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The Berla Case
"DYNAMISM” OR DISINTEGRATION?
OME
By Ghita
Ionescu
the
one;
days after Bolshevik Party, what we are Malenkov spoko to now witnessing is a struggle between three different branches the Supreme Soviet 1
-the three most important met a "progressive" friend brancher of the Soviet State, of mine. He describes him- The Communist Party is self as a radical. But he the Secret Police and the Army others, Recall, my attends "Peace Congressen**
friend, what Beris was accused everywhere, has just re- of. What was his most terrible turned from a visit to the crime?" Communist-sponsored Youth Festival in Rumania, and reada everything the Com- munist publishing houses
"Being an imperialist agent."
"No, that is not so. It was sald that because of his other crimes send him.
he was, in efect, an imperialist
But agent.
what He seemed pleased with Malenkov accused him of was trying to set the life. "Well," he said, "do maloly
MVD above the Communist you remember saying that M
Party. Ho
was after Stalin
icading his died there
Ministry in a conspiracy against would be convulsions in the Soviet Union ?”
the State."
I nodded. "S#1 foo) the same way? You
still
think there'll "be troubles? Disintegration' you colied it."
I nodded again. "But
surely,
the Party for the leadership of
12
Somewhat to my surprise, my friend agreed that this was the main indictment. But i think
saict, "i true," he
cannot understand how Beria was remonstrated arrested so easily. The Party But the Secret my friend, "surely you saw that is unarmed. at the Supreme Soviet Male Police-well, it's as powerful na kov was still firmly in command the Army." and that he had with him on the platform all his colleagues who
make up the
leadership?"
"Including Beria?"
jected.
"NO"
You
collectivo
I inter-
have
us
wax
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, 'FEBRUARY · 20, 1954,
THE NEW EXPLOITS OF
SHERLOCK
66 YR
HOLMES
YES, Holmes, the autumn is But a melancholy time. you are in need of this holiday. After all, you should be interested in such a country type us that man we see from the window."
My friend Mr Sherlock Holmes, closing the book in his hands, glanced languidly out of the window of our private sitting-room at the inn near East Grinstead.
"Pray be explicit, Wal- son," said he. "Do you refer to the cobbler
Lo the farmer ?"
or
In the country road past the
head down
age from ours!
ita We
made
of
perceive."
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Starting in the Chins Mall today is the socond story of a NEW series of mysteries of Sherlock Holmes. The stories are-based an ・ cases referred to in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original works, but never before recounted." Now...... they are told by Adrion Cónan Doyle, Sir Arthur's son and literary executor, and John Dickson Carr, mystery writor and a leading authority on Holmes.
..
The
Adventure of the
Adrian
Conan Doyle and John Dickson Carr
Somebody stabbed him when he ruised it to drinic”,
ugomobody?” zuid, a volom las the background.
Holmes
and,
had lifted the G after examining it closely
was looking at the scratches and
wine stains which "had" Perpla beneath it when the shock” of Interruption mnda ingall turn towards the far end at the banqueting hall,
this Int
A man was standing near the
The
of a single
light
his houd!. illumined a
pair of
taper which he had raised above
dark brooding
eyes thep
swered at us from a face as
black-browed
and swarthy as of some Arialuisian gipsy. There was
an 'impression of formidable strength in the spread
“A man lay sprawled forward with his arms outsung on!
either side of the cup..
of
BLACK BARONET
gave
ما
In my mind rose moated manor-
AS
the doar was opened. I to at
must confess reassurance
Well,
stono- and
in consternation.
Plemen," came Bassett's voice.
the
his shoulders and in his bull nock above an ald-fashioned black satin stock
"How's this?" he challenged in a rumbling volco, advancing on us with alent steps. "Why are
ye? A pretty state of affairs, Basselt, whon ye drag a set of strangers into the house of your own landlord?" "I would remind Reginald.
has been
you, Sir
that a serious crime committed," replied
the local detective sternly. "This
I know
Wine
To my amaze ment Holtues socmed a
ously to con sider this monstrous sintement
Were
BLOG
in the door for a moment, please
As he moved forward, reflection of four candle-flames followed him along the surface of a great refoctory table, with His narrow side towards the door.
for one circum At the far end the light fished back from a tall silver goblet Ingth, "I should probably egres stance, Bir Reginald," he said at with А human motionless
hand lying with you."
smiled Grection forward the "we're all aware
circumstance.
The Inspector knife
inn I could seo a man on the in his soft Sussex burr, "and so I've had a second telegram, and gravelled surface of the cause for jealousy. She paused is Inspector Cifegson, from Lon- driver's so01 a market-cart, hurried-ilke that up I must come there's now evidence. It uppears way. clearly a farmer,
But otherwise without even
and these gentlemen aro taking off me to
don; implicate Sir Reginald
"How's this, my there was only an elderly work-
lady?" Mr
Holmes Sherlock
and Dr All Here he is now." Lavington apron.
himself
"H'm, ha! Four sets of foot exclaimed Gregson, Jealousy?" Colonci man in corduroy trousers, plod A tall, fair-haired mun, wear- Daley was well-known in prints. Hullo, what's this? The
The two detectives exchanged Watson."
A shade of uneasiness socied ding towards the cart with his ing a heavy uister and a Scotch sporting circles, but with none hoof-marks
of a horse, and glances. ridden, to Judge by
to fit across, the day face of "Now you come to the heart
motive the baromet swathed around his throat, too good a reputation. This is furiously Surely
"We hadn't got a Plaid cobbler,"
as he looked at observed rushed into the room, threw his crime in high life, Mr Holmes, their depth. Probably the first
before,"
"muttered Bassett. of the matter," I said. "You Holmes, answering my thought Gladstone bag into the nearest and there
Holmes mention the Army. It's the rather than my words.
is no room for mie- mummons to the police.
Lady
Lavington, ife is corner,
formerly ""I've heard of_ye," he growled." of course not. But the Army which provides the key
and, curtly dismissing takes."
Gregson, there's not much to be that. great Betress Margaret left-handed, 'Affaire Beria' is all over and the situation.
with.
Unica Barta's done
"Yes, Buck Dalcy's death Holmes, you would have been the landlord, closed the door Lavington Lavington?" gained here. Let us hope that Montpension, had said what she a gaze moved towards the deat
man. must
to way and probably
dammed. noticed the
to men knew that, for the moment accused of wizardry in another behind him. Then he nodded to mused Holmes. "Surely, Watson, the scene of the crime may yield had over Intended calm, unanimous at least, the Army would alde
us both
when Why the man
Holmes bowed gravely, and we his we drove last week to more interesting resulta."
reputation way in which his dismissal was
now. followed the with
sergeant towards Ühe
visit the Bodiam Ruins, did we Party, the Did that, and
a cobbler I cannot approved.
should be Party
HOLMES Изо
"Ah, Gregson," said Holmes,
horses, women-well, there have an arched door. not pass
village of Anished speak- through carried out other signs I have
left-handed "there
been Lavingtons like that. May conceive, but mentioned, couldn't have
must be something that name?
Though the room we entered I seem to recall a in the way it did. indicate disintegration? On the coup
cobbler? You cannot have de-
in the wind to bring house lying in
jag, unusual
hay, Mr Holmes, yo have the was in completo darkness, I hollow,"
wit contrary,
know that the Army is, in fact,
duced it." didn't i
to recognise a look
miąchance had a sense of height and size. when others talk of murder," you so far afleid!"
nodded. though
skling with the Party because it The new Government made an announcement to that
"My dear fellow, observe the
There
are no lights here morka was well-established?”
ACTUSS the corduroy "What a casel" cried inspector the memory of
except from this candlestick, "Now Just
effcet a few days after the arrest. migute,
trousers where the cobbler rests Tobias Gregson, sinking into the house, almost stifled amid yew the sight of the Jus
We can now understand why.
which a sense of stolid, red. which I had pushed to trees, from friend," I said, "Not so fast. I
his lapstone. The left-hand side, chair
seemed to "Whew! remark,
faced you will
is far more words him. didn't expect any upheavals at after Stalin's death. Malenkov
butler What a oppressiveness hard all for song while,
He uses cusc! As soon as we had
weigh I thought put Army leaders in high places
the worn than the right.
who ushered us into E upon me. That's his left hand
right, Mr Holmen," Bagged thought Voroshilov,
hall, mellow for hammering telegram at the Yard, I the need for self-preservation in in the Government. the face of internal and external
agreed. Gregson. "A house in beautiful in the leather. Would that all our It would do no VOLL remember,
the light of old harm to have umculties would
of Slate force Stalia's Head
My gulde-book saya and Bulganin
problems were so simple!" word with you in Baker Street a bollow.
many branched fashioned, successors to hold together for
and Zhukov were given
unofficial, of course, Mr. Holmes. that at Lavington the past is candlesticks. At the far end cx-
more real than the present. Will stairway THAT year of Then, when Mrs Hudson
led up to an the time being. I was surprised clusive
oaken control over defence. --even startled-when i heart
1 8 8 9 had me your address, I decided
you come with me?”
gallery on the floor above, the
sume come on "Obviously the Party decided
brought news about Beria. Only
My
his friend leaped from down. It's leas than
ginger-haired man, that the threat from the MVD,
A thin, aigsilicant 30 miles
from hore the
to
"By all means," he cried. place chair.
who had been warming his coat which controls alomic arme-
successes in Kent where the murder was "No, Watson, not a word!" FALTUL
Sherlock committed." He mopped at bia forced labour
The excellent establishment of tails before the fire, hurried to- Holmes,
which forehead. "One of the oldest Mr John Houth
again supplied wards us, had added families in the county, they tell us with a cartinge in which for further Laureis
urcis me. By heaven, just wait to the two hours We were driven to his already formidable re-
through the narrow, deep-rutted re papers get hold of it," putation. But the strain of al-
Sussex lanes. By the time that most unremitting work had left
"I take it that you are Ser- we had crossed the Kent border its mark upon him, and
WUS
the chill in the air made us glad geant Bassett of the Kent County sincerely relieved when he
had
"My dear Holmes," I Inter- of our rugs. We had turned off Constabulary"?" fallen in with my proposal that posed, "you are here on a rest," the main road,
and
were we should exchange the October
The ginger - haired man the "Yes, yes, Watson," said my descending a steep lane when fogs of Baker Street for the rich friend hurriedly, "but it will do the coachman posted with his nodded. That will do. Guilings.
"BL throat's beon out," autumnal beauty of the Sussex no harm to hear the details, whip at a noat-girdled house We'll ring when we need you. napped Bassett, "And here countryside.
spread out below us in the grey This is a dreadful business, sit, he cried, darting to the wall, My friend possessed a marked
dreadful!" he went on, as the "was the dagger that did it!" resillence, and the few days of "know no more than the
"Lavington Court," said he. butler departed. "And now it's
worse than over.
WE reluxation had already put back bare facts given in this telegram
hastened
dagier the old nervous
spring in his from the county police. Colonel
A FEW minutes
forward to hung here?" he demanded. and a touch of colour in his Jocelyn Daley, who was a guest
later we had
"Yes, sir. Here's a step
where he was "1 took it," said Sir Reginald, checks. Indeed, I welcomed of Str Reginald
Lavington at
alighted from gambler stabbed
holding up his "Ob, you did, did you?. Why?" even his occasional outbursts of Lavington Court,
our carriage, drinking a toast to his best race. to as a sign that his stabbed impatience
As wo crossed horse, and Sir Reginald claims the Causeway to have been absent at the time, vigorous nature had shaken off banqueting-hall, the lassitude which had follow- found him there at about ten-
the front and yet the knife." The local od upon his last case.
broke off and looked door I had a thirty this morning!
a detective Holmes had it his pipe, and I died; blood still flowing."
sombre impres- at us. "Who are these gentle had picked up my book when
Holmes put down his book on alon of dead leaves on dark men?” there came a knock on the door tho table, "Suicide? Murder? sullen water and a great battle- Thoy are Mr Sherlock and the landlord entered.
What?" he asked.
mented tower looming through Holmes and Dr Watson. You "There be a gentleman to see "It
Holmes struck a may speak freely," couldn't be suicide; no the twilight,
But you, Mr Holmes,
the sir," he said weapon was discovered.
mulch and stooped over
G. Ionescu, a Rumanian Econo- mint now living in London, is Vico-Chairman of the Emigro International Federation of Free Journalists, He took a leading part in the submission to the United Nations of memoranda on Prom Freedom and fluman Rights and in 1952 appeared be- fore the United Jouw Ad Hoc Committee on Food Labour giving evidence about forced la bour in countries behind the Iron Curtain. He frequently broadcasts over BBC. wave-e lengths.
four mouths after Stalla's death And Berla, of all people! The man who played such a pro- minent part of Stalin's funeral, the man who was second only to Minienkov the new hiërar- chy, the man who beaded the most powerful Ministry in the Government!"
and
na
well as security, was so great that it must buy the support of the Army even though it meant strengthening the Army's hand."
"You may be right,** con- ceded my friend, when you say that the purge of Beria affects not inly the Party but the Soviet State but that, too, can be described as Com- minist dynamism,"
You can call that dynamism if you like," continued. "No doubt you will still call it dynamism when Masterkov turns round and purges Zhukov and Bulganin. That is, it be is able to. But suppose he lat able to? I must insist on that point, even if it means reading you J lecture. (Aller all, you're always reading me onel). By liquidating Beria and strik- Ing at the power of the
MVD, Milenkov has automatically strengthened the Army. And "Yes, 1 grant you
that we the soldiers may now be nover expected it would
be powerful that it
may be they Beria. But 35-(" knew theter who will dismiss Malenkov, would be someone, SQU11 CA later.
Occasional purges arc inevitable In П Communist state."
"Well, that's
anyway." I said.
an
admission State
90
"Soldiers In A totalitarian traditionally sense when "But when the conduct of affairs is going
how worried Hitler's
Stalin died i seemed to renem astray. We now know, for ber your Communist friends say- ing with an air of relief that at stance,
least it would mean the end of Generals were over the Rhine-
all the fear and distrust, and land and OVCT Austria and
therefore of the purges."
Munich. because
They
to
Well, Gregson?”
death
has been In the The butler
He'd just
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to
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"Inspector Gregson?" he asked. Thank the Lord you've come,
sir."
famous when he was
Batsett On either side.
thrust
candelabrum.
"LookAL this, Gregson!"
Of
that iniating "I did not say that it was the knife
Scated at the 'head of the
} table, his cheek resting upon the
"There was no need for you SITTACO В пов lay sprawled
A forward with his arms outfung man cut his own throat by! apel-
to pay so, Mr Holmes. on either side of the cup dent and afterwards compon]: the Against the welber of blood and
weapon?" wing his fair hair shone under
candle-flames.
light agalart
Seizing the candelabrum from the sergeant, Gregson held it up to the trophy of arms, which littered against the dark panel- Ling. His atern eyes mat thorp of the baronet. "Where is
he'
that
the old wains there,
cotting.
1
fold Sergeant Bassett.
Wes
fishing the
I used that old blads Amid morning, trophy of to gut the pike; se my arm two fathers did before me," small metal books showed where Then you have it?” some weapon had hung,
"How do you know that it was
a dagger?” asked Gregion.
"No; must I tell the police dozen times? 1, lost it from, my reel. Mayhap at the river, of on my way home."
Baaselt pointed to a slight "Well, Mr Holmes, I've heard of your clever reputation," re- scratch on the woodwork wome marked Sergeant Bassett doubt six incher below. Holmes nodded
Gregson drew the sergeant to fully.
one side, "But there's not much approvingly. mystery about this affair, and I "Glood, sergeant!" said be. "I think there's little more hope the police will receive the "But you have other, proof we need," I heard him mittag. credit."
besides the scratching on the "He wife has kivehi
motive, ani we have it from his "Gregson can tell you that i panelling?" play the game for the game's
own lips that he took the "Yes. Aak thet butler, weapon." sake,"
friend my
replied. Gilings. It's an old hunting. "Sir Reginald Lavington," he "Officially, I prefer not to ap- dagger; hung there for years, said with authority, advancing pear in this case.”
Now look at the wound in upon the baronet. "I musė sak Colonel Delcy's throat."
you to accompany me to Maid- stone police station. ́ ́ ́There you Inured though I was to acenes will be formally of
violence, I stepped:bed Bassett, laying hold yellow hair which was tinged with grey at the temples, raised the dead man's head. Even in death it was an eagle face, wila
"Very fair, I'm sure, Mr Holines. Then, gentlemen, please book about to come this `way."
Lenin expelled the Mensheviks to the verge of war, and they tested on 100 lending Br Club are also involved in the not-written again in splio oeing him across the half when a great neving - nowe -abaye a
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tests
...
a
there came
a most unexpected remorseless mouth.
As sho
that the Fuchrer's policy must into "No, they said nothing of the inevitably lead Germany
Russian sort. IL showe
don't jusi
soldicts how war, ignorant you are of the revolu- like the idea of fighting a war certain of win- dialectic of Marxism they are not tonary
All went, cordially until he Purges are an essential of Com- ning, any more than German
soldiers do.
Soviet Gen-
Ice-hockey asked for a map showing bird] munist dynamism.
The Just 43
He picked up a four-branched in Rumia, The which seem to boost team and six players of highly distribution Marx expelled Bakhunin from crals know that the Communist the First International, just as Party has pushed the USSR human endurance are being successful Leicester City football Russian did not reply and headstick, and wo were follow
numerous notes to Mosintfort, interruption, and Stalln the Trotskyics, so may wish to take matters into Malenkov dealt with Berin, Why, their own hands before it is tish athletes. The trials, even, the terms of denunciation too late.
When Mountfort which have been in pro- STEWARDI MY BLINKERS!
anked
I have had considerable ex- Holmes. But aro similar. There's nothing
friendly Soviet official what perience of women in many direction for the "No, my friend,” I sald
in gress for two months, are new about the Beria business,
IT IS NOT so much the lurch could have happened the official parts of the world, but never peace to strike "this is no more being carried out by a well- ing of the ship that makes you; repiled: it's just part of the process conclusion,
"The poor fellow is have I beheld a more quaenly beneath. dynamism."
Party controversy, a disagree-known Harley Street doctor seasick as the sight of things probably now lated watching in presence
then the woman now ment between Party theore who is a former champion moving at unusual angite Siberia. The security police descending the stairs.
That is the belief of scientists would political up half-miler. "It's certainly a good word," ticians; this
never allow any such paused with her hand on the Sounds effective, heavi of the first order In I conceded.
after ingenious experimen 121 map out of Rumla,"
boulter, the
The local de almost convincing in fact and fact, a constitutional disintegra-
"Results so far convince into thinking they were moving
which 35 peopple were tri
tricked
Bo falling warmly
soft copper- I know you think you've
sgrimly. certainly rcholarly; Though I tion.
Mountfort's book, written in coloured hair and her havy- nice, scientifle theory,
Holmes, tabletsde when they were actually
it the min must say that if I were a Com- got
collaboration with Briflab bird- Lidded green eyes, I gained an whos
his victi munist I should hate to get this theory you call dynamism, finitely improve stamina in One at a time the people sat watcher
P. A. D. Hollon kumpression
of a beauty once heavy cup caught up in much a dynamic which you hope explains every
the cases of some Mara in a pivoted chair in the centre and brilliant US, bled artist radiant but now pale under the Daley would hat Intrigue, political crime or manifestation of lust for power thon
dreadful event both hands, runnors, swimmers, of a anall room. Then the whole Roger Peterson, is cally, the most stress of some
room was related round them t in the Soviet Union.
racing cycllats, and boxers," variable speed by an are authoritative and best ilustrated which she could not understand. that he and
picket bird book over published, at heard your name fà the drinking «ita kas he said. "They also seem motor in such a way
that they
hall, Mr Holmes," she cried, " of the Colo thought they · were spinning in to provent 'staleness.* ??
All threo authors were arrested know very little, but of one Leoparditev The tablets, made from boor the chair while the room wis as spies while gathering facts thing I am certain. My ba liver, contain a nutritive sub- stance first detected 18 months Though they had not moved for the book. to make events at the theory. ago by Professor John Yudkan many of the people became sické k and dizzy. Those who felt no Among the
maching."
You are svolding the issue, I suspect you cannot answer
me."
My friend, I think I can.
"But, really, you're worried and afraid. Things have been happening which your theory doesn't explain. So you monk to assure yourself by trying
I don't like to say this, but you - I'm sorry are gulity of mental confusion.m
me that the
for you, I really of London Wars who are effect were never sick, in into
Berial hot to be compared will After all, it's not as if y you taking two of these tablets every or strands,
the others you mention.
The Wero
Communist D
Come day are Frank Bando, thu The findings expulsion of Bakunin, Trotsky what may, the Communist feels Olymple six-mbo, Marnihon dvlon that wording dar and Co. was purely a Party he must suck to Communism runners Jim Poters, Ban Cox hould help to mattor. The Berin
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charged
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hours to thin this over. your own saku I tell youz, "that tde from any good counsel would
your came to pieces,”ak janë
Holmes,
T
think hot, Mr especially with her ladyship
smiled the witness-box"
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not to
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