3 FEBRUARY 1933, Page 18

IN SEARCH OF GOD '

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.]

Sim—Mr. G. Bernard Shaw, in his latest book, makes his Black Girl carry a knobkerrie ! As one who is acquainted with the Native Territories—Beehuanaland, Natal and Zulu- land, as well as the Cape both east and west—I can state that no black girl or woman ever carries a knobkerrie. Mr. Shaw is an unreliable observer and his writings seem to be super- ficial and unworthy.—I am, Sir, &c.,