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MALAN'S

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1954.

SUCCESSOR

IN AFRICA'S FUTURE

H

E has been called "The Lion of the North" and. the "Iron Man of the Union"—also tin pot dictator and a cheapjack op- portunist.

Some have predicted that he will become Africa's own that Adolph Hitler; others he will

South stand in African history as Lincoln stands in American his- tory.

Gerhardus

But neither the praise nor the abusc

on Johanne registers

Strydom. If you him, he would describe himself as #1 **ervant of God"

his unsmiling " And

about Ho

oaked

business.

Tall, square and powerful, be has been bronzed by the brittle sunlight of the outback Trans- van veldt, and he is inevitably tailored by master craftsmen.

crowds in Pic- Among the

cadilly Circus er Times Square

would

thoroughbred

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out 418 U rurehorse would

nelt of vert horges.

He is scrupulously honest

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the point of being, at times, a polities ability; single-minded

to the point of stemming myopia; deeply religinia to the point of foneelsm.

H

EXPLANATION

E ptaka oricel English in private and the English at all

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in ute. At home he in connoisseur of good Kerature and good music. On the plal- nelther form his interests are

By Les Armour

Whatever the ups and downs of political, fortune in strife-torn South Africa, the unquestioned strong man of the Union is tough, unsmiling Johannes Strydom. Here is the story of a man from the back veldts whose choice as Premier opens a new and possibly stormy era in Africa.

JOHANNES GERHARDUS STRYDOM,

arrangement, "The Lion" has roared his poli- cles unhealfont-

ly.

Africans to Strydom

赤

not to be

He did not hesitate to tell tha caltora of English-language they would newspapers that "get their noses blooded"

they insisted on questioning

Malan's racial policies; Fren- dom of the press is not a virtue to him if it only serves o obscure "the truth."

When the courts objected to Dr Malan's legislation' to remove coloured voters from the com- mon roll, Sydom mapped: "The courts must be made sub- Bervient

parlament." In- dependence of the courts is just o mistake to him if it results in the frustration of "right"

to

CONVICTIONS

equated with IT is useless to argue the point

white men, od has granted the African certain abilities and a certain place in the scheme of things, but his abilities are not those of the white man and his place is in a different

social отает.

mut

The two races go their Own ways, and it would be not only wrong but

and just as useless to point to democratie principles. Stry- dom can and does command the unswerving

the support of Afrikaaners-mand to him they are the only people who count,

Democralle government for him is simply government the Afrikaaners and by Afrikaaners.

for

the

There are those who think he Inny Goften 'now that he has taken conumand of the country, that the realities of steering great nution will have Their effect upon him.

blasphemy

But those who know him best against the word of God to try to

doubt it, His convictions are mingle them too strong and his honesty is too

allow This the deep-seated to

IN

him to rugged doctrine

think one thing and do another. His education gave him the of the Dutch Reformed Church. tastes of a cosmopolitan and the

and it 15 doctrine which wider nor narrower than those polish of a scholar and a lawyer. Strydom has never questioned. of Transvuol farmer.

But his upbringing gave him Nor has he ever doubted that, Ife is

is a keen student of inter- the singlemindedness and tona-

Yet he just teism

when the right time comes, national affairs.

which hos characterised South Africa must become recently made his first trip out his political life-and the chance side Africa - and recessitater! beenuse, at 61, the Iron Man was growing rusty and doctors feared he might be a serious heart con- developing dition.

that

was to become the unquestioned

leader of the Transvaal.

He still thinks of the British us the men who brought people to their knees

in the

republic.

a

It is simply in the nature of things.

Το his

hedigo would constitute dishoneaty so far us he is con- cerned-just as, in the face of world bitternes, it would have been dishonest, in his view, not to announce in 1989 that he would welcome the Germans back into Southwest Africa.

All this has a fairly simple Boer War, and of South Africa explanation.

no the natural heritage of the Afrikaaners.

He was born and grew up on the veldt, where only Afrikaans

is spoken, where religion meana

Engilshmen, no Jessa than Dutch Calvinism, and where Africans and Indians, are to him

dream men still

of A greut mere Intruders, to be granted Afrikaans ropublic.

certain favours but having no He went to Vietoria Univer- mal rights in the country. sity College, graduated in 1912, and qualified both as a barrister and a solicitor.

The Germans, he felt, were more of his race than the Eng-

Now-the TEACH 'EM COMICS

CORNER YEARS STRIP OFF FOSONOFF. DOPE LOORS

ON, BELOW: HOW A SPITTOONE STORY STARTS AN

IT LAY THERE.... SCARRED AND USELESS LIKE A DEAD THING OF BEAUTY AND ALL AT ONCE I KNEW IT COULD BE WRAPPED UP IN TWO DIRTY WORDS ...P•O•O•R•LU-BREGA•T•I-O-N. OH GAD, HOW I HATE LACK OF LUBRICATION........BUT LET ME TELL YOU WHAT OIL'S GOTTA DO..........

COLOURFUL

"LEFT

A

ALTHOUGH

Rome.

not so well known as the famed lish, and they shared his views Loft Bank of Paris, Rome While other politicians have on Africans. So they were right

boasts

"artists' contarem/rect, soft-pedalled their and the world could think what too spations, and sought a working i wanted,"

quarter," as rich in colour -

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A gold Rolex "Datejust"

is the natural choice

of successful men

Worn by many of the most famous men of our time, the Rolex Datejust has come to be regarded as synonymous with suc- cess and distinction. In this timepisco aro instilled all the skill and craftsman- ship, all the artistry and Ingenuity, of 'The great Swiss watch-making industry.

The owner of a Rolex Datejust soon gains príde and confidence in his watch. For he knows that the chronometer movement is securely guarded from all outildo enemies, such as dust, grit, water and perspiration, by the famous hand-slalshed: Oyster waterproof caso; that it is automatically wound to ensure

The Rolex And Stal is a sign that the watch to which is is attached har passed with honours the stringent lists of a Swiss Cipvartment Official Testing Station, and "Kas 'darned, the proud title of "chrono- Vimately, Every Rolex Datejust beare the

* Rölet Mod Sint-

greater convenience and added accuracy

by the patented Perpetual,self-winding, "rotor" mechanism; that it will not only tell him the correct time, at a glance, but also the date, shown clearly and automatically in a neat window on the dlat.

Most of all, the owner of a Rolex Datejust knows, Infallibly, that his watch is the finest in its field-a leader among the world's timepieces.

You, too, will feel the unique pride of ownership that only Rolex can give you, when you buy a gold, hand-finished Rolex Datejust.'.

ROLEX

Landmark in the history of Time mran

an

SUPERMAN IN KHARUS 101

G. I. JOE calls up the Cutie

(TO GIVE THE BOYS THE DOPE)

..

AN you imagine the War Office issuing coloured comica to soldiers as an essential part of their military training?

It may well happen following a lead set by the U.S. Army.

The military instruction books written to explain everything from

BULL DONER

ROME HAS BANK" TOO!

By JOHN WREN

low-priced

overcoats, By the

end of the month the artists had pawned them and were shivering ogain.

The street

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rifle drill to tank re- pairs are being replaced in America by magazines filled with comic strip car toons.

U.S. defence chiefe claim that they are get ting for more, technical information over to the troops this way—as well as entertaining them.

The characters In the cartoons are modelled on the fabulous creatures so popular in U.S. -news- papers and comles.

Thus, instead of Super- man, the hore in the army's mcst successful official comic-called PS. -is Sergeant Bull DozET, marvellous an equally

muscle man.

Heroino of the stories which put over monthly tips about. vehicle maintenance is Connie.. Rodda curvaceous cutie with: a plunging neckline.

The average recruit is repre- sened by Joe Dope, a 1kable Lad with protruding teeth. Sergeant Half-Mast McCanick, a knowing old sweat, and Joe's buddy, Private Fosgnoff, com- plete the regular cost,

The current issue of PS, features Joe and Connie in 4 whodunit story, "Oll and It's. Dirty Work," by Nicky Spit- toone.

As the all-knowing Connie broceeds to tell Joe and Fosgnoff how oil molecules, work she says: "Snug up closer and I'll.. red by a number of flourishing work-show you what they look like.. shops, openly producing fake under law." They smug up. a noisy, hideously yellow gornge "antiqua" furniture–Loula XV, A Wor Office spokesman Chippendale or what you want said: "Wo are davising ways of brightening up our training manuals including the use of humorous drawings."

Battle the rent.

and flamboyant personalities modernised, without the approval as anything that Parls can of a consultative committee, bull in its place, pruduce.

and "old masters." Moreover, the Government has The garage did the trick. The long-haired, colmar- offered a one million Hire (2000) bearded,

Many a hard-up artist is happy Attend a Saturday night prize for the best plan to restore fully-dresed but down-at-heel party in the Via Margutta Via Marguita to 1's old time artists who rarely have bustare to put in a few hours on a fake district (do not forget to glory..

let along a car-protested, and "old master" to raise enough to the Government took action. bring your own bottle of One million Ure is a starry Chianti) and you might well fortune to the Via Mangutta Via Margutta has always been believe you,

their three fighting for its existence against eating were in the artists,

hundred lire (vino included) the relentless match of Montparnasse of the roar meals in the quarter's bare- modernism. ing twenties.

Currently this quarter of quiet courtyards. fountains,

secret

gardens, winding stone staircases --an old-world village lost in the heart of modern, bustling Rome is in the news.

tabled trattorias.

Action Signal

Home For Cats

In 1800 the artists rebelled Via.. Mangulta. is also home when horse-drawn carriages to most of Rome's stray cats. were first allowed to use the Tho inhabliants, for some un- street.

kawon reason, trave for genera- tions boen kind to cals, ill- An Indignant newspaper treated elsewhere in the Italian Since the war the 20th century article in 1823 objected to new capital. The street is overrun has begun to edge in on this building which !'spolis the with them, and at night old cobbled struct of ochre-coloured harmony of the beauty of this wemon appear with baskets of The Italian Government has buildings with their fine old 'noble street,” If anyone tried

to talcen Brm action to prevent innar courtyards where live to touch that disputed building urtis's' quarter artists of every nationality in today, the Via Marguttons would since the 18th century from tumble-down studios in which a cry murder. falling prey to 20th century, bare, electric-light bulb is often Influences,

the only change made in four hundred years.

the

.

Via Mangutta is not only a afroct of attlets; it also calls to literary and musical names. To the outsider Via Margutta Famous names associated with does not at first glance always the street include Keats. Shelley, It has decreed that Via

appear to be romantic. Its vid Byron, Browning, Goethe, Margutta-the quarter's main

ALT Recently, a

company bulldogs are damp, delspidated -street

stone's throw from moved in to dub Italian filma and chilly. Tuberculosi is Its golden age was the nine Rome's mort

Bond Street—is into English, and a learn-to- prevalent among the usually deenth century when artists gave a "protected area." This means dance-in-ten-eney-lessons studio underfes crlists.

gig champagne parties for Franz that no new building may be opened up. Worst of all, a fine Last winter the Government Liazt, Wagner and Adelins Patti. crooted, existing building old building was torn down and sold the artists a load of good. The golden days Indood!

WHAT DID GLADSTONE SAY

IN 1845?

WHAT DID WINSTON SAYA

IN 1945?

"it's what he can't be stopped from saying in

1955 that ma

Chapman Pincher

THE ACTOR FOOLED

THE PRINCE

CAN you imagine any-

one nowadays playing hoax on the Royal Family in front of a huge crowd?.

Veteran actor- impersonator Bransby, Williams, who was 84 this month, boasts of how he hoaxed the Prince of Wales (now Duke of Windsor) at London's Hippodrome Theatre.

It was at

gala variety show for charity in 1921.

The Prince · natin a box. During the show Admiral Beatty, veteran of World War 1, appear- ed in the stalls. Only it was not Admiral Beatty. It was Bransby Williams dressed up.

A COMMOTION

He stood under the royal box and whispered: "It's only me, your Royal High ness.

“Wonderful/

Prince, but he wo Again

¡A commotion arose later. The audience recognised

Moya

George, , then, Prime). Minister, sitting in the stage box opposita (the "Princes MARC Cheers and more

cheers, The Prince: bowed.

Then: "It's only. Royal Highnem ? mid Erm Williams, removing; his kna up.

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