Saturday, MAY 11, 1940.
"TELEGRAPH"' WEEK-END MAGAZINE
Meteorological Miracles While You Wait
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Up till quite recently I thought that a meteorologist
was a man attached to the gas company and an isobar was
a sort of milk bar where they sold ice-cream.
Now, of course, I know all there is to be known about it.
IT'S wonderful how quickly
I pick things up. And
never been "pinched" yet.
It's quite simple once you get the hang of it.
Study Obe ordinary wanther chart. in it you will and potato- shaped figures marked "tig" or "Law." This refers to the degree of culture in the particuler diss frict.
"High" areas indicate a lot of wind. "Low" årens are the centre of a depression.
I shall refer to this later. ir 1 feel like it.
Brain-teasers
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1 Teaser.
1. Here are ten coins placed so that they lie four in a row in three rows. Move two of the coins so
that they form five rows with four
In each row. Answer will be found in next week's issue.
ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOW- ING WILL BE FOUND BELOW
2. For those
the who read papers. Which Hollywood film star ins just received an interlocutory
decree from her husband?
3. Does petrol rationing at Home come under the jurisdiction of
(a) Ministry of Supply, (b) Ministry of Transport, (c) Home Ofice, (d) Ministry of Mines, (e) Ministry of Information.
4. Which of the following authors
are (or were) men?
(a) G. B. Stein, (b) Frank Danby, (c) E. M. Delafield, (d) George Ellot, (e) Gordon Davist, () George Sand.
5. Elijah succeeded Elisha as prophet. is that statement true or false?
6. Remember this is Leap Year. Can a man sue for breach of pro- mlse?
7. Which was the last cross to be added to the Union Jack?
8. "The great questions of the day are not decided by speeches und majority votes, but by blood and tron." Which German leader made this fiery statement? ·
9. That popular piece of music "Finlandia" was written by Jean Sibelius. Did he dle in
(a) 19th Century, (b) 18th Century. (c), 19th Century, (d) 20th Century, (e) In Huing to- day.
10. In what part of a theatre do actors conskler whistling strictly taboo?
11. What name does the famous ventriloquist Arthur Prince give to his dummy?
12. In what year did M. Cham- berlain hold the position of Post- masler-General?
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The instruments needed by, a meteorologist are many and varied.
One needs a barometer (used for testing the pred of wheelbarrows). a veleinede (for testing the velo- city of the wind)-these are very Barely at Rotary tilins--and a ther- mometer
The last is usually worn in the Position under the armpit.
irenese this is not all, but the amateur should take things easy never the flest couple of furlongs before he works up To seismo}~ graphe,
The strugraph ta an instru- nent for registering earthquakes. The only trouble about the seismo
INANITY FARE
General Lord Gort
is no slimmer than he ought; When he goes out to dine They tako hir for the
Maginot Line.
CHESS
By W. HATTON-WARD PROBLEM No. 2
DLACK (10 pieces.
WINTE (10 plectat.
MATE IN TWO. Solutions to Chess Editor, the "Tele- graph," Wyndham Street.
Key to Problem 617 was Kt-K5.
MORE INANITY FARE
When Oliver Stanley was told Ho was to be War Minister.
he had a cold.
'He said, "I'll show the Arby
They card boss aboud with a
Darby."
Kruph is that it doesn't go off until the earthquake is actually happen- ing, and if you are in the middle of an earthquake It is hardly neces- sary to look at the instrument.
The thermometer is familiar to all. regulates the temperature of the weather. When the mer- cury rises in the thermometer the weather becomes hotter.
Heat waves and drought condi- tions can be brought about by hold- ing Hated match beneath the bulb of the Instrument.
The selence of weather forecast- ing has made great strides, al- short pants though it is still in (work that one out) so to speak, and there is much to be learnt.
All real meteorologists carry a pink unbrella. if the day turns sut fine you remark to the gentral public, "I knew it beforehand. That's why I brought my SUB- shade."
If it pours you say, "I was aware it was going to rain, that's why 1 brought my umbrella."
in this way a reputation sagacity can be gained and rain- 'tained.
I have not sufficient space to go into the matter of barometers, in hotels at holiday resorts. You may have noticed that they remain Set Fair when it's raining in torrents. outside.
This is a major meteorological intele which would take a long the to explain.
Handy In The Home
COMING to wind-gauges: these are small metal cups connected to horizontal arms which revolve at various speeds according to the force of the wind, and are very handy
have in the home.
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Children love tiem. with decent pair of bellows you liave your own private gale,"
Weather. after all, is a social necessity.
What. I ask you, could we do without, "Delightful weather we're having these past few days!"
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Hearts are trumps. South, terds and North-Souths must win eight of the ten tricks. Solution next week.
SOLUTION OF PROBLEM NO. 1. North wins the first trick with the king of diamonds, South throwing his queen under the king. North returns 2 A small diamond, which South ruf spade to the king puts the lead back to North, who returns spade eight, which East covers with pine and South wins with ten. South leads club ten, walch. whatever West plays, North overtakes either with queen or ace. North re- lurns hia last diamond, which South rufte. South's club nine in overtaken by Nurth's best remaining club. North re turns another, club and South's ace-Jack of trumps win the last two tricks, catch- ing East' wo outstanding trumps
Strong Man Gets £1,750 Damages
WEIGHING 17 stone, and always in demand as "anchor" In tug-of-war teama, Mr. William Spooner (48), Baddow Road, Chelmsford, could lift 2cwt-unt last March.
Then he fell from a lorry, and has since been unable to work.
Mr.Justlee Hilbery was told this atory in the King's Bench Division when he awarded Mr. Spooner £1,- 750 damages for personal injuries.
Mr. Spooner, it was stated, was standing in a lorry, used in his wife's furniture removal business, when an R.A.F. lorry, driven by defendant, Mr. Street, William Church, of Tyers Vauxhall, collided with it, and plain- tiff was thrown to the ground.
Liability was not denied by Mr. Church, and judginent was ontered against him, with costs.
"Yes, Isn't it? from last week."
(you
A bit different tions and prognostications
little beauty!) may be made with- out Instruments.
Didn't it pour!" "My word, yes! "Yes, I was caught out in it. Drenched to the skin, I was."
"Stil, I suppose it did a lot of Kood."
"Yes, I suppose we mustn', com- plain
Thus is laid the foundation of a friendship which may ripen to the "Come up and see me some time" stage.
And in writing letters you must have a bit of weather.
"Dear Edna.
"How is the weather up your way? I has been raining all day here, and I have just remembered to bring to the front doormat. It I absolutely soaked. Pardon my handwriting, but this is the only pen I could find—”
You know the rest.
To get back to our instruments. Many of 5, I know, cannal afford to buy expensiye meteoroln- gical equipment. Rough calruta-
Corns und bunions are said to be infallible incllentions of wet wea- ther when they ache. Rheumatism is another good thing to have.
Lumbago is rather unreliable, but will serve at a pinch,
All these complaints may be had at practically no cost. All except gout. But, after all, look at all the fun you have acquiring goil,
It must be left to your own dis- eretion which weather-prognostical- ing 1ooray!) complaint you adopt. I in that my asthma serves me pretty well
The trouble is that when you've fber- studied
your barometer, mometer, mierameter, and depres- ston area chart and remark to a friend, "All the indications point to rain!" he says. "Well, whnt about it?"
You say, "Well, I'm Just telling you. it's going to rain."
"Well, let it be replies. You can't clo people like that.
It Was News to Us About
anything
with
'Hitler's 12 Apostles'
"HITLER'S TWELVE APOSTLES" is the nickname which Vienna newspaperman Oswald Dutch gives to the men who have created Naziism in his new book of that name.
It
is a story of men who are "energetic, untiring, inventive, fanati- cal, violent.
They are brutal and ruthless, they brouse the evil in people in- stend of the good, their aim is enslavement and not freedom, they despise law and justice, they sub- stitute for culture the laws of violence and the mailed Ast-and by these would rule,"
They Fell
Some who might have become apostles were shouldered asitle or purged after guiding Hitler in his carly days:
ANTON DREXLER, "Munich toolmaker, founded the Nazi party as the "Free Workers' Committee for #
#Good Pence" on March 1918.
ALFRED ROSENBERG, born u Iussian citizen, invented the Nazi ideology, edits (badly) the Volkis- Cher Heobachter, chief Nazi organ. Partly-educated in Red-ruled Mos- cow, he studied architecture, paint- ing like Hitler), Indian philosophy. He would have been Ambassador to London, but bonered by hon- ouring its unknown soldier with a swastikaed wreath.
RUDOLPH HESS, Nazi No 3, nicknamed "brown mouse," ose from bodyguard of Hitler to deputy Jender of the Nazi party. He actually wrote most or Mein Kampf while sharing jall with Der Fuehrer.
Counted Chickens His idea of a "good peace" was German annexation of Serbia, Rumania, part of Belgium, Poland, Ukraine, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Albania. In 1921 when he tried to regain control of his party, Hitler forced his resigna- tion.
DIENTRICH ECKART, cigar- smoking reporter, really discovered Hitler, taught him to spell-bind a mob, died in 1925 of alcoholism.
GOTTFRIED FEDER, engineer- economist, had a toothbrush mus- tache so admired by goateed Hitler that Der Fuchrer imitated it.
ERNEST ROEHM, army captain, originally assigned gas-poisoned Killer to bore into the Nozis, fin- cash, anced party with army
the
troops.
Не
не
created the storm
that no homosexuals be admitted into the storm troops-
homo- although he himself was sexual. He was purged in 1934.
GREGOR STRASSER, purged the same day as Rochm, was with
brains" of film the "best
the Nazis. A beer-drinking chemist, he held the party together when Hitler was in jail. Goebbels and Himmler storted as his secreteries. When President von Hindenburg offered Strasser the vice-chancellorship in 1032, jealous Hiller wouldn't let Strasser take the job.
They Rose
The twelve who rank as apostles in Oswald Dutch's book (published by Robert McBride) are:
HERMANN GOERING, Nazi No, 2, forgot the rheumatism which laid him up in 1914, flew away to join the air force, shot down 36 planes, was twice wounded. When the war ended he threatened to bomb the German town of Mannhelm it the authorities didn't relense his flying colleagues. Once a movie stunt fler, he won financial back- ing for the Nazia from the airplane factories in return for his promise to build up a mighty oir force. But Nazi Germany bought its first polleo planes from of all places "virtuoso JOSEF England. of lying propegunda," is a club- footed, dark-skinned shrimp who preaches the healthy, blond, Nordle race (although his wife was the Jewish adopted daughter, of a family).
GOEBBELS,
HEINRICH HIMMLER, secret police boss, was a failure ai poul- try farming but expert at record- ing excuses to bump off any enemy or friend. He created the Elite Guard-one of whose duties was the Volkischer to sell ads for Beobachter.
ROBERT LEY, strong-armed "Killer" of the German workers, destroyed the labour unions. Ex- Air- chemist, his war record was: plane pilot, shot down twice, taken
by prisoner
French, six times. operated on before his wounded leg was saved.
JOACHIM VON RIBBENTROP, Foreign Minister. Alibustered to British Foreign Minister, Hallfax. talking endlessly, keeping Halifax from peting while Austritt was be- ing Anthlussed. English-educated, he helped build a bridge over Can- ada's St. Lawrence River, returned te Germany during the war by hiding under the coal, in a Dutch steamer. He returned to the U. S. via trans-Atlantic U-boat to spy on, sabotage American industry,
JULIUS STREICHER, Jewbaiter No. 1, edits the pornographie Der Sturmer, which even Nazis ure uslimmed to let out of Germany. Rumour says he hated Jews because the girl he loved ditched him in favour of a few.
BRAUCH- WALTHER VON ITSCH, army chief, is not a Nazi, favoured the Polish war to connect the rest of Germany, is. scared to his East Prussian homeland with tackle the Maginot Line.
Blue Funk
WALTHER FUNK. Economica Minister, was a war-time heavy- drinking reporter but his news- paper career was ended by ru- mours of an immoral association with one of his editors.
WILLIAM FRICK, lean, lanky Minister of Home Affairs, made German Austrian-born Hitler ellzen-by the subterfuge of up- pointing Hitler a local police chief. as late as 1930.
BALDUR von SCHINACH, Nuzl youth lender follows littler's lench- ing: "After you, will come generation for whom National So- clalism la ull Knowledge."
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Hongkong Stock Exchange Offcial Summary issued yesterday snys:
NO RESISTANCE
· BY ICELAND
LONDON, May
10 (Reuter) Reports reaching London indicate that the British occupation of Iceland
The previous week's efforis were has met with no rezistance and the has been carried cut notable for being the poorest record- joperation ed for some while past, The current according to plan. week has run them pretty close, unul has only been saved from surpassing them in paucity thanks to spasmodle deals in H.K. Banks.
Business Done During the Week H.IC Banks $1,500, B1,405, $1,48235, #1,400. $1,400
Union Ins. $400
Docks Cum J. 821
Ilock 1 $0.70, $810, 84.40,' #011⁄2. Hotels $4.33, $4.20
Lands $36
Humphreys 63
Realies 143,
Chinese Estates $103%
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Star Ferrics $05, 904
China Lights (New) $4.80, $4.00
Electrics 800
Moepo Electricn $21.10
Telephones (Old) $28
Telephones (New) $10. 19.05, $10, $10.10.
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Cements $17
Dairy Farins $21
Ewe Coltons Shal $74
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Union Tax. 183 Lands $35
Telephones (Old) $27%
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