»In which Gibraltar is still firmly attached

One of the casualties of being unceremoniously dunked in a tepid lake was my wallet, which began rusting — the lake was fed by sea-water, apparently, and was unusually saline. The wallet has accompanied me for about fifteen years, since I bought it on an expedition to The Alley (Clark St location, mind you) (and, quite probably, Mama Desta's. Yum). I salvaged most of the contents, bought new stamps, but alas!, a Financial Times clipping is almost ruined. For posterity, I include it here, although without the slight pink tint characteristic of that journal.

From the Marques de Lendinez.

Sir, The informative item in your People column (December 20) about Sir Francis Richards, the next governor of Gibraltar, was marred by the repeated references to Gibraltar being an island. Last week, when I was on the Rock, Gibraltar was firmly attached to the Iberian Peninsula.
[The address, in boldface type, is now illegible and ragged]

The original clipping came to my wallet by way of Mr Aram Shumavon, a careful reader indeed.