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**Quess who gave me this

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ARADE

WHOM did Lawrence love? DA

| TS-E. LAWRENCE, by › his friends. Cape. 16. 319 pages.

T

HE friends of "Law-

renco of Arabia

HIS POEM was dedicated to "S.A." It began "I loved you. But WHO was S.A.? Lawrence of Arabia left many mysteries behind, and now, get their book out

after 20 years, his friends and detractors first. They know their hero is passing

are lining up for a new clash: what KIND out of the dazzling aura of of a hero was Colonel T. E. Lawrence? self-created legend Into IL region dominated and con-portance in history has been the channel through which that fused by the shifting lights exaggerated and that his gold and power came."

charactor of controversy.

The judgment, it summary, not only WAS

was a salutary one. Now it is

that

RED TAPE The long arm Over the speaker she hears her PAR

of government- teneber's "Good morning red tape children?" and then, a second EXCELLENCE

(Italian style) later, "and good morning, lins just reached out-and call- Paula!" Not that Paula is along ed up a 40-year-old father of in her telephone lessons. It is six as a 'leonuge conscript. 'estimated that more than 300 The unfortunate victim of the American children are receiving red tape "crossed wires" call-up their lessons in the some way. is forest worker Antonie Zatfiso, The who has

no time in writing is the only snag in the system 'cost (RD-4D month) 4 letter of protest lo the and the fact that, when teacher President of Italy. Meanwhile, leaves the room and shouts and hole drilling with youngsters laughter come over the loud- who were not even born when speaker, Paula feels just what he himself was old enough for she is paralysed and helpless.

More and more he will be usive, but even unpleasing. ensler to see Lawrence's achieves conscription,

criticised and his account of

rc-

say

ป

"The solution to this" As for the red tape story it- Paula's parents, "is a television So his champlons seek to ment in proportion.

self. forestall this Inevitabic

1: began The military operations he

when Zanino's link-up. If only we could afford his deeds will be disputed assessment by Issuing in abridged instigated were valuable, but parents registered his birth. A 11." It will be held that his im form a book that first saw the minor, invested with an epic al registrar recorded the child

as Antonia not Antonio Zaffino CHURCH light 17 years ago. The motive quality by the magic of his pen the ope

Worried over the - letler of this re-publication is supplied in *The Soven

Pillars of

difference MARRIAGE world-wide in- ,changing his sox. by a quotation on the jacket Wisdom This book was

crease in what it BUREAU

describe a written about Lawrence by Field written in

250,000 When Antonio's nge Marshal Earl Wavell: "He will words long which, says

group "dublous matrimonial agencies" military the Vatican has approved

tho always have his detractors." rence, was stolen from him on service in the thirties, he was founding of a Church-sponsored

So far, the detrelors have Reading railway stalion, and missed. He complained to the morringe agency. not had much of an innings. then re-written from memory authorities without avail.

Realising that good pubility The Lawrence legend has com- It is possible that,

dissatisfied "Girls,” It was pointed out, "are is needed if its new weapon la manded the scene.

A British Crossword Puzzle

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to

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The reasons for this are simple enough. The 1914-18 war was unimaginative as well as drend-

ful.

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wns

version

Stage Is Set

Four

A

Lati . Way called up

Service."

crats

because

for

DX

to counteract the attraction of

rival agencies, the Church has chosen the title of The Golden Ring Club.

Ring

with this first manuscript, he not called up for National threw it into the Thames,

In 1051 Antonio-who had by this time raised a family of six -applied for Q passport to Commenting on the growth emigrate to America. The bureau of the "dubious" agencies, the

refused him a passport Golden

Club sponsors he did not have hla

point out that Italian newspaper National Service discharge amall nds are full of palhotic

and warned him papers,

he notices from lonely men and would hear from them. Three women advertising for partners, *v arrived at his home and years later he did, when palice These

appents Are quickly answered by matrimonial ageri- rested him-us n deserter.

cies--not all of them scrupulous Thrown into a military gool which promise a partner for

acquitted illo for a later

In spite of ilfe for a small fee. of evidence, prov- numerous reports of heartbreak,

received call- ever

disillusionment and often 10ss

by Sickened and bored

the.

of coples

second slaughter. the public turned to

version

printed: were

then one who, dressed in glamorous

Оп Lawrence spent £13,000

11 clothing. fought Bello batUes

edition of c sumptuous limited In the desert:

third version. Two hundred archarologist and not a stuffy copies were sold to subscribers

notable gift

at £30 each; some were soon on for mystification and genuine

the market again at £600

The book hus

of ♫ рет dedication To S.A." It begins: One-Man Monastery towed you, so f drew these tides of men into my hands and

Out

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brass hat had a

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Volcanke discharge (4).

4 Church (7).

Edge of a cup (4).

9 Indian coin (4).

10 Tell (7).

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Comfortable (4).

12 Challenge (4).

14 More than one 17).

17

Dodge (5).

19 Sprinkle (5).

22 Treachery (7).

26 Fewer (4).

27 Learning' (4).

28 Unlawful

20 Tidy (4).

30 Trial (4).

31 Died (7).

(7).

32 Part of an egg (4).

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DOWN

2 Yearly (0).

3 Humbled (8)

4 With the deduction of (3).

5 Likenesses (0)

Jolliscation (5).

7 Additional (5).

12 Dextrous (4).

13 Stratagem (4).

15 Uncommon (4)

16 Deposits (4).

18 Courteous (6).

20 Abundance (6).

21 Attack (0),

13 Ease off (5).

24 Excuse (colleg) (6)

25 Famous (6).

YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD - Aeron: 1 Chawed, 5 Surty, & Dazen, 9 Retain, 19 Visa, 11 Tales, 12 Lift. 13 Konn. 10 Dupend, 18 Ceased. 20 Stern, 22 Pile. 23 Again, 25 Haire. 20 Docile, 27 Error, 20 Bliss, 29 Target. Down: 1 Careless, a" Artitive, 3 Elft, 4 Donates, & Severed, a Dalton, 7 Lotus, 14 Adviřing." 15 Mizement, 10 Dangers, 17 Peridot, 10 Erares, 21 Teal, 24 Nora.

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

OK, OK! I'M

SORRY

IF I

THOUGHT IT WAS A

BROOM- STICK!

BE SURE YOU KNOW WHICH IS WITCH-

AND WHICH IS LITTLE BO-PEEP.

ONE GOOD SCARE

DESERVES ANOTHER

powers as a writer.

Fresh eccentricities rence

by Law

kept the legend from fading. Shunning the life that would normally be congenial to man of his intellectual eminence, he enlisted first in

赔

the Tank Corps, inter in the

the

wrote my will across the sky in stars. Nobody knows for certain whether S.A. was.

(1) a red-haired Jewish air), Sara Aaronsohn, who (It la alleged) spied for Lawrence HAF When he was offered the

in Palestine and killed her Dost of secretary of the Bunk of self rather than betray him England, he insisted that

to the Turks; would only job ho

take wha (2) A Byrian woman, living in night-watchman.

Damuscus, Robert Graves, who believes this, was told by Lawrence in 1921 that she was then alive "but out of my reach because I have changed."

Some persons suspected the sincerity

these of

impulses His towards self-immolation. aptitude for "backing nervously Into the limelight" was noticed. But his shrinking was probably genuine; like his exhibitionism.

He was a natural celibate, "a one-man monastery."

In

(3) Sheikh Armed, a handsome whom young Arah friend Lawrence called Dahoun. This is the view most widely held. it conforins most

ur-

rogues

who

weeks and

lack through ing he had up papers, he was nevertheless, of life savings in the hands of put into battledress,

pose as lonely, Today Antonio

widowers, Innocent wealthy in the Wolves fantryman

continue women

to use matri- Tuscany regiment, where the monfal ngencies.,

affectionately call him teenagers

The Golden Hing Club, how- #granddad" and where he ever, la f

marriage agency with difference. It is run tram a

on in-

of

follows the exact daily routine

to route

1

of

40-year-old

Father Lizgeri. checks the credentials

of the youngsters from morning modern office building in Milan physical exercises

by an marches.

Sicilian priest, enough," says The priest "I am enjoying the change and feel like man again." Not so enthusiastic to join the wedding bells club. a young or every one of his 2,000 mem- bors, who pay twelve shillings

left to raise is his wife,

Details of each member дго family of six on a soldier's pay. put

published in a monthly maga- "Which," adds Antonio, some-zine and, if a lonely man

ส what regretfully, "Is why interested in a member, 10 have written to the President writes to her--vla Father pointing out the mistake." Ligger!.

All correspondence parses through Father Liggeri's hands, when he senses a genuine

•

•

LESSONS A ten-year – old

paralysed school.

I

and

closely to what is known of BY PHONE arl in a suburb match he arranges a meeting in

Lawrence's nature.

With Lo re-publication

•

So far one voice alone has been raised against the Low-

of Cincinnati, Ohio, has just his office and, more often than rence claque.

his book,

not,

conducts the wedding. of started a new school term→→ "Three Persons" (1029), Sir Lawrence by his friends, the through a loudspeaker connect- ceremony himself. Andrew MacPhail thought that stage is set for the rent studying her bedroom with the the explanation of Lawrence's of the man, the separating of a school building a mile away. inillary success was simply the strange personality from his own Every day Paula Bratt Cis power of the Empire, the guns web of mystification, and of the Navy: above all, "It was assessment of his achievement up in bed, being given pencil the "off to school" by being propped British gold that kept the revolt in the condid perspective of and paper and having the loud-

Colonel Lawrence was history.

speaker switched

alive.

Halloween Cut-Ups

IF YOU THINK I'M GOING WITH YOU IN THAT OUTFIT

YOU'RE CRAZY mums AND SINCE WHEN HAS MILK BEEN THE COLOR

OF SCOTCH ?"

"THERE ISN'T.

THAT CUTE 7

THE MAN WHOSE MISSUS TOLD HIM TO

WEAR "ANY-OLD-

THING."

DOP:1151 IT BENGAL PRATSKES CORP. THE WORLD RIGHTS RESERVEIL

10-25

BY HARRY

"HOW ABOUT LOANING ME YOUR FALSE-FACE

FOR AWHILE ?

on for her.

WEINERT

"ROSCOE! DONT

YOU DARE!

WHEN THE KIDS FARE FORTH ON MISCHIEF' NIGHT IT'S A GREAT TEMPTATION TO DO SOME- THING ABOUT CERTAIN SNOOTY NEIGHBORS.

IMPERSONATING AN OFFICER,

EH 7

SOMETIMES IT IS BETTER TO GOUN PLAIN CLOTHES

BEER FOR II Vienna fashion

hairdressers may soon be ad- THE HAIR trends are any- thing 10 go by, vertising the merits of the rival brando of beer on the lines + that "beer is best--for the hair." In Salzburg, one hairdresser is now using no less than 20 pints of beer every day on the heads of his (American) cusTM tomers. In fact the wivės "of American soldiers stationed in the Festival City now demand a "beer rinse" as part of their regular beauty treatment. They believe that half pint of strong, light beer swilled over the hair, after washing and before the "set" works wonders and

in helps to keep curls place.

"The beer should be poured over the hair until the scalp tinglos. When thoroughly dry, the beery smell will disappear, leaving the hair slightly stit and casy to manage,"

•

DROWSY Sleepng pills for

FISH

fish are being used by a scientist at the University of California to restock lakes and streams. The sleeping pils (of sodium amytal and other barbiturates)

restrict the movements of even the most energetle and flap- worthy fish. "The less they. Bop," says the scientist, William Mc- Farland, "the less oxygen, they need."

By putting the fish'to aleop÷ or at any rate: by making them drowsy-scientist McFarland claims that three times the normal amount of fish can'' bo carried in standard contiliners, The fish just dozo away and back up to each other Jike sardines in a can. Except that they wake up as lively on. over."

AWKWARD . They were the awkward

· SQUAD?

Women's Royal

Согра (T.A.) Western Command drill competition at Preston, Lanca shire

Members of **

Company, 321 Cheshire battalion, they come from their Chester baso battalion with the news, "We have.kost three of our squad on the way. Their ene broke down. They had also left

behind the com

petition cup last yearded

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which they hart

major

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