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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY:43, 1954.

MISS MANSFIELD SLEPT PARADE

ABOVE THE COW-BYRE

Katherine Mansfield. By An- tite for life, pretty 19-year-

tony Alpers. Cape 21s. 376 pages.

W

IT a small allow-

from

her whee

New father, เ Zealand banker, an untried talent for writing. and a vast, uncritical appe-

A British Crossword Puzzle

old

one

lily Olrous to Middleton Murry. Wern

EL

their temperaments

And whenever DITI

A COLUMN OF THE UNUSUAL ABOUT PEOPLE AND PLACES AND THINGS

TRAINING The Soviets are pour some ale on the nichouse HOVER

bench and sit on it. If, when MAN. BANANA

seiling hand- ARMY

picked ex-Wehr- he tried to get up, his breeches macht officers muck, the brew passed the tent. the innkeeper might ruited to the strain of marriage? to Prague for training to lead a If not, ingeniucus young editor of Kathleen Beauchamp

weird Latin.

American Com- have to drink as much of the promising, penniless review, shu It is doubtful. She said: "It is arrived in London

suggested that he should rent a fearfully hard for me not to feel worst host pray plotting the bad brow as possible and then rest poured over his For a time intense, August day in 1908.

room in her flat,

head. Almost at once, she began to the relations of landlady and Jutense, I am a little bit false,"capture of the Panama Canalin have the

formal. "Golden Ile was a young man in constant event of war.

Today, Excise officials super- all hersett Katherine Mansfield, tenant were

to was going

This ghost

ormy 19 It was the first step in the con- days," Murry called them. He fear that fe

"Caribbean Legion," with lead- vise brewing operations In

and Descha wrote

is breweries They

The question, which might quarters in Panama. 11 quest of fame. Soprelimes, the lay on the floor in a blue fisher-rap" him,

jersey, made in terury man's

to number 18,000 strength of every brew. ircies would call her "Yekuter articles together: "The history have been solvedt painfully, wna estimated

Communist indoctrinatexi witis h Rive An exotle,

tives, ine."

ranging from Siny effect.

pickers to bank clerks.

filends the

The enger young New Zen- 1.der threw herself stimul- taneously at love and literature. A sedimental attachment for a A "Caesar" young 'cellist known was followed by a graver

DUN-

len for Gesal's twin brother

who played the violin.

But Katherine was

looking who would respect her right to be an artist

for someone

reine her the

creation

brather satisfied

A devoted!

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ACROSS

| Ceare (4).

4 Raised walk (7)

B Praise (4).

Slupor (4).

10 Hangs around (7).

11 Copy unfairly (4).

12 Lake (4).

14 Plighted (7).

17 Dodge (8).

19 Upset (3).

22 Place of entertainment (7).

26 Object of worship (2).

27 Nabieman (4).

28s (7).

29

(4).

30 Expertinent (4).

31 Make downhearted (7).

32 Hustened (4).

2 Gardening implement (8)

DOWN

3 Deposited (0).

4 Flower (3).

5 Fit to eat (0)

Sun (5).

7 Hew (5).

12 Thaw (4).

13 Discourteous (4).

14 Grating (4).

18 Overcast (4).

10 Welcomes (8).

20 Helmsmen (0),

2: Loll (0).

23 Pull (A).

24 Colour (5)

24 Relieves (B).

YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD.-Across; } Poplar, 5 Cigar, 8 Megan, Trupie, 10 Rural. H. Delni 12 spy, 13 Means, 16 21 necess, 18 Chesel, 20 Sates, 22 Kiwi 23 Aspen. 25 Cello, Notice. 27 Elite, 28 Aulde, 29ght, Down: 1 Patterns, 2 Pro- 5 amet, tuures, 7 Again, 11 1 Amid. peri. 3 Aspiring. 15 Sediment, 18 Bissole, 17 Cements, 10 Healed, 21 Abets, 24 Noel,

und

THE

NEW. BOOKS

by George Malcolm Thomson

browi

when of art has been the misunder- in fact solved tragically,

by 7 Katherine developed consump tanding of a minority

tion and had to live majority." etc.

After trying most cures, she fetched up in the establishment Russian at Fontainebleau of a inyalle named Gurdjieff, who, among other forms of

1."

treat-

She led there in 1923 an:1 was given an interment of the eventh class in the real Pro- festant cemetery.

the

12-

banana

the

rising

Setting up what is belloved to be a new British Empire. glid-

over

Tho first

Ing record, a New Zealander (Mr B. H. Georgeson) has just reached a height of nearly five miles in a German machine.

Released at 5,000 feet from a Tiger Moth, Mr Georgeson and his glider floated

seeking all Canterbury Province

air currents, current he picked up took him to 18,000. Switching on his oxygen he found another cur- rent which

him on even to oyer 20,000 stronger "lift" to feet where his canopy feed up and he had to begin navigating by compass alone.

Finally, at 25,000 feet, gilter Georgeson decided he had had enough. "Particularly as 1 be gon to hear popping noises and

that suspected

was it

my oxygen tube fracturing."

When he got down to earth

For 40 years horticultural

been trying

SCENTED Ex-Hifler officers and non- CARNATION cominissioned officers picked to COMING BACK experts have head up this ragtag and bobtail

to produce a carnation that is n Rghting force are mainly

joy to smell as well as to see. veteran officers with prewar

The perfume was lost long ago experience in

Latin America.

as bigger and belter blooms Most speak Spanish and have

were created. Now, however, an intimate knowledge of Latin

success is in sight, states Mr customs and the Latin mind.

John Waldron, 1 lending At Prague they are hurried specialist in carnations.

Says

"One of that the popping hadn't Mr Waldron: through a six-month "refresher

difficulties

wert

hin oxygen thing to do with and briefing"

bring the course lo

supply. It was

merely his up to dalc

Latin against was the scarcity of the on

Another watchglass splintering at low

thetics and strategy.

U.S.

Wo

up

again. Mr Georgeson found

air pressure.

any-

Suddenly Katherine saki. eal necessary

Caesar's "Why don't you inake me your As only part of risicoss Murry, lying on the this formula, she married a sing- floor, waved his legs in the air. ig teacher named George Bow I feel it would spoil every-

farm over the cow-bye, so that American developments and to old, evented varieties. den, 11 years her senlor. In- thing he replied. So dent, made her sleep in a plat-the

aid Katherine. Yet the mag The might benet by the exhala-orient them on new Communist was that as soon as we started to peltous Katherine had been

varieties marry the old and new tuplmoos Kri

willing War

lons from below. England just six months.

we kept losing the scent when Alve he teannt unother ebunce. She left

She was not disappointed.

we sought to improve the colour

A new sideline in of PASSPORT and form. Now, after years of experimenting, we have had a RACKET thefts in bringing big measure of success. The new

fortunes to German criminals. scented varieties have been The side-line is the simple one given old-fashioned names, such

of stealing American passport its Faith, Hope, and Charity. We

and selling them to Soviet hope to have them back on the d

agents who will pay up to (and market within a few months,"

sometimes over) £100 per pusn- port. This rate of exchange Inakes the passport racket con- Greece

siderably more prostable than inventions trading in cameras, watches or

sun- jewellery.

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woman frieni put note in the young bride's dress- ut ease, "Bear up." What in- on the bridal Buence this had night can only be conjectured, his All that is certain is that his wife's "sudden and com- come ng a pain. plete frighty"

surprise

lefi Katherine Next morning. h; within a week she was de Caesar' brother

playing in the orchestra of a light opera

Catching up with his wife at lust. Mr Bowden arrived at the and naked-half flat one day

they wanted 10

death Cood looks and early with the Katherine, Jokingly---| party.

true but Burw casy tanner of a born hostess, helped her

them. talent to the recognition Losing for asked him After a few Schumann songs at 11 merited on its own accuunt.

which

to Mr Bowen, the piano, Mr Bowden left. Six Her wayward, tormented He tal

Liverpool. WHITT

pany.

Was

cost-

a few years, she would b famous ay the author of collec- tions u short sales

like Bliss net 1pular

Se 18

the divorce went later. rough and Katherine married Luty

(still Letters.

to hold the interesting enough

through Mr. render's attention Alpers's pedestrian pages.

LIBRARY LIST

of fost, Love Layman's By G. M. Trevelyan, The O. M. Longmans 11s. Od. 125 Gorden Party. considered by Радев.

as good a

with rume critics lo be

Dr Trevelyan writes nnything the Ruslan or French

enthusiasm about ΑΓΚΙ The more charm masters bail one.

who have dis- books and writers enfriendly did not carry

He defends Jaragement beyond noting her given him delight.

(Browning, Scott, Jus heroes "dellente and fullle felicity."

Kipling against recent critics A book which will make many readers for other booke.

Cold water

But towards the end of 1900. the hope of the Engilsh short

Thai Yew Tree's Shade,

ᎦᏙ ᏗᎨ 222 pages.

agents intelligence

in Munich - the Raleway 10 Prague report the "Caribbean Leyton" has been strengthened and reorganised since t 11- starred effort

Hall to storm from bases In the Domingon Republic.

by

This comic invasion, launched Irresponsible Treebooters, angered Moscow. Soviet agents purged the Legion and ordered

GREEK

From

it to le low until its training CADGETS list and equipping is completext.

La Legion Because the scattered throughout the Cen- tral American backlands, it is called "the jungle army."

with a pinch of humour of complication, and a wealth the new adventure of Schuyler Cole and his nimble-witted Teatimant, Lake Speare, is just the Hea the article. in New York

THEY ARE famous De Vecch! diamond missing, but its owner Mr Gud- PAID TO lee, zeems to be more concern- | DRINK BEER lest was neces

about his daughter's un- fortunate elopement,

• Christ Nihon

Re-crucified.

Br

Kazantzakis.

Cassirer.

158, 470 pages,

Greek villagers in Turkey are the story planning to re-enact

סתנt

arc

arc

come

U.S. Intelligence reports that 11 the in

large city every American zone there is at least

"contact"

man

working for A stroel corner

Де

stolen.

pass

1954. First Lor glasses without glasses. Tiny

pulled by Venetian blinds cord attached to the spectacles

instead.

Next--- used

one the Soviets. rubber shoes

or cows, sheeu

the m and gouts. According

moeting,

agent Inventor this will increase milk port proffered and the

Produces

abundlo of crisp, brand-new West German mork billa and no questions asked,

to

For

the

for

first five

output by

years,

сол-

COWH making the

in- comfortable. Also moro vented is an "electric wallet, You press a button and the re-

sory to decide who shall be the quired banknote pops out. City of London's four ale con- ners. The appointments mode at Guildhall at the mid-

Wenn

is

Pupils at Ham-

Why tha demand for pass- poris? Because the Russions simply remove the photo, re- place

ce it with a picture of one of their own agents, do some first- cless forgery in the description column and a new "American citizen" is born.

*

summer day elections recently. ROCK TO Seven candidates offered them- KNOWLEDGE mershol school story was singing in an opera

selves for election.

(Denmark) sit through their chrus in Liverpool, Later in By Cyril Haro. Faber. 10%, Ud. the year, finding that she

Ale conners in the city date classes in rocking chairs. Tho story

idea of Christ and His Passion when

the headmaster's. He An excellent detcelive becoine ft mother

from the days of William the going

a procession of refugees--also

the blessing is received

of the THINK If you're thinking of was no! in which, once again, that willy (although Mr Bowden

Francis Grecks-escuping from u Tur-Conqueror, and although it

local school board for his in- AGAIN becoming a geologist going become

Father). prid charming lawyer,

kish massacre arrive, begging no longer their duty to con beer

novation and explains the rock- Katherine Jeft for Bavaria, Peltigrew, comes to the aid of

The officially, they are sull paid to the ruth- Superintendent Trimble.

help and protection where she underwent

a Ing chairs with the comment; that you're not in Africa where and receive "drink" "beer" village La Christianity of

children álways tilted every would-be geologist must less water-cure of Pastor Knepp

water), Drax the Dack. By Stephen put to a heavy and trugle test. salary of £lo a year. All pre- The

Now they have completed: Chosings with ice-cold

sent holders must be freemen of their chairs anyway, ambitious long, rumbling, and Tater had the misfortune 10

can rock to the City,

their hearts' con- its of novel with the dignity lose her baby,

in days of old one of the tent without making disturbing those who while

theme and a vitality of its own. talking One evening.

tests of the ale conner was to noises." -(London Express Service) under the Eros statue in Picen- detective stories

1

Ransome, Gollancz. 9. Od. 189 pages. For

A

like their well written,

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

*DON'T YOU DARE SET THAT THING OFF AROUND

HERE...

"IT'S ONLY

A LITTLE

ONE -

AN

AN'

AN

TRY TO ASSERT YOUR INDEPENDENCE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY AND THERE'LL BE FIREWORKS OF ANOTHER KIND,

"00000!"

*GEORGE-

GEORGE... CALL THE

DOCTOR?

"CHON, FOLKSH

LESA ALL GET ÎN AV

CAR AH DRUV

OVER T

TONY'S Y

"FORE

THOSE FAKE GIANT CRACKERS LOADED WITH CANDY AND

3 GRADE-A STOMACHACHES.

COPA, 1950 BY GENERAL FEATURES CORP, TM.WORLD RIGHTS RESERVED,

AND THERE'S ALWAYS A NICE,QUIET GOLF COURSE...WHERE YOU CAN VIEW PIN-

• WIEELS, SKY-ROCKETS AND EVEN ROMAN- CANDLES IN BROAD DAYLIGIT.

FIRE WORKS

Safe and Sane Fourth?

KEMP STARRETT

BU

"OH, YOU POOR

DEAR! DID YOU

GET BLOWN

UPS

SOMETIMES WE SUSPECT THAT POISON IVY.GARDEN TOOLS AND LAWN MOWERS. ARE NO SAFER, THAN FIREWORKS.

(No!

NO!

NO!

"WHERE'S TH'

BANDAGES?*

"NOPE! GARDENIN'.

HORNET'S APARTMENT.

YOUTH WILL FIND A WAY.

GET THE JODINE

1.

then be thankful

A University course. feld 2. Three years'

EX- perience.

3. At least 10,000 miles — on foot.

One such budding Evologist who has just about compleicd his apprenticeship" is Mr Tom Johnston who has всел срела- ing mouth after month tramping across Central Africa with a tell-tale milometer on his leg.

He reports that his most far oc- aw word moment so sired when he was taking bath in two inches of muddy water in the unexplored coun- try between the Zambesi arid the snake-like Great North Road

which

winda

ОСТОБА Rhodesia to Tanganyika.

"I was malding the best of my bath when I heard giggles and handelapping behind me. Star- ing at me a low feet away were

Group of African

1

women. They seemed to think they had found a vaudevillo show. My only solution was to act as they had."

TV BEFORE Entertain- BATHS

rather ment than cleanliness TV seta rather than bathtube --is becoming the new basis of lito in West Germany today.

Statistics revealing that the Germans would rather go dirty than miss he latest thing on the television programme have just been released by the North- West German Radio, West Ger many's largest notwork pioneer- ing television.

A team of 160, fou Interviewed the owners of 18,000 television sela, and dis covered that over a quarter of them were making do without bathroom in order to have TV. From the survey. It also ap peared that Germans today pro fer television to the telephone. One television owner, summed ·· the position up: "If you have a iclevision pat you forget about having a bath and a telephone only interrupts the programme!",

THE A £20,000 master- BRAIN mind computin

dan machine hos mig boer causing a stir Ide the past few weeks at the Hayden Pline

arium in New York, BelonginE to the

division of

the

the

mathematical volving billlons

For the

exhibition)

OR YOU CAN

GO FISHING

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