-friends. I am a boy of 14 years old, attending a day school in Lagos, the capital of......

Address Please

Snt,—An elderly gentleman in England kindly sends me his Spectator when he is finished with it. We much appreciate this gift, but I have lost his address. Could you publish this......

Branch'-line Railways

Sut,—Branch-lines do not pay because of extravagant administration. Instead of putting one ticket-seller on the train, the railways man every wayside halt with a booking-clerk......

Nurses In The Home

SIR, — The letter from the Chairman of the General Executive of the Queen's Institute of District Nursing is, of course, a very valuable contribution, and I am anxious to reply......

German Rearmament

have read your article The Germans and Rearmament with the greatest interest. I have had discussions—and still have—with hundreds and hundreds of Germans from about eighteen to......

Michelin Guide

SIR, — It is true, as Col. Gold says, that the Michelin Guide to Britain had a classification of hotels and restaurants, but this classification was based on appointments and......