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THE CHINA MAIL. SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1952.

give five minutes,

said Churchill

-and waited for 55

THE WHITE RABBIT. By'

Bruco Marshall. Evans. 16%. 262 pages.

By GEORGE Malcolm ThomSON

The story Molyneux's

XING-COMMANDER tells itzelf. WYEO-THOMAS belong-

as

ed to an English family settled in France for close on a century and, after holding various jobs mechank, accountant, and audit clerk, entered (1932) Molyneux's dress salon the Rue Royale, Paris.

in

The mantler types may have looked down their noses, If no, they now face a humiliating duty of apology. They should have noticed, in the first place, that Yco-Thomas served in the 1914-10

war at the age of 10; thien, ag if peace wore an un- endurable idea, fought for the Poles against the Russians.

Mr of manager

After the Fall of France, he joined one of the French Ecotlona of Special Operations Executive, Ite became one of the "cloak-and. danger boys," whose lives were sometimes liv

remantle, whose deaths were often wilcky. Three times he made clandestine missions to occupied France, gathering to- gether and sort- int out different strands

TEO-THOMAS

Operations.

Germany.

nt

hiz

wretched youth now serving a life sentengo,

Ahead lay Fremes prison, Rehms- Gleina,

Tor-

A British Crossword Puzzle.

20

22

26

27

129

ACROSS

3 Put in (8).

7 Lonthed (5).

He dressed martly Buchenwald,.

an impres- dorit, the Death Convoy. to create slon of profitable col- ments and horrors almost be- laborations with the you belief, and deepening teadly

until at the last mo- $10000 One day he called ment, when the death

seemed only an hour or two father's ftat in Paris.. His father's away, escape was contrived,

The dreadful story, has its mo- greating was: "What

On ments of exaltation.

D-Day. the hell have you been yea-Thomas, from the depths of his doing for the last twe dungeon at Fresnes, heard his fel» years? You ought to low prisoners ringing the Mar- have been here long seltiafie "to him it was like the heavenly choir With tears pouring ngo." It must be said down his beardad, baltered isco, in that the old gentleman his clammy rage he stood, to atten- had already spent

tion and added his own paran of God Save the King. If it was any time

body's victory is war hile,” notorious

8 Engravingo (8). When, with a mixture of luck, prisons bribery and guts, Yea-Thomas broke 10 Of the eye (8). resistance away from the 85 murderers and 16 Like (7).

reached

United the first

Stalca 15 Soge

(4). patrol, "Who he hell are you?" ask- Before the last of his mimions Pair leader. The question pro- 17 Abhors (7), to France Yeo-Thomas had

BT ved to be difficult to anewer. Interview

Back in Paris, be called once more with Churchill, who "What have you got to said: say? I can give you Sve minutes." He gave 55,

Yeo-Thomas begged for 100 aircraft to taise arms and cloth- ing to the French Secret Army and the Maquis, who had one rifle do 30 men. He got what he wanted within 48 hours.

some the

BOOKS Freshes

of the French Resistance, im- nettvities. posing order, weeding out irres. pensibles.

It was a heart-breaking task. The Communists were heroic but aloof, "Security" was weak, The Gestapo were active and pitiless. In their records they had a description of "Shelley," Yeo-Thomas's cover name.

This martial past seemed far removed from the elegant young businc33ion kissing the hands of his aristocratie clients and acknowledging the salutes of glamorous models.. A still more marual future lay ahead. In-

George cluding the

Cross, The shadowing of suspected Legion of Honour, M,C, and a Ailled agents was carried out by record of heroism unsurpassed teams; one member of which in the war.

would pass on a description of the ruspect to the next. Yeo- Thomas

changed hats and scarves several times a day. A sleuth was trained to spot his prey by his walk, Sometimes Yes-Thomas wore shoes with steel tips, sometimes without; occasionally he put wedge of cardboard under one heel, after

*

Bruce Marshall; doubly quali- fied as narrator by his accom- plishment as a novelist and the combatant career which cast him a leg, hus no need to intensity the train or deepen the horror

Yeo-Thomas's adventures. ing his gait.

of

-THIS DREAM 'MEANS:

A dream anyone, could enjoy - puro wishful think- Ing, no frace of anxiety.

This is not

common dream in adults, buti occur" when things arc going swimmingly:

may

when you are

YOU STOOD AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS AND

SHOUTED "HERE I COME"

AND LAUNCHED YOURSELF GRACEFULLY.

INTO SPACE

light on-top of events and are supremely fall of confidence for

the future.

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

for

6 Dwelt (7) 20 Approach (4). an his father. This time the greet 21 Hang (7. ing was different: "That brave old 26 Street trader (0), ihan kept his shock for those who were able to bear 3: My son has 27 Bard (8), returned, but he looks like an o 28 Thoughts (5). man of weventy."

The White Rabbit is strong meat: 29 Shaded (8). an unsparing and terrible docu- ment, it tells of Oberschartuchner Schmidt, Who Causually kille human scarecrow for picking up potato peeling; of Obersturmfuehrer Kenn. whose pastime is fogging prisoners to death. It adds the re- velation, perlups the most harrity. ing of all: "Kenn and Schmidt have never been punished."

When one criminal hunatic escapes causo a tell-tale white streak in from Broadmoor there is an up- But roar. his hair had been dyed.

How many Kenns and there would be no hair dye in Schmidts are at large in Germany his prison.

Yeo-Thomas must today?

Those curious to know what release Brossolotle, before, the happens in pesce to one who has streak showed.

keen, done and endured Like Yeo- He failed. station he was himself caught, Marthall indicates, the dress bust- At Passy Metro Thomas, are informed in a sardonic last chapter. There is always, betrayed to the Gestapo by

Then he returned to France to attempt the rescue of his com- rade, Brossplutte, caught by the Gestapo, but not identified be

nest.

YOU ROUNDED THE BANISTERS AND LANDED

SAFELY ON THE

MAT

Evidently you expect a smooth landing,

Geniuses

DOWN

1 Drives oft (5):

2. Play noisily (5).

3 Perfect (5).

5

12

14

Reverberate (4).

Ball game (6)..

A spurte

(0),

tions (6).

(5).

Boundary (5). Diminish (6).

(5),

16 Cries 10 Weight (5).

18 Pushed hard (6). -19 Transgressor (8).

22 Substantial (5).

23 Anaesthetle (5). 24 Scum (5).

25 Eyo affection (4).

YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD; Across: 1 Pumped, 5 Dunce, 8 Raven, 9 Ransom, 10 Litre, 11'Saves, 12 Sack, 13 Totem, 18 Serene, 13 Raised, 20 Stern, 22 Apes, 23 Acrld, 25 Bribe, 20 Tusslo, z Irked, 2B. Force, 29 Senses. Down: 1.Parishes,. 2-Mani- cure, 3 Eros, 4 Damages, 5 Deleted, & Unison,-7 Carve, 14 Tem- pests, 15 Monsters, 10 Sincere, 17 Recites, 18 Arable, 21 Torso, 24. Dude,

Che SNAPSHOT GUILD

THE GAL. WHO CAN GET TO TIE OFFICE ON TIME, AFTER AN ALL- HIGHT PARTY CATCH UP OK DER SLEEP AND STILL LOOK AS IF SHE WERE ACTUJÁLLY WORKING.

- AND YOU'RE

LOOKING

SIMPLY WONDER-

FUL

THE LAD WHO CAN TALK A COP, „OUT OF A TICKET....... AFTER.

· GETTING CAUGHT DOING SEVENTY,

SYES,DEAR /*

A GAL MUST HAVE GENIUS (OR SOMETHING) WHEN THEOLD

BOYS BEGIN TO PERK UP, THINK ABOUT HEW CLOTHES.- VIDE THEIR BI-YOCALS, AND GO HOME ÁND. TOSS OUT THEIR RHEUMATISM, PILLS.......

-THE MAN WHO CAN GIVE A TWO-BIT TIP AND STILE GET ASAULING" THANK #YOU,CIR. *

THE LAD WHO CAN GET RIC WATES TO BREAK UP THE GAME VIEU: HES NINETY BUKKA TO THE GOOD.

"YOR!!"

By KEMP STABRENT

# ́S AV-RIGHT - BUDDY...VELL

CUT IT OUT: I'M GONNA CHASE’EA ALL HOME RIGHT AWAY!*

THE LITTLE LAD WHO CAN QUELL A' NOISY SHINDIG SINGLE-HANDED....... AND WITHOUT GETTING HIS TERTU KICKED. COM HT BY SHIRAS MASERTED.

COM.TWORLD I

DARLING, YOU'RE

VOIDER

FUL

FLATULIS

TIE MAN VIO CAN MAKE ONE OF

THOSE NEV-FANG-- LED KITCHEN GÁD-. (GETS WORK,

: VINOUT 'A CUSS

FOR A STRUGGLE

OR A SKINNED

· KNUCKLE..

•THE RARE LAD WHO CAN INSTALL NEW WASHERS WITH

NEVER AGRIPE, OR YELLING *WIERES AY SCREW-DRIVER ORFLOODING

THE PLACE

Understanding Depth

US

Of Field FANCY optical formulas and highly. fechnical photo- graphic terms are beyond the comprehension of most of camera' dans. Our primary con- corn is getting good, sharp pictura.-' Yot there is one. epical property of lenses that, if un

understood, san be of con siderable

value

In picture taking. I'm referring to a term tailed depth of field."

"

With the camera at a given solting. the distance between the points nearest to and

farthest from the camera, that Is in acceptable focus is known as the depth of field. Ono. ap- plication of it might be a situa tion like this. Supposing you

with scene

tho

A

run across beautiful background and also object in the an interesting foreground. You want to keep both in focus. But YOU LOCUS the object, beautiful and goes out of focus. And it you focus on the background, the

nearby object will not be sharp. How- ever, by knowing your depth of field you can did'd focusing somewhere between them point' which will keep both of them. sharply defined.

There are two

two general prin

ciples

fold that

concerning depth -of should keep in you mind. First of all, you will die- cover that the zone of "accept- able sharpness of the image is greater when your" camera. Is set for the farther distances.

for your camera is set twelve feet, quite an area will be in good focus. But if you set the distance indicator at three deot, the ncceptable area will be only a matter of inches..

Thicl secould général p

principle in that depth of ned

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larger as the aperture rows smaller For example, at given distance you will get a much greater

area in focus at than you will at €/4.5.. This le the main's reason for using the smaller lens apertures when it

it is possible.

the..

apply

scenic view rinciples

of Low paragraphs back, you can reason this way. You know that using

a small lens aperture Increases

the area in focus: therefore,

would

opening

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the

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you

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that is practicable. for. that particular scene,

no. Secondly, You' wouldn't focus on the back- Kround

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Infinity nor at the dilatance thebearby object, but rather at some poin, be twoen thom which will keep

rensonnialy depth-of-field scale tell you just where that point i

John van Guilder.

the both

Your

sharp.

can

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