THE HOME SECRETARY: Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, helping to launch the Bishop of Peterborough's anti-vice campaign, warned fathers that they play a vital part in their daughters' development, and that fathers are to blame for sex delinquency of daughters. DAILY MIRROR noted that Sir David, father of two daughters, practices what he preaches. "When the daughters were younger, he wrote fairy stories for them."

21-year-old airman John Reynolds, testifying in the Montagu hearing, described his terror when subjected to a 51⁄2 hour interview by an R.A.F. flight sergeant McCarthy, who was investigating homosexuality in the Service, after letters and photos were seized from his kit. "A slightly built young man," said the DAILY MIRROR, "with wavy brown hair, he nervously fingered the Bible in the witness box throughout his evidence." He told how McNally had arranged his meeting with Montagu. "with long pauses before answering questions," he described meetings, parties, dancing, letters but was less explicit about the "offenses" his friends described so readily. He had not wanted to give evidence, but had been terrorized by McCarthy. He had been homosexual for four years, he said.

A week later, the hearing turned to police testimony and examination of diaries, letters, address books, and a woman's bathing suit seized at PittRivers' home. "This is all part of this ridiculous witch-hunt going on all over the country." Pitt-Rivers is alleged to have said when arrested. Some exchange on the publicity given to this pre-trial hearing; more on the point that neither airman had charged "serious offenses" committed by Montagu; and more on the point of promising McNally immunity to secure testimony regarding acts in which he willingly participated. The raid on Pitt-Rivers' flat without a warrant was also questioned, and much was made of the fact that a cottage bedroom had a bed in it. When arrested, both Montagu and Pitt-Rivers had denied the charges; however, Wildeblood was alleged to have made some admissions.

A reader writes: "The young lady who says girls prefer husky he-men should note how fast Hollywood wives return their gorgeous mistakes to circulation."

Scoutmaster-church-organist tried for offenses against five boys.

SUNDAY PICTORIAL: "Father Ingram, London Choir School owner, whom this paper exposed as unfit to have charge of children, has paid the costs awarded against him when he failed to pursue his libel action against this paper."

Miss Florence Horsbrugh, answering questions in Commons, consulting with Home Secretary about further steps to exclude from schools teachers convicted of offenses against young people.

Lt. Gen. Sir Brian Horrocks opines that sons who make poor soldiers were coddled by mothers.

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