5 NOVEMBER 1937, Page 6

I am accused by a well-known ecclesiastic of being guilty

of " a dogmatic negative," and I am constrained to admit that it was so. Writing last week of the pomp and circum- stance that attended the funeral of Private McGowan at Shanghai, I observed that though it was a great day for Private McGowan he knew nothing of it. " What warrant have you for saying that ? " comes the challenge. None. The sentence should have been interrogative : every such sentence must be.