... . From the. lit. Hon. Sir Gilbert Parker, Barf. My Dear 8m. I read with the greatest pleasure your admirable article 011 Free Trade and Protection in Britannia of last week. probably spoke more upon that question than almost any other person in England for several years, and I agree with you that there is much cowardice in public life and that the great, bold spirits like Joseph Chamberlain ...

... . ■Sir, Because I did not give a detailed account in your issue of October 5th of all that happened in the various small-pox epidemics I mentioned, Coun cillor Bennett would have your readers conclude that I deliberately suppressed something. He must learn that those who are responsible for the health and lives of the jieople are not concerned to snore debating points by suppressing this fact ...

... . Dear Sir, I must compliment you on your new venture. Britannia is certainly a successful effort. But there is ono thing, in regard to which I must raise what will seem a lone voice in the wilderness. You decry with great vehemence the doctrine of Free Trade, but seem to indicate that if universal Free Trade were introduced, it would be a com mendable advance. But this is not the only ...

... . Dear Sir, It's about time, as your correspondent E.B.B. suggests, that we put a stop to this perpetual propaganda of the Scots. They are a dreadful people. They will keep on drawing attention to themselves. You simply can't crush them. Why do we English tolerate it Let's exter minate them. Yours faithfully. A. Campbell McMnnr. ...

... . Dear Sir, Your article on the Irish invasion of Scotland struck a timely note of warning. It is a notorious fact that, although the clergy in Ireland constantly denounce the Protestant materialistic countries, their flocks cross to Britain and U.S.A. in increasing numbers. In Scotland the tendency is for the Irish to vote en masse for Socialist candidates, although that political doctrine ...

... . Having read, and re-read, Mr. Hugo N. Bolton's article Getting Drunk on Pro hibition, and having lived for nearly 20 years in the U.S.A., I am forced to admit the correctness of his statements, however much I am impelled to disagree with his conclusions. For, even if one grants that Mr. Bolton has maintained his thesis, is not that the greatest possible condemnation of his contribution Mr. ...

... . Judging from Harborough's article, he is a regular feller. He talks about eatiijg a She-man or a He-woman. I shouldn't be surprised if he eats his bedding or makes noises in his bath. Yes, he's a regular feller all right. A real fire-eater A real thruster However, as he has taken the trouble by his article to insult thousands of his countrymen and women publicly, let me, as one who has ...

... . It appears to be the fashion, among writers on matters connected with the War, to refer- to the generation which is growing up to whom the War is no more than a dead page in history, and to whom the appalling sacrifice of life means no more than heroism which it is their duty to emulate and, if occasion de mands, surpass. I was at school throughout the War. My recollections of it consist ...

... . The best thanks of both smokers and non- smokers are due to you for the article on smoking in Britannia. Possibly the author will, in a future article, discuss the probable effect on future generations if the immoderate smoking of to-day is con tinued for any considerable period, and I should much like to see yet another article dealing with the ethical side of the question the vitiation of ...

... . Dear Sip, The impending general election is one which should occupy the minds of all who have the interests of the nation at heart. The programmes of the Liberal and Labour parties show no real or sound policy of bettering the conditions of trade and unem ployment. Their main election chances will depend on the courage of the Conservative leaders to adopt safeguarding wholeheartedly. Most ...

... . Dear Sir, As two humble but loyal citizens of the British Empire, may we bo pormittcd to record our appre ciation that Britannia has refused to bo drawn into the sycophantic adulation of the League of Nations with which we are growing so sickeningly familiar. Supporters of the League, and particularly members of the League of Nations Union, are strangely sensitive with regard to their pet ...

... . Dear Sir, In your article entitled Canada's El Dorado your contributor remarks as strange the fact that British boys do not respond to appeals for boys to go to the Dominions. I havo recently left school and I am now con nected with an Australian firm, so that I see and hear a good bit about Australia I feel that I should very much like to go to one of the Dominions. Yet what arc the ...