6 JUNE 1931, page 18

Grey Seals

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—With reference to Commander Southby, M.P.'s excellent letter in the Spectator of May 23rd, 1931, in support of the continued protection of......

The Pig As Companion

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Lord Howard of Penrith has written you an interesting article about the social qualities of the pig. In Italy the dog is not as in Engl......

" Self-government For Scotland."

The Duke of Montrose quotes a Nationalist candidate as saying that " Scotland is the only white nation in Europe that does not manage its own affairs." (By the way, why "......

Tiif. Pharmacy And Poisons Bii3,.

When the Pharmacy and Poisons Bill was before the House of Lords, I expressed the hope that their lordships realized that the way to encourage the housewife to take essential......

The Indian Students' Union And Hostel.

The Indian Students' Union and Hostel was opened in London in 1920 in the Shakespeare Hut. By 1923 it became necessary to acquire permanent premises, and the present residence......

Homecrofting

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—A kind reference to Homecrofting in the Spectator of May 2nd by Mr. J. B. Pennington prompts me to give a cordial invitation to all who......

Pots° Ni No.

At the hospital of St.. Esprit, at Toulon, on the 16th instant, there had been a distribution of soup to the poor ; but the whole supply not being exhausted, the remainder was......

Children's Country Holidays Fund.

In 1926 you raised a Special Fund for us through your columns which realized the splendid result of £550. This year we are sharing in the general depression, and are having to......

Points From Letters

" FULL FRUIT " JAMS. One wonders how many housewives and parents under- stand the meaning of the new labels on jam pots which state that " This jam is guaranteed to conform to......

A Hundred Years Ago The " Spectator," June 4th, 1831.

SING ULAR OPERATION. The astonishing number of 450 plum-stones were last week extracted from the body of a women, in Wilmslow, named Ann Pearson, by Mr. Moore, the surgeon of......