21 JANUARY 1949, Page 20

THE PRINCE

SIR,—Mr. Paxman Tiptaft refers to St. Luke II. 17 ; but surely the pronoun in that verse refers not to the Child, but to " this thing " men- tioned in verse 15. Verse 18, where it states that " those that heard it wondered," appears to corroborate this view.—Yours faithfully,