21 JANUARY 1928, page 19

The Bull-dog Ants Of Australia [to The Editor Of The

SPECTATOR.] Sni,"—A review in this week's Spectator, under the heading "Sins and Splendours of Antdom," contains the sentence : "Among them (ants) we may still find primitive......

Nature's Weather Warnings [to The Editor Of The...

I give another saying about the weather current in many parts of the . country :— " Tis time to 'Stack your hay and corn When the old donkey blows his horn." This enables anyone......

The B.b.c.'s Pronunciation [to The Editor Of The...

letter to B.B.C. headquarters having had no effect, can you persuade the authorities thereof that the e in economics,. economical, is long ? That chimerical should be pronounced......

Railway Time Tables [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]...

to Mr. J. O'Brien's letter in a recent issue of the Spectator, it is surely difficult to improve upon the L.M.S. Railway Company's system of showing all p.m.. train times with a......

Zoological Gardens [to The Editor Of The Spectator.'

Sin,—It is reported that the project to establish a South London Zoological Garden has not found _ favour with the London County Council. The capture of wild creatures for......

The Migration Of Birds - [to The Editor Of The

SPECTATOR.] Siit,– ; -/gr. Travers-Chubb, . in his interesting letter on bird migration, _mentions the "sun _theory ", of Benjamin Kidd only, to, refute it. But Kind was right......