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Scandal! She fell for a Red

THE AGE: OF LONGING.

Collins, 125, 6d.

THE melodram of love,

and politics which is any Arthur Koestler's Imppr- tant new novel la act i Paris during a hot Kum- mer of 'international crisis, It is a novel of the future, but au are which, Koestler scerns a say in not far cf. The date isips If it is not this summer The Wertern it might be nex world awaits the final blow troh he Commonwealth of Freesom

Pode"

Eastern State wiha tuhle Communist idealogy.

By Arthur Koostler, 448 pages.

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reilstance" could be maintained alter occupation by the "Com- monweath." The inteling de- sides, no coveral quests ing' that their names should not bo norociated 'with the Idea

For, after all, not everybody is to prosperous or to provident as M. Touraine, who has an aero Hydle would be recognised by plane standing Sy o take him to student of Communi: Africa. In all revolu- North rature as a typical produel of

there.are Imbeciles who 3ru decadent capitalism." She us

lions *ncrificed. What matters is to at her falth and divorced her i

avoid being ene e them.

ርና husband. She zeeks on anchor-

If the men of the West have age for her life, without finding los: the will to live one of them one. Fedya's appeal is im- astures Hydle that the French, medlate..

at least will die with a flourish,

which will meridy serve

And cover our bewilderment." that is hardly enough.

If the Ол the other hand barbarian in Fedya nopeals to mis'rees his Ainerican 123

inechine-like Brutally has a quality which suddenly she finds

When

eho dis bearable. Covers that her lover's task is to prepare, "elimination g'n in readiness for the Invaders she Fllpa a revolver into her hand long.

Where o'her question." knows the answere: That was the magic wand which disvolved

by...

GEORGE

MALCOLM THOMSON -

the the frustrating cult in her flesh weeks pass into autumn, the and made it surrender willingly crisis - Erows Inare feverish and with joy." Koestler flumoter multiply, Signs appear does not pretend to be impartal, 1. the heavens Mysterious detests what Fedya stands for-- pidemics break out.

a trudging udinira- yet gives tion. Thero tan streak fatalism in this auther; to im

Li "monoline" prosted by

KOESTLER

BORN Dudapest, educated in Vienna. By 21 nad fanned in Palestine, worked with an Arabian architect, and foreign

editor of newspapers in Berlin

Calro weekly

In 193) Joined Communist Party, Settled in

spent a your In Rusted to death

France 1933,

by Franco in Spanish Civil War, taler released Left Communist Party 1938. Arrived In England 1940, joined Army es private Now 44, vos in America

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closes it by collecting them once mere to follow M. Anatole's coffin to the cemetery.

In the hired carriages, the brilliant talkera continue their dialectics. M. Touraine listens in the pir-raid sirens. longing the longing Inskts of a whole is not appeased. was under the curse of

The question. Is war coming? ecomes, before the novel elerea

Hydle should not have been so Has war already come? Is true that paruchulints are dir quality of Communion, he seems surprised. After all her father 10 predict iis victory over a busy making a list of "key" ping in the Channel orca? Are West that talks too much and Frenchmen who will be flown

hose truculent prozeralons issu-believes co ilitle.

out of the country When the Ing with banner from the work-

she war comes. Nor should ing-class cuburbs of Paris, the

the burness of bungled advance guards of a Communist

killing her have

lover. Typical of reason Fit.h Column?

Western Incompetence.

answer without

that The

nze never crisis is not

had

which rejected the abollshing the

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You can keep your camara busy on rainy days, too.

PICTURES, IN THE RAIN ·

Certainly there would be small of tax poseurs, frauds and cafe hope for a civilisation made up

A CASUAL observer, it the bountiful protection philosophers Whose portraits

might sometimes appear your ralucent. Or if you have, Kocs ler draws, often in a mood Fedya is recalled ( on Arctic question. For the place of God

and there that we camera fans don't know a friend with you, he can be of furcatoca ra.le.

camp); Hydle's father is recalled

had become vacant,

tho the assistant in charge of the Washing on D.C.). There was a draught blowing through enough to come in out of fer instance, the (to Questions

Dupremont,

Frequently, case umbrella.

'too. who has ho polize court case. If i can the world lies in an empty flat rain. But if this is the answered.

pornographic novelt resolved. It remains, as a back- been reconciled with the Church, do nothing else the West cap sill before the now tenan's have there certainly is a good reason you can shoot from u doorway

fiction more hush up scandin!. alarming and now ground steadily more

4 marque, describing

book- Koeriler opens to the love-story if it can be cratic

samionic so Koes'ler's And

where there will be amplo called that, of Hydlie and Fedya. luscious temptations successfully spire, novel of ideas and cynical conspectus of the world ends not

your' fascinating cover for both you and" Hydle

American

love-rory all in one-by gather with a muddled murder, but with the resisted.

the camera, daughter of a diplomat; Fedya Or Jullen. One of Hydie's ing his characters fegether in a a cry of despair.or is it a shout Nikitin, an agent of the "Con- lovers, who convends a meeting har y given by a vivacious old for help? monwealth,"

It depends how you look at it. to dress whether "intellectual hedonist named M. Anatole. He

writer

than

erer

HAVE YOU EVER DREAMED THAT... YOU ARE IN A

DARK UNDERGROUND' PLACE AND YOU FIND A VERY OLD MAN IN A CELL WHO TALKS TO YOU

ABOUT THE ANCIENT STONES OF

THE PLACE

THIS DREAM MEANS:

The

hoode-1 man and the

mokk very old Aymbolise in this dream the benign trusted father, the wise protective male. In the dream you are vecring towards a totution of some problem by taking the wise, advice or following the principle of some trusted older mau; he may even be your father.

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

"GET WRENCAL HOLD

THIS!

TRERE'S ALWAYS SOMEONE WIO

IS GOING TO BE INDEPENDENT OF PLUMBERS FROM HOWO!“. (UNTIL A PIPE BUSTS.)

~HOPE!

AIN'T GOT TI TIME... 'GET SOME-

BUDDY ELSE!

"PHONE TH PLUMBER!

his

arrived."

AND THAT YOU SIT AT A TABLE AND A DARKLY HOODED MONK COMES AND

SITS BESIDE YOU AND

ARGUES WITH YOU ABOUT WINE?

He reminds you of things of wortli; of éternal truths that. lave slood the test of time, Le.. the ancient stones of the place. He argues with you about matters that require good taste, Le., wine,

You are disposed to listen as he talks and arques; your spirit is refreshed and your will fortified n he pours into your cars the ancient truths and fundamental values.

Independence

"110, NOT TONIGHT,

NO, GEORGE.... TOMORROW I'M GOING TO BED EARLY...CALL

· ME SOMETIME. NEXT WEEK.MAYBE

I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHEN I'LL

"

HAVE TIME.

ETC.

"NOTHING DOING.

I'M GOING OUT... IF

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or from for it. We know that, when the rain begins to fall, there some strange and pletures to be snapped 'of world about 123.

under

You must remember that The rain can transform the there is considerably less light cities, towns, and landscapes into on a rainy day und your da something quite different from posure must be adjusted RC- what appears under sunny cardingly. For the adjustable skles. It is evident even ih the types of càmeres, the exposure actions of the people and the would run somewhere around appearance of the buildings. 1/23. or. 1/50 at f/5.0 or 1/0.3. Pools of water on the Direct You can even get pictures reflect the lonely buildings with box-type camera if you above, and clusters of um-

use one of the extra fast pan- brellas mushroom from door-

chromatle films and the cloud ways on every side.

cover isn't too heavy.

But if the mood Is a more peaceful one in the daytime, it The seting for an qutdoor Is quite the opposite at night. picture on a rainy night would Then the wet streets

reflect and re-reflect the lights of the naturally be a time exposure, fast city until it sparkles with gilt unless you have a very tering splendour. And like the lens down in the f/3.5 class or daytime scenes, these rámy- faster. An average exposure night spectacles can make for a reasonably well-lighted suine fascinating pictures.. street might be from oneliestu

five seconds at f/11. It Rain pictures can be most light is more distant and dim, Interesting fun, and they are you may, need closer to a full not difficult to take. First of minute. A fow-test shots will all, you must arrange to keep be your best guide for future yourself and your equipment night shots. dry, Often, a smaller camera cait be operated from within

By

YOU WANT ANYTHING. DONE DO IT YOUR- SELE YOU'RE THROUGH, BOSSIN' ME?

KEMP STARRETT

the

-John van Guilder.

NHAT WAT

CARPENTERS AND SUCH ARE AS;

INDEPENDENT. AS & CAT, ALL THE TIME. HOWADAYS.

THAT

HOM

Shanky

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SURPRISING HOW INDEPENDENT SOME

GALS CAN BE WITH A NICE GUY..(ORIS IT?)

DREAM OF INDEPENDENCE..

FROM THAT SIXTEEN-

YEAR-OLD JALOPY,

• "JUNIOR!

(JUST * [CAN'T DO IT:JO!!

WELL, AINYWAY, EVEN IF ONE REVER / „TRIES À DECLARATION OF INDEPEN- DENCE ITS A PLEASING AND EX- HILARATING IDEA TO JOY WITH.

NO NO! HOT BACK-A

WARDS!

AW HUTS - L'AU GOIN' TO TRY IT

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