SEFTON DELMER, in search of the men behind a new upsurge of Hitlerlike activity in Germany, hears a strange story about the General who judge and meets
a
commands
Very а
Secret Service
the
JOBS for Gestapo BOYS
THE
Bad Godesberg, some would say. "Let's get the is under American control and mort efferent men for the job pakt for by the Americans, but Monday.
regardless of the past." On the under the closest contact with JUDGE dealing with same assumption I suppose we me." of alleged ought to accept without n cue explonage by former that the Gehlen man in charge Investigation was A German S.S. men discover of this
servie c former security ed, in the course of the
had won the highest op-
11
trial, that key men of the who
proval uf Himmler for the
Well, you anything cie could not wish for
biguous than thol.
As for susplelons that tho Gehlen crowd Is a dangerous body likely to restore the secret why. Dr Globke assured me that he had personally investi- ild the Gehlen organisa
a couple of parlia~ have a mentary
And all three depulles. of them had come to the same conclusion: there was nothing Nazi about them.
Judgo
old Gestapo are creeping ruthlessness with which he rule of militarism in Germany, back into power in Western rounded up the conspirators of Germany. It so shook him the 1844 plot anahist Her.
Well, klind the I will confess worried. not like it very much either,
And I still do not like B, not even after running Inla General Gellen himself and finding him
most agreeable, clear-headed, very intelligent staff officer t Was he praised for his the beat Prussian tradition. action? He was nol.
he caught the next that truin from Karlsruhe, where the Federal Court was sit- ting, to Bonn and asked for guklance from the Ministry of Justice.
He was calang at the office of Dr Hans Cloke, Permanent Instead, it is now being
Sveretary of State to Chancellor said of him in Bonn Bual Adensuer, just as I was leaving "Old so-and-so
the it and we had a little that. Is not right judge for a casu of this kind.
those
I cannot say i blume Germans who are frightened of the growing power of the secret camarilla anung them.
For It is growing. 11
DR
CIUDA
Shrewd eyes
Gelen's activities were strictly Furthermore, General
confined to espionage and counter-esplanage,
Now, of course, I admit that am not as expert on matters ps the doctor. of secret police For
many years he was one of The top permanent officials in Hitler's Ministry of the Interior. He had plenty of contact with Gestapo malters then.
But I cannot help feeling that is a tall, he la misinformed about the AR HANS GLOBKE
bland man with the smooth staff of the Gehien organisa- est almooth Boners, a pair tion. Perhaps the general him-
behind self is not fully aware very shrewd eyes Out 1 the Karismihe trial that of inquiries had been mate not by rantes glasses. He is generally extent to which his group has
police
agenetes-neither
in
With
Misgivings
of the
CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1954.
Holmes scooped away the snow with his bare hands.
Continuing the ADVENTURE of the ABBAS RUBY
WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR
After dinner, in the library of the house of Sir John
· Doverton, ́ ́ ́the celebrated horticulturist, guests examina the Abbas Ruby. Andrew Joliffe, the butler, reports that all Sir John's famous camellias have been stolen from the conservatory. When the guests return to the library, the ruby hos vanished: Joliffe, `a previously convicted jawel thief, hurries to Baker Street, protests his Innocence, and bagi Sherlock Holman to clear him. He has overheard Captain Mosterman, Lady Dovorton's brother, who helped him got the job, say to Sir John: "I blame myself for not telling you his past history.“ Inspector Gregson arrives at Holman's rooms with the empty jewel caso, which he found under Joliffe's mattress, and arrasts the butler.
"Spes ultima genita!" observed · "Watson, if I ever show sixns Bir John gloomlly. At least, of self-satisfaction, Kindly until the next crop."
whisper the word 'camellias', 'In "Just no. It would interest my car."
me to see your conservatory," A few minutes later, we had We followed OUT guide alighted again before the portico along a short passage which, of Sir John Doverton's mansion, opening from the library, termi There is no need to disturb the nated in the glass door of a hot- household," muttered Holmes. "I house. While tho famous imagino that this is the gate into. horticulturist and I waited at the tradesmen's entrance. the entrance Holmes commenced
a slow tour, through the warm My friend led the way swiftly stifling, darkness, the lighted along the path skirting the wall candle which he bore in his hand selves under a window which I of the house until we found our- appearing and disappearing like recognised as the one opening some great glow-worm amid the from the passage. Then, throw-
Villainy, Watson! cried Holmes
OR a while Holmes white silent streets; the smoked thoughtfully. distant chimes of Big Ben He had drawn up struck the hour of ten. hia chair to the Though we were well muffled blaze and, with his chin it was so bitterly cold that cupped in his hande and his I welcomed the need of our elbc resting on his knees, brisk walk to Marylebone he stared broodingly into Road before we could hail a the fire while the ruddy hansom. light waxed and waned on his keen aquiline features.
"Have you ever heard of the Nonparell Club, Wat- son?" he asked suddenly.
"The name is unfamiliar to me," I confessed.
The NEW exploits SHERLOCK HOLMES
by ADRIAN CONAN DOYLE
"The famuos
Holmes bowed. "It will do no harm to cal! Abbas Ruby is u
Manchester at
Square," stone, Sir John." remarked Holmes, as we tucked the
"Ah, the ruby. Yes, yes, rug around us and jingled away through of course," replied Sir John the snow-covered streets. A Doverton. "Most lamentable. short drive brought us to our Fortunately, there are buds.
and as destination,
we Your knowledge of flowers "It is the most exclusive alighted before the portico will tell you-" He broke off the Federal Republic's official held to be the most influential been penetrated by former S.S. gambling club in London," of an imposing Georgian as his wife laid her fingers
nor backstage wire putler in and security men.
he continued. "The Mem- house Holmes pointed to the on his arm. counter-espionage - but by Adenauer's Germany.
bers' List, which is pri- ground. agents of the unofficial and very 1
has his fingers certainly secret secret service led by the
the Gehlen ple. of Germany
alacrity he told me so himself, top mystery today. Major-General Reinhurt
"As soon as the treaties его
are MANY Germans that I come Gehlen.
ratified and we are entitled to A aeross who have connections Until Germany's capitulatal have a secret espionage service with such things have given me General fehlen was hend ul
THOTE," #ar15
"the striking he suid,
instances
this of Miller's anti-Soviet espionage general
organisation penetration. In the Hamburg services, He is occupying the will pass officially under the branch, for instance, I am told, same position today unofficially control of the German Govern- there are five well-known on contracts Lie American ment.
security service men working. occupation forces in Germany.
"I do not say we shall take So I cannot help sharing the his stuff over han for man, We misgivings
Ger- of another shall want to have a say about man
I men- stang. Hut in
wns yesterday, The
principle onedal who, FUST to bame the judge a bit the Gehlen group will
should keep become anxious that I sho official Germun State Identity secret for fear of TC more I turned out that the the
for the organisation,
him if it priscis against four main witnesses
doctor smiled mysterious out that he had talked. The prosecution-Gehlen men all of
officer believes then," Be then: "Until
suld them were
the present Gehlen is using his influence to "we must continue selves.
to sel an camouflage
by see that it is the Nazi type urrangement
JUST
Witnesses
S.S.
men
"Perfectly logical
ment
#l
his
03
most
his
printed, reads like vitely Debrett with a spleing of
"The guests have gone the Almanach de Gotha. I already," said he, "for you have had my eye upon it for will observe that these wheel marks were made after the some time past."
"Good Heavens, Holmes, snow ceased to fall." why ?"
The footman who had "Where there is wealth follows crime, Watson. It opened the door to us took
and a our cards
moment is the one fixed principle
later we were ushered across that has governed man's wickedness through all his the hall into history."
came
that
Lo
of
S.Si. mun to catch an S.S. man," which the Gehlen organisation officer who gains control of the
Coldo
Even the slightest cold
is to be feared
Do not let it spread! Defeat it from the start by laking 1 or 2 'CAFASPINS'
CAFASPIN
•
BAYER
Every aspect o
new German Army when it is formed, and not the anti-Hitler "traitors of 1944.
For my
part I think the a1 this rearming of Germany early stage is bound to have this effect whether Gehlen is active or not.
"As the matter is already in the hands of the police," she said, haughtily, "I do
why not understand should be honoured by this visit from Mr Holmes,"
We
weird shapes of eneti and curious tropical shrubs.
Holding the light close to the camellia bush, he spent some time peering through his lens.
"The victima of a vandal's knife," groaned Sir John.
Ing himself on his kners, de com- menced carefully to scoop away the snow with his bare hands. After 1 few momente, he straightened himself and I saw that he had clear-
ed a large dark patch.
"Let us risk a match, Watson," he chuckled.
I one and there, on the black earth exposed by Holmes'a burrowings in the snowdrift, lay a little reddish-brown heap of frozen flowers.
The camellias" I exclaimed. "My dear fellow, what does this mean?"
My friend's face was very stern as he rose to his feel.
"Villalby, Watson?" sald he. "Clever, calculated villainy."
He picked up one of the dend a while "No, they were snipped with flowers and stood for small pair
of curved nail silently contemplating the dark scissors." Holmes remarked, withered petals in the palm of "You will observe that there is his hand.
a
no shredding on the stalks such "It is ns well for Andrew
as a knife would
cause and
Joffe that he furthermore,
reached Baker the small cut on this leaf shows that the scissor Street before Gregson reached points overreached the stem of him," he observed thoughtfully, the flower. Well. I think that
"Shall I raise the house?” there is nothing more to be learnt here.”
"Ever the man of action, Watson," he replied, with a dry chuckle. "No, my dear fellow, I think that we would be better were retracing cur steps employed in making our way Sherlock WE
when Holmes paused at a quietly back to our hansom and small window in the passage then on to the purlleus of St "I shall take up very and, opening the catch, struck James."
*match and emaned over the
In the events of the evening, little of your time, Lady sill.
I had lost all sense of time and Doverton,"
replied my "It overlooks a path used by
something of a wheeled from Piccadilly into St James's I leant over my friend's Street and slepped before the shoulder. Below, the andw lay door of an elegant well-lighted from the clock in a long smooth drift from the house I saw what
above Palace Yard that it was house wall to the edge of a sir?
narrow pathway. Holmes said not far short of midnight, possible nothing, but, as he turned away,
*When its neighbours of I noticed that there was some-
almost of Clubland go to bed the Non- thing of a surprise,
Club pareil
comes into chagrin, in his expression.
Own
," remarked Holmes, ringing Lady Doverton
He scribbled a note on his calling card and handing
should conservatory
library where a tall thin man your
a handsome friend. "A few minutes in the tradesmen," volunteered Sir it came as shock when.
John.
as we
"WITH object, What connection
сал
there be be-
us in the Jibrary,
"But what has this club with greying hair and a most suffice."
દેવ
Abbas melancholy countenance was with the
cont-tails warming his Ruby 7" I asked.
before a blazing fire. As we "Perhaps
От nothing. again, everything. Kindly entered, a woman, who was hand me down the biograph- reclining on a chaise longue,
Prose to her feet and turned tween my husband's conser- marked ical index from the shelf
vatory and above the to look at us,
the missing piperack. Dear me, it is
jewel?" remarkable that one letter
of the alphabet can embracé
AD many notorious names.
wes awaiting the bell.
ita
it to the manservant at the
"I fear that your reputation door, he led the way into the
"It is that I wish to deter is overrated, Mr Holmes," she hall. mine."
Lady Doverton smiled coldly, "In the meantime, the police will have arrested the thief."
"I think not."
said, with a gleam of amuse- ment in her fine blue eyes. DAY expected you to return with all the missing flowers and perhaps
the Abbas Ruby itself
even
1 um confirmed in that view by all I have seen of the You would find it profitable THOUGH the leading artist incipient rebirth among the
to study this list, Watson. of our day has immor- Germans of the old terroristic
But here is our man, I talised Lady Doverton, I herd discipline, 5 hush-hush
of think Mappins; Marston, venture to think that no secrecy in which the germs democratic freedom are already the poisoner; Masterman. portrait will ever do full being extinguished even before | Captain the Honourable justice to this imperious Bruce Masterman, born and beautiful woman as we 1856, educated at-hum! saw her then in a gown of ha! suspected of im white satin with a single "Perhaps too obvious, Madam! "Others wil} -tell- you that plication in the Hilliers scarlet flower flaming at her Does it not strike you as some boasting in not among my
the new machine is born.
-London Express Service)
"Absurd! The man who fled was a convicted jewel robber. It is obvious"
AS Wo followed the servant up n marble staircase to the floor above, I caught a glimpse loftly and luxurious rooms in groups of ITHEN, clad in evening dress, wero
"At least, I have every hope of returning you the latter, which email Madam," said Holmes coldly.
BA dangerous boast, Holmes."
Mr sitting about and reading papers or gathered around rosewood card tables,
Our guide knocked at a door
a small, comfort- gery; secretary of Non- of the candles shining on her record was known already to what overdue at the Nonpareil ably furnished room hung" with pareil Club: member of pale, perfectly chiselled face your brother, should steal a Club-dear me, Lady Doverton, sporting prints and smelling quite so."
and drawing sparkles of fire famous stone from his own em- I fear that you have broken strongly of cigar smoke.
ployer and then conveniently your fan-t only remains for My friend flung from the diamonds that condemn himself by secreting me to express our regret for this A tail, soldierly-looking man the book on the crowned her rich auburn the jewel box under his mat intrusion and to wish you a very with a close-cropped moustache couch.
and thick auburn hair who was "Well, hair. Her companion ad- tress where even Scotland Yard good night."
could be relied upon to search?"
lounging in a. chair before the Watson, are you vanced on us eagerly.
We had driveni un für as fireplace made no attempt to game for
Lady Doverton put a hand to Oxford Street when Holmes, who rise at our entrance but, whirl- a "Really, Mr She lock her bosom. "I had not con- had sat in complete silence with ing Holmes's card between his Holmes, this is most grati. sidered the matter in that light," his chin upon his breast, sud- fingers, surveyed ця coldly
she said,
denly sprang to his feet, pushed through a pair of blue eyes that fying!" he cried, "That you
up the trap and shouted an order reminded me forcibly of Lady should face the inclemency what a beautiful blossom! I take
"Naturally. But, dear me, to our driver.
Doverton.
Dearborn inheritance for- bodice and the golden glow convict, though aware that his Watson and I are already some ourselves in
what singular that ал Ex-hablis, And now, as Doctor and a moment later we found
nocturnal excursion?"
"By all means, Holmes. But where?"
"We will be guided by
circumstances."
The wind had fallen and
as we emerged into the
of the night in order to it that this is the red camellia fasten upon the perpetrator which you plucked
of this outrage speaks highly noon?"
this after
for your public spirit, siri "This evening, sir, just before Most highly!"
dinner."
"What a fool" he cried, clip- ping a hand to his forehead, as our hansom turned in its tracks. "What mental aberration!"
"What, then?”
WORLD COPYRIGHT RESERVED The Adventure of the Abbas Ruby will be concluded tomorrow
Britain's "Sickness Prone" Worry The Medicos
London,
NE Briton in seven is
Osickness prone" and
MATTER OF DEBATE
Whether
By LES ARMOUR
:.
medicine" appeared. And there would be no point in making the privilege, of the rich
examination for -all
complainers. This enobles reassurance to be given against a sound medical background, while the know- ledgo that examination is cer- Iain to follow complaint'acts as a mild deterrent """against frivoĵous groaning.”
a
The Foundation's investi.
And they crente, ap to do his best for the patient social sin. he takes up 50 percent of
But, as the report points out, the time of the country's gator, Dr Stephen Taylor, parently, a dangerous situs- who is seriously ill.
It is hard to find a solution the solution may lie in the. general practitioners.
has come up with some tion. Most of the GPs's
included in the survey are to this problem. What seems hands of the doctors them- penetrating comments on It is not because he gets the medical profession in a are permitted to have a be dismissed out of that t
badly overworked. Doctors like a trivial complaint cannot selves. sick more often than his
may, as the report points out, Dr. Taylor suggests welfare state.
maximum of 8,500 patients, turn out to be a symptom of a thorough medical fellows they simply have a "lower threshold of com-
Many of thom have that serious illness. plaints."
many, not only because there just aren't enough ́STIFF TALKING TO This one in seven seems
doctors to go around but compelled to visit the
or not the also because they get paid
Nor is the problem any doctor with troubles which "sickness prone" are a class by the head and most of ground for wiping the National most of us will grin and developed by the welfare them need the money. The Health acts off the books. They bear, aasiated by some state is a matter for debate. report suggests that 2,600 do, after all, asko i powalble A "mild deterrent," however, aspirin or whisky.","
But it seems likely that or 3,000 should be the legal to spread the country's medical is hardly enough, Why not
resources ** averly, among the simply, ask, the doctors to give, they are more than a little. limit...
populace, rich and poor. It is the sickness pronectin These general conclusions encouraged by the fact
to be remembered, of course, talking to? Yow of Kthem. come from the. Nuffield that they can go to the Under the circumstance, then, that there are more thing few murely, realise just, how much Foundation's summary of a doctor as often as they like the "sickness prone" may very sickna prone Individuals damage they may be doing,
well' be 'working the doctor" to who were rich enough to afford - three year Burvey of Bri- without ever having a bill arrazals leaving him too the luxury of Wating the doc For the residue, a paychiatriat tain's: general practitioners, slipped into the letter box, fired or without enough line, tor's time long before, socialised is in order??