23 NOVEMBER 1945, page 14

Fifty Years Of X-rays

SIR, —Dr. E. Ashworth Underwood's article on the above subject will confirm the layman in his common misconception that it is chiefly, or even exclusively, in the realm of......

Transport Command

Sta,—Mr. Harold Nicolson, in his exquisite account of his experiences at the tender mercy of Transport Command, adds the human touch to the plea I put forward in my article of......

By And Large

Sta,—As distance causes us to receive our issue of The Spectator a bit late, I may be also too late in making a comment on your penultimate paragraph of November 9th, but on the......

The Normal Postal Service To Italy Has Been Resumed, And

readers who would like to send copies of THE SPECTATOR to their friends in Italy can now do so. The post paid subscription rate is 3os. per annum. Send instructions with a......

The Dress Shirt

Sta,—My intrusions into the valuable space of such journals as yours are of very rare occurrence—otherwise I should make no attempt to reply to Mr. H. C. Curwen's letter in The......

The Release Of Students Sir, —i Read With Considerable...

letter by Messrs. French, Boulton, and Mitchell in The Spectator of November 16th. They refer to students.most of whom " are over twenty-two, have two more years' training to......

Servants Or Slaves ?

S.11,—.1 have been trained at one of the best London hospitals, and I stoutly protest against your phrase " pet sonal and professional slavery." We, the slaves you mention,......

Dr. Durham

StR,—During the ten years I was County Agricultural Organiser for Herefordshire my work often brought me in touch with Dr. Durham both with regard to fruit growing and cider......