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BRIGADIER DEWHURST TELLS YOU OF HIS EXPERIENCES..

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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1954.

"Those in the artistic vanguard may chide us undeveloped morons for our failure to appreciate "modern"art, but: let them not Try to prohibit our innocerll merriment alij"

A CORRESPONDENT referring, at Vauvous times down the ages, is works by Henry Moore, Epstein, Stravinsky, ge Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Giollo et al.

HOW TO HANDLE THE RUSSIANS

humour. Neither the hazards and discomforts of our depressing compaign in Greere and Crete in 1941, nor the boredoms and in- trigues of Baghdad later in World War Two, could ever Lusiness subdue the unflagging high spirits and lighthearted wit of this Royal Sussex regular officer.

By Peter Lovegrove

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grapher ceases

RIGADIER Claude unter discussion, but on all

work and the The action you require wil Dewhurst hus n de- post and analogous enses and whole atmosphere becomes fey. often be taken when you least lightful

they won't be hustled into Brigadier Dewhurst cannot recall expect it, but the concession or meeting until they have sha

nar a single case where a "demand" agreement will never be put to shailed aft the facts. They

was accepted, nor of believe

an ulti- paper (with the rarest high- that the best forni matum bringing the required level exceptions). of defence al

They will ♫ conference result, but there Are maty never inform you in advance. table is attack, and they are clreuilous ways of requiring' or that, as a result of your repre- past masters in exaggeration. "requesting things to be done, sentations, a soldier is

being Then "the Russians aro Soviet leaders or Institutions released, an aeroplane, handed affronted if you get down

must never b: criticized, and back, or even a blockade lifted. Immediately

you the Russians turn keep to the It just happens, for a concession Small talk

first

same rules themselves regarding on paper is recorded loss essential, and

of when the objet

rent critielsm of the West.

face. the meeting is Perhaps, most important of There вге eventually reached,

A number of it is In all, one choukt never expect a entertaining storica of the portant to be exact, precise and conference, Interview or official abourd lengths And thos: qualities, all to word of what is sald is taken time.

which the as short ka possible.

Every talk to produce results at the Russians will go to protect their much patience and persever down by

The Russians may hint "security" from foreigners, who ance, served him well in graphers, for subsequent study, defalte until the matter is re-

at agreement, but will never be of course are all regarded as when he hegime Chief of the British Mission tu

the Soviete more they have to study, ferred back, "weeks or months author went, armed with octal may pass before the results of a permits and specifle immunity, conference becomie

(Ounid, on Page 7, Col, i}

potential spies. une or more stong-

Forces of Occupation in Eastern holes.

the greater the ense to pick

Germany ward

irz was

closer

Postlet with the Russions for two yours thu by British

soldier *** Ulcerit even In Moscow.

No Anger

"Ong must."

He met them in their offices, on ali necounts at eunferences, at receptions. at Countryside "Kommaniantur

at their

generals

C continues, avoid getting

round the table, The

# exaggeration and fantasy

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times inserted with

apparent

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Wherever the

THE RIGHT TO HEE-HAW

CONTINUING THE ADVENTURE OF

makes What Has Happened So Far

and

In the towns which they are suse of their stories, allegations risoned he spoke to soldiers, and complaints, often staff offlers and

furiis. Irrelevancy well as to Soviet Control 4m- purposeful avoidance of mission officials. He had fo issues are exasperating. But it deal with them when they were is a use showing temper, They

most Infuriating

will get an officious, and be also saw them ather hope you

noyed

rattled, and un the few as when they

exaggerated details are some-i prepared in

the object Now he has written a lively, of causing you to explode. You conversational and highly read will answer far less carefully uble account of his expertenres if you have a hot head -- and in “Closis Contetife deals with

that s what they want. great penetration with the So-

must confess that viet regime in general atut vagin

is

easter to preacti the Communist Individual in

przelise, particular; the

Tears

a rage that I coula of insecurity, their complexes, hardly speak

into such

at all! A bst of and the studdistes of their pro-

carefully trumped-up, baganung l

comments critically on our casualness cors-

written "charges WIN rratt with such talse solemnity being cerning matters of high security that I called a halt, and said in Importener and

our deplorable *** tack

Russians'

Also

of effective

propaganda,

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this

Chish I got

Irrelevant

eut for wish to

storm: 'I ihilo counter rubbish is

being read my berent, I have no hear it. You can go on chat-, tering as lour as you like, but please do to through my inter-

Stalin's Death

GREGSON, a Scotland Yard detective, calls on Holmos. He has received a telegram from the Derbyshire police from which it appears that Lord Cope, Deputy- Lieutenant of the County, has been murdered on his ancestral guillotine at Arnsworth Castle. inspector, Dawlish, has also, rather mysteriously, sent the The local polico County Guido and Gazetteer, giving the history of Lord Cope's ancestors, saying the contents should be studied. Dawlish suspects Lord Cope's cousin, Captain Jasper Lothian, of murdering the old man. Holmes, Watson and Gregson arrive at the castle

and are admitted by Stephen, Lord Cope's devoted servant. Lady Cope is still sitting motionless, gazing at the beheaded body, when the detectivos enter.

I

T was a small room with

a groined roof lit by clusters of tapers in iron sconces. The walls were hung with trophies of

Lastly he presents a new and prefer, who will let me know armour and mediaeval wen- surprising theory on the strange after you've finished whether pons and

denth of Stalin.

For my part,

I shall

edged by glass- was anything worth re-topped cases, crammed with there The Soviet dictator, he belleves,

porting. Wha assassinated by his own col read this

newspaper. with ancient parchments, thumb leagues some lime before hla which I

look up R London rings, pieces of carved death was pubikely announced,

paper I

to deliver stonework was about number of facts them, and sat back in my chair, mantraps. and he gives a to support his views.

harsh all round. was n

There

World Copyright by arrangement with the Manchester Guardian

OF THE RED WIDOW

Holmes dropped a match into the pile...

Then, a cry of horror

FIRE!

and yawning cloth, These details I concealed

hideously besmirched, instrument.

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The evidence that head or rather Lord Cope was still alive when

by the fact that Captain Lothlun had to lash his hands.

They were genuinely amazed noticed at 20 glance and the place where his head had placed in the guillotine is shown

been.

whole attention

The to the object

light of the Lapers, that occupied a low duis in gleaming on a blood-spattered steel blade buried in the lunette, the centre of the room.

reaches beyond to touch as with a halo the red-gold hair of the it was aguillotine, painted woman who Bat beside

Brigadier Dewhurst, who has it was at least a minute before then my athormurch

knowledge of the Russian language and has made the list of 'atrocitles' was con- was riveted

131 130d, But I n twenty-year study of Russion

was the only Sion interview history, evolution

which anel

achieved affairs. has got some Stubd practical absolutely

nothing from My view, advice to offer to those cot point c

which soured ing Soviet offelals at the con-

relations for some days to ference table for the first line,

come..." Firstly, you have got to know your subject very thoroughly.

They believe in specialisation

to

meeting

and exceptionally well briefed, not only on the immediate problem

Allen and Bulon, 12, c

Then

Circuitous

"demand" anything. The mo- all thin man clad in a velvet into

one must never the two uprights Iny the body of dark and brilliont

a

eyes

"The crime was discovered this morning by the butler. Stephen, and a groom felched

me from the village, whereupon I look the usual steps to identify listed the personal that the body of his lordship and I belongings

know how the murderer

"Most

The 'new exploits' of Sherlock Holmes

THE

front door, See, here he is "Well, I don't speak heathern, again, Probably a tall man but I believe them

was tho and very words."

tocs

"I'm.

from the size of his feet, carrying some heavy object. The stride 15 shortened And the

I should like to see more clearly marked than this library." the heels. A burdened man The old man's eyes atid to a always Lends to throw his door at the end of the hall. weight forward. He returns! "See the library?" he grumbled. Ah just so, just so! Well, I think "What do you want there? that we have earned our beds." Nothing but old books, and her Ladyship don't like oh, very silent well."

My friend remained during our journey back to the village. But as we separated from Inspector Dawlish

at

the door of the inn he laid a hand on his shoulder.

He led the way ungraciously into a long low room lined to with volumes and the ceiling ending in a magnificent Gothle fireplace. Holmes, after strul- link

about listlessly, paused to

"The man who has done this light a cheroot. deed is tall and spare," said he, "He is about 60 years of

age

"Well, Watson, I think that

Thank

with a turned-in teft foot and we'll be getting back," said he, strongly addicted to Turkish

you, Stephen. It is a cigarettes, which he amokes fine poorn, though I am

from a holder.”

Butt-

prised to see Indian rugs."

"Indian!" protested the old

Vorstan

"Captain Lothlon!" grunted man Dawlish. "I know nothing about antique fect or cigarette holders, but

"Surely Indian."

"They're

I tell you! Them

the rest of your description is "Persian, accurate enough. But who told marks are inscriptions, you his. appearance?"

gentleman like you should know. Can't see without "I will set you

your apy- a question in glass? Well, use it, then. Now, reply. Were the Copes ever a drat it, if he hasn't spilled his Catholic family 7"

The local

matches!"

As we rose to our feet after Inspector glanced significantly nt Gregson and gathering up the scattered topped his forehead. "Catholic? vesins, I was puzzled to account Well, now that you mention it, for the sudden Aush of excite- I belleve they were in the old ment in Holmes's sallow checks. times. But what on earth

I was mistaken," sald he, They

aro Persian. Come, "Merely that I would recom- Watson, it is high time that we mend you to your own Guide sot out for the village and our book, Good-night."

train back to town.

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the following morning, after dropping my friend and

castle gate, the two police officers drove од

By Conan Doyle

Adrian myself at the

to

their pursue quiries further afield. Holmes watched their departure with a twinkle in his eye.

Holmes

FEW minutes later we had loft the castle. But to my sur- prise on émerg- ing from the outer bailey,

led the way

swiftly

a faded red and, save for 1ts dreadful headless form. Regard- smaller size, exactly similar to less of our approach, she those that I had scen depicted

In her high found upon him. If you'd like in woodcuts of the French Re-

Somotionless

chair, her features an 10 volution. Sprawling between ive

ivory mask from which two reaped, I can tell you that, too. stored On the mare that's missing from

the stable." the shadows

the un- ment or ultimatum is sensu, smoking Jacket. His hands were winking

with fixity of

basilisk.

In expressions go rigid, the steno-tied behind him and

Instructive," observed white an experience of women cover Helmes. "As I understand your ing three continents, I have theory, the two men engagod in never beheld

colder

a ferocious combat, being care- nor more perfect face than that of ful not to disarrange any furni– the

"I fear that I have done you stables, chatelaine of Castle Arns- ture or smash the gloss cases design on

the lashing proves injustice over the years, Wat worth keeping vigil in that that clutter up the room. Then, that it is a sush from опе of

"You intend to enquire about chamber of death.

these window curtains."

somewhat the missing horse," I suggested. of his disposed Bent, the murderer rides into Dawlish coughed.

Holmes

We turned shook his head.

The horse? My dear fellow, "You had best retire, my the night, a suitcase under one "They are faded

away. through ex- lady," he said bluntly. "Rest arm and his victim's head under posure to daylight," said he, The elderly manservant open- farms, while Gregson rushes all assured that Inspector Gregson the other. A truly remarkable and this is not. There can ed the door to us, and as we here and I will see that justice performance."

be little doubt that It comes followed him into the great hall I am looking for." from a door-curtain, of which it was

Every aspect

now bein

repar

is done."

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For the first time she looked ats, and so uncertain was the light of the tapers that for an Instant it seemed to me that some swift emotion more akin to mockery than grief gleamed and died In those

eyes.

wonderful

op-

con," he commented enigmatically,

AN angry Bush there are none in this room, obvious

suffused Daw- Well, there is little more to lish's face. "It's learnt here."

easy

pick

enough to

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along a lane leading to

the

I have no doubt that it is safely concealed in one of the home

over the country." This is what

be

painfully that the honcat fellow was stili deeply amict- ed by his master's

Thero

TOMORROW

for

is you

(final Instalment)

he

Fried

The two police agents con- holes in ferred together and Gregson death. other people's turned to Holmes. "As it is ideau, Mr Sher- after midnight,"

Daught said he, "we here,"

lock Holmes," he sneered. "Per- had better retire to the village shrilly, "My God. "Stephon is not with you?" haps you will give LA your hostelry and tomorrow

theory. she asked incongruously. "But, of course, he would be in the library. Faithful Stephen." my facts.

"I have none.

By the way, "I fear that his lordship's was your last snowfall?" "Yesterday afternoon." death"

"Then there is hope yet. But

pursue

peace?

gift

She rose abruptly, her bosom heaving and one hand gripping let us seeria com will yield officially degrees the

her black lace us any information."

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and

knees muttering and

beside the guillotine and, raisins mbling to himself and look-

the blood-soaked cloth,

peered down at the terrible object

ing like some gigantic dun- beneath. "Dear me," he said coloured insect. quietly. "A blow of this force must have sent the head rolling across the roam.”

"Probably."

He had drawn his magnifying glass from his cape pocket and

THE bitter cold

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dark

"It is, str. England."

The man with

one aim

VENGEANCE

"Doubtless you have zerved the family for many years continued my friend gently,

He entered the

Arst

loose-box anri returned with his arms full of straw, "Another bundle for

you, Watson, and it should bo enough for our purpose." "Bat

what is our

"Principali

tho

to front door without being observed," · ho dhuckled, 23

shouldered his

burden.

the

his finger on his

our enquiries separately. I can-

ps will you never leave us in I am awaiting not but ngreo

with Inspector

I have remarked when Dawlish that while

we are previously the murderer Holmes'

on theorising here

for may reach the coast."

"I wish to be clear on

putting others al one their case, and by the skirt of

old employed on this case by the man recovered his gown.

For some ten minutes we

composure. "Impossible, Mr Holmes!"

"** tako "His damnation!" she hissed, stood and watched him, Gregson

it that this is the Agincourt window,'

Having retraced our footsteps, "Quite se. Thea I am free to observed Holmes, storing up at lips and cautiously opening the and then, with gesture of and I with interest and Dawlish use my own judgment. But give a small but exquisitely coloured great door, slipped into a near by

Holmes laid despair, she turned and glided with an ill-concealed look of me five minutes in the slowly from the room.

As the door closed, Sherlock face, as Holmes crawled slowly will be with you."

contempt on his weather-beaten yard and Doctor Watson and

court stained glass casement, through closet, full of capes and sticks,

I which the winter sunlight threw where he proceeded Holmes dropped on one knee about the room on his hande

a pattern of brillant colours on both our bundles on the floor.

16 throw the ancient stone floor. *smote upon

"It should bo eate enough," slowly I

Only two in all he whispered, "for it, is stone- followed tho

bullt, Ahl, These two macintoshes aleam of Holmes's

will assist admirably. I have no Iantern I noticed that not only the floor, that, banked with

along the path

doubt," he added, as he struck a match and dropped it into the thick snow, "I fail to understand. Surely but the contents of the

pule, "that 1 shall have other led across the courtyard to the you know where you found it?" the closest scrutiny. Then, rising door,

casional tables were subjected to

"Served 'em? Aye, me and occasions to use this "I didn't find it. There is no

"Fools!" he

nigh two centuries, atratagem." to his feet he stood wrapped in

cried, slooping Ours is the dust that lies upon head."

thought, his back to the candle Look at it, Watson! A re-

over the powdered surface, their funeral palle.'!

As the flames spread through long light and his gaunt shadow fall-

the straw and reached the mac- "I fancy they have an in- Intoshes, thick black wreaths of moment

across ing

done less red giment would have faded Holmes remained guillotine.

damage. Carriago wheels in toresting history"

"They have that, sir."

rmoka poured from the cloak. room door into the hall of Arns fish's boots and a pair of " murder was pre- hobnails, probably a groom. A this ill-mened gullotine was hissing and crackling from the

women now, and running." Of specially built for some ancestor burning rubber, "How do you know?" that you are taking a great deal The cranking handle

course, Lady Cope and the first of your late master?! for granted," he said at length, freshly oiled, and the victim was What was Stephen

alarm. Yes, certainly it in her.

"Aye, the Marquis de Rennes, "Good heavens, Holmes," I doing out Built by his own tenants. The gasped, the tears rolling down acrambling to his feet. "Let me senseless. A single jerk would here? There is no mistaking his warmints hated him, they did, my face, hear your ideas on this singular have loosed his hande."

"We shall be suf- square-toed shoes, Doublies simply because he kept up old fucated crime."

Then why were they tied?" you "It's plain enough. Some time

"Ah!

observed them, Watson, customs." There is no doubt, when he opened the door to us.

His fingers closed on my arm. last night, the, two men quar- however, that the man

Indeed. What custom? relled and eventually came to brought here, unconscious with The lantern, paused and then The book in the library don't den ruth of fost and a-yell of "Wait, he muttered, and even was But what have we hero?"

"Something about women, air, as he spoke there came a sud- blows. Thes)) younger... « over his hands already bound." moved slowly onwards. men explaits / exactly." powered the aldar ; and then ! "You're wrong there! inter Pumps Pumps," he cried o killed him, by metha of this posed. Dawlish loudly"The eagerly, and coming from the perhape."

FOR A

knee.

on his staring up silent-

the

·

mine for

modest

"It won't do," he said sud-hree places. And here's Dawat secin 'to have heard that worth Castle, accompanied' by #

ly at the speaker, the

"It seems, to ma

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