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PART

SEVEN OF

OUR SERIAL

THE CHINA (MAIE, MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1957.

No Flowers By Request THE GREAT OIL

THE

Characters in the case

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The story › ka-woven around widowed" Mrà" "MERTON,

gentlewoman cook-housekeeper to the Carringforda They are commercial artist MARCUS CABRINGFORD, and his wife who is bedridden - TRENT CARBINGFORD, a war-wounded nephew, and MRS PHILIPPA DEANE, a nieco of the nervy, type, Mira Carringford in looked after by NURSE "CUTLER and visited by DR GRAYLING. Interesting outsider, blonde JOY BÄRNSLOW, comes to help In the garden, and another onlaider is MRS HUTCHINSON, the dally help. Bennacherib, the cat, completes the household.

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URSE CUTLER, who had been looking re- markably uncomfortable, mado some excuse and took horself out.

"I like you, dear." said Mrs Hutchinson unexpectedly. "MI didn't, I wouldn't be warning

you,"

"Warning me against what?” "In those boolos I was telling 'you about it'e always the one nobody thinks of who's done it

She Chuckled

"While in real life," I pointed out, acting knives and forks round the table with no ng- Distance from Mr. Hutchinson "the obvious person is usually gufity."

Deadly

Foxgloves

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cook.

widow, takes a job as MRS MERTON, housekeeper in an old rectory. The atmosphere is o strange one, for her employer has an invalid wife, tended by a nurse, and a neurotic nephew. His niece also lives there. On the nurse's night out, the ailing woman goes into a coma and dies-of poisoning, Mrs Morton then learns that the nioce's husband also died of poison. An inquest decided he had committed suicide.

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By

ANTHONY GILBERT

FTER Treat had gone I went into the dining-room to see about setting the table for lunch. Someone was already there I heard a voice.

"All I can say is it's not like the murders I'm used

I pushed the door open. Mrs Hutchinson was there with Nurse Cutler. Before they could recover themselves 1 Inquired crisply, "And what kind of niur- ders are you used to, Mrs Hutchinson?"

Why

She wasn't in the least abished. "Well, if this 'ad been one of those detective stories we'd be a lot further on by now. wo've 'ardly started. clues?"

"That's what I mean Molive,

I know they say the police don't need a motive, but fi does help." "And you know who has moilve?"

all events, "What do you mean

fatal?"

"what I say. It was in o00 or those books I was telling you about, only there it was a wife murderinger Jusband, Only thing is in that caso I died right off. But then they did way Mrs C. didn't "ave coough

of the polson to account for

dying the way she did, so

I was staring at her, aghast So that was what Nurse Cutler

had meant and what she had refused to explain to me.

"Are you sure of this, Mrs Hutchinson 7"

"Course I'm sure..

I

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TRAGEDY

Little by littlọ Britain hus given the Americans

treasuro · begand price

FBritain

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was

years ago the wealthiest land in A vast all the world. store of treasure in the Middle East was hers alone to exploit. The treasure? Oil.

not

by Robert J. Edwards

Thus America, which started admit defeat. Very wall," they out with nothing, ended. up, sald. "If you won't allow us to buy the concession, you, shali with nearly half Portia's oll.

Now observe how the Ameri- have a Canadian company."

olificida cana invaded the rich of Saudi Arabia. There is noth- ing improper in what they did. The 'fault the criminal folly is entirely Britain's,

Smoke subsided

So Canada moved Into Bahrein. But only in name, For

should bo' revealed 15 the

A British syndicate had the when the smoke subsided who concession to prospect for off in owners of. the Canadian- registered company but Standard Saudi Arabia, and, if found, to

Oll of Collfornia, Another asset exploit it.

This concession, granted by had been snatched.

simply But the greatest of all the Sultan Ibn Saud, was allowed to lapse. In 1028 it was losses was Kuwait, now cancelled. In 1833 Standard Oli

recognised

probably of California moved in with a biggest ollfeld on earth; richer than all the wealth of fabulous similar concession,

Texas..

The oll rights were ceded to Britain as the result of an act of conquest. They were eagerly granted by the Arab rulers in return for let her run on. i was ap- generous subsidies and arm. palled Because it was possible.ed protection against in- Marcus (I found myself think-vaders. Without this British ing of him like that) could have come back without being protection there would have been continuing WAT in heard or seen and slipped away

the Middle East. again.

A he had on alibi for the Safeguarded by these freely

frentics,

Britain fatal two hours ho was all negotiated

bogan the search for the right. But had he?

I heard my self say "In any treasure. In the thirties the Abadan. don't suppose he knew largest output was in Cuze. about propping her up, I mean? The great refinery was owned been Britain's instead of none. I certainly didn't."

entirely by the British people, "Well, dear, you wouldn't tell either by private investors the police if you did any more by the Government, which had

A Her than 'e would."

eyes, as

a 51 percent holding of the brown

as brandy shares. round and

never left my face. you say

that when you sor o'clock sho Was

at seven lying down and

course. But after

she

all

Encouraged

of

Now Baud! Arabia is pro- ducing 47 million tons of all a year. And all of it could have

Bahrein is

Q

$13

the

America was determined to get the concession from Britain, The late Mr Andrew Meilon, U.S. Ambassador to Britain in

The loss of similar sad and remarkable the early 'thirties, put immense story. Standard Oil of California Pressure on the Foreign Secre

United tary, Sir John Simon.

wanted to buy h Kingdom syndicate's concession in the territory. The British Government resisted the deal.

company

which took over the concession must be British registered.

Then, of course, seven years ago, trouble came in Persia. The right then, bar the coma, of trouble was er couraged by the insisted that ary

Americans.

Mr Averell Harri- there as the repre- mentative of the United States Government.

mati

BUDDLY she WHA propped up. Well, sho it herself, couldn't have done not if she was in a coma, and you know

She wouldn't have lifted 蟲 finger to 'elp took

It was ring, ring, ring 'erself. all the time with her."

That was true, too,

to a began look

blacker.

"Well, look at IL this way. Nobody could pretend Mr Cur- ingford's broken-hearted about

his wife. No blame to him, I but couldn't stand 'er myself,

'cr.

all said and done, 'e did marry And there's another thing -What about the will?"

"Was there one?"

blacker

Things and

Prove It?

went

Ho He told Dr Mossadeq, who following

aver is Prime Minister the murder of his predecessor, that he had perfect right LO natio allic

A great row flared up. At last the Americans appeared to

Almost fanatical zeal wha

ANDREW MILLON He spoke for Amarico-end kla company'get the oil,

Sir Jolin Simon at first resisted, then caved in to Mic Mellon's persistent demands,

Awed by Mellon's power in the United States-his fortuno and Influence was enormous and cowed by repented reminders of the vast sums that America had lent Britain the Foreign Secretary persuaded the Cabinet to agree to America having a 60 percent share Kuwait off.

Then at the stroke of a per Sir John Simon, gave away hall of a British possession more splendid even than the gold mines of Africa.

Which is the American

that

Into moved The Gulf Ou

shown by Mr Mollon in pureu- ing his objective. His case rested interest

America on the fantastic argumen, tha Kuwait?

had depleted her oil Company, reserves in the 1814-18 war ani Bilain owed her heterore whatever Kuwait had to offer.

Let's be charitable and say it was

Britain's refinery Just as "Just another Dulles Blunder"

Britain herself had nationalleed

her own railways and mines.

It was a false argument si c Persia Wis bound by solem the treaty to do nothing of the kin

favouren

"Now the only people in 'ouse, so far as we know, was Britain's Foreign Secretary, M

Morrison, you Herbert you and Mrs Deane, both say it wasn't you."

Mossadeq. resisting "Why on earth should I want Americans said no,

and

Th

started. to harm her?" I exploded. 'American pressure

Mies Hutchinson "Ain't you innocent? body makes a will whether they've got anything to leave or nol.

And then how do we know she 'adn't got anything? I don't believe be gets paid all that for those drorings of his."

"All

Every "You've just reminded me that

Faced with America: you need a motive for murder."

Mrs Hutchinson's gaze never pressure, the Socialist Govern- "Mr Ce 趨 nice ment, supported by the Tory wavered

doelded opposition,

against gentleman, ain't 'o?"

I was shocked into silence. armed intervention. Two years

Mrs Merton, 1 Hice Inter American mediators prv you, as said befgre. I wouldn't duced their solution to the crisis like to see you get into a mess. a solution that was accepted "What this house costs to run, I know it's the Back of Beyond, don't have to be Mr C

someone is Soy

arrested.lt by Britain.

Say

The solution: America shot but there's rates and taxes, and

Wouldn't

ldn't henceforth have a 40 percent nurses don't come for love they take Mrs Deane,

flime she's been share in Abadan oil. She chuckled, rather a horrid be the first

Well, under suspicion, sound, I thought. "Mind you,

W share should be whit'le dow a lawyer.to a similar percen ago. don't say this one wouldn't..

should go was left "That'll do Mrs Hutchinson." You know what lawyers are, what I slammed the drawer of the twist everything to their client's

advantage. Suppose 'e suggests France and Holland.

and Mr. Carringford 'ad tinue

met somewhere before you como

re?"

appens? She gets What about logerprints and motives? and

"You're talking of fiction," I reminded her. "This is the

truth."

"I never did see much fun in truth," was her candid rejoinder. sideboard. "I really cannot con-

It's

you

"Mind you, if I was the police I wouldn't be in much doubt."

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BEWARE OF IMITATIONS

this conversation. impertinent to be discussing our employer's affairs."

She trailed after me, draping herself against the jamb of the

door.

So He Says

Britain'

what

An

to

the world-beyond my own "It wouldn't be true," I ex- children, of course. It was ridi- claimed. "I never set eyes on culous. Why, I'd only known And met the man about a week. Mr Carringford until we in the register office."

yot-end pet-oh, he mustn't be "That's what you say, dear, guilty, he mur'n't be guilty. It's what anyone would say. couldn't the. I wired But could you prove it? Live to Mrs Hutchinson in alone, don't you?"

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the

to

fury.

the

... or

And who was the principai Mr owner of that company? natiew Mellon,

Did Dulles Really Mean

THE

To Sabotage Britain?

Washington.

THE withdrawal last summer of America's offer to Nasser to finance the building of a projected high dam at Aswan was deliberately engineered by Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and carried out as brutally and publicly as possible in order to "call Russia's hand In the cold war."

It was the withdrawal of America's offer of help which led Nasser to seize the Suez Canal in retaliation and which, consequently, led directly to the melancholy chapter of events in the Middle East since then.

This is one of From.......

the statements

contained in a

newly publish..

ed blography of

Dalk by John

Beal, an editor

*merican nows But mogazine.

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of Q famous

Rene MacColl

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Washington

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And Duller" "calculated .risk” rebounded on America's as, Britain and France,

Dealing with what followed, Beal says: "The big underlying reason why the U.S. differed from its partnders on the ap proach to Nassm was that the colonial' attitude, making ex-

ception toon

to the UNO char.er's

of force when Lng with weak or backward

nations, threatened the loss of all Asia in the cold war with Hussin for man's minds,"

Al the famillor charges of lusion" between Britain. Prene end Irral are repeated but now with the implicit authority of Dulles himself.

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Stupid Allies

given by cold wat; Why... did. Dulles turn vosled until nowy.

charge

be

gre d'affaires to the we (there was ra

Hote

ambassador in Washington st the time)

The tall Lantern

unnoticed, and, was taken

The Choice

Boal writes of the tenso mo

"The choice"continues author long 3. Coulson 'dr mong last summer when Nasser Beal was between letting him

to the

the President's study, hau been assured of 200 million down easily, through protracted dollars for the Aswan Dem from re-negotiation which came to

The in the presence the United States, plus another nothing, or letting him have Dulles and Colonel Andrew 200 million dollars from the straight. Since the issue involved Goodpaster (Eisenhowera chist

moro than simply, U.S.-doming'ed World Bank

denying liaison was Nasser money for the dam, &

polite and concealed rebu

hat Oc.obar 10 waE Je crites day "When Eden "? Fou have no work to do,"

f cavely on all her of the book Les

and Selwyn Lloyd in Fatis were "I do dulike ingratflood," she "Mrs Hutchinson," I told her, I mid "I have. I shall be gluk

vende propaglada offers," much of it is observed. "I'm only warning “I

recently if you'll leave me WAS only

- the fie' the

persuaded by Mollet and Pineau get on

He foll It necessary to you, Mrs Merton."

widowed.

to go slong on a plot, which with it in rence,"

stated to be based on direct in-

o it.vely taloa, French had already cooked up "Warning me against what?"

Mrs Hutchinson shrugged her terviews with Dulles himself

with the Israelis. No Amer! I was almost at the end of my All Nonsense? shoulders. "Just thought I was, and the book obviously has his by ct rather than by oral ex- lania tons, 31 U.S. tolerance tether. "If you are suggesting

doing you a kindness. she said. complete approval.

0: nations

can: was on hand to repeat the which feit that Mr Carringford is in any "And you've been living alone

“yu mark my words, there's way responsible for his wife's ever since? No one to keep going to be a murder trial here, The book is bound to have necessary os. y os of Wesen warnings already given and the death, let me remind you that taba

Und Well, and you don't want to on you, I mean?

serious international repercus- defensive alliatiere could not wavering British allowed thep

selves to be permiaded."; stons for 13 04 American brook the kind of Insul Nasser he was out of the house that then, you could 'ave met "im. yourself in the dock."

'E's always going up to London

There

isn't evening

remotest columnist points out "It not presented in these occumulated Going into Enderton to post to see an editor or something possibilty dunno. Mind you, I wounds caused by

only reopens all the half-healed and repeated unfriendly gestures,

Suez, but Well,

On the night of October 20 some proofs. I know. Well, the You Lived In London, didn't

"It was necessary to make the post goes out at 7.39 and he you

you?"

never polroned anyone, but you also cours great dollops of salt

demonstration

the grand (by which time the Israeli in wasn't back till 'alf-past nine. "Do you mean to suggest that do spend a lot of time in the into them."

acale-Nasser combined the vasion had started and ari ish- So he says!"

he and I that I

I garden, don't you? I've seen

Mediterranean Ficot. "What do you nican-50 he

It will probably couldn't tako i in, I simply you myself more than onec

as right timing, the right geography French Bays? I saw him myself.

What she meant of down where the couldn't.

foxgloves much uproar as the now now and the right order of magnitude movements were in full swing)

"occurred an torious "We went to the brink for a truly major gambit in the oce

event never ro happened to be in the hall."

The Pres! course, was either that Marous

Krow." "It's a shame," said Mrs had come slipping in like a "Do you imagine one can just of war antaviow

dont

took the Hutchinson compassionately. thier to encompass

Some ob- down · Natser só brutally - and handful his wife's drop a

of foxglove Dulles a year ago. "You being so funocent. Ie death

# that we had had an potals into or

dah and kill servers are already calling but without a chance to save face? like robbing a biind man agreement

"Why, when someone

book" kind of personet but you don't like?"

official Dulles White Paper, on Never ad much to do with the Nurse Cutter asked me to look demanded, pale with fury. " police, ave you, dear?'*

in on her patient that evening don't know much about it, but his Middle East activities. "I never had any occasion........” I told her at once that sickroom I imagine that any poisonous but once again the torrent attendance was not among my concoction would need cooling swamped me before I could r duties and refused to go."! up: anish the sentence,

"Well, dear, that's what's 50 I stopped dead. "Too. You You answer this one. What

suspicious. I moan, It's not mean, I am in charge, of was there to stop Mr Carring natural. If you told Nurse you kitchen. ford coming back before all wouldn't give an eye to 'er in- past nine and getting into her valid you room by the French windows That's common-scrise, suma :as she always keeps them open one and one make two. Then and proppin' har up against her when she was asked she could "And there's not so much us pillows and slipping out again? any it couldn't be you because a gas-ring in the ouse, barring There wasn't no one in the place you'd sold you wouldn't go near the one Mr C. brought back but you and Mrs Deane and the room."

for 'is wife's rdom a day or so both of you, in the kitchen-why "I went into the nick-room back, and the man ain't been wildn't 'oorn thing. when Mrs Denne - asked me." to fix it yet, Funny about Aving a nice little bit of say- "Ah, but who come, too. You artista," she added, too smo

, British, plot to seize the Canal, And Beal rates that as a couched his language diple- so, I daresay." She grinned in was never there alone, not ill with their ands. My Bert ud The Soviet foreign minister

Calro. gratiatingly.

United

calculated risk the "decision maically but forporally to conf- afterwards."

'ave, fxed it right away. You had been in "Even If there was a grain of "After what?"

World bavo thought

Mir States Intelligence reports con was on the grand scale com vey to the Britisher, the depth

Bileted truth in what you are saying.““

to of his feeling, Coulson had no on what offers he had perable in the sphère of Mrs Doina Trent... "After supper.

of war choice but I panted, astonished at my come down to ave er bite and "I have asked you once to mado-but Russia herself never the calculated rakst own feelings, "what difference you went up to take er places: leave me alone! I said, scarcely denied the Egyptian announce faces in Kores and Forma

most widely would it have made if he had Go straight up, did you?"

read

Blowert, Alsop, able to control my voice, "powment of a loan offer from So Dulles withorow this,

of the Didies books | propped her up? She might It may, sound, Incredible, but I tell you to go.”

Furthermord Nessor's not in an unthinking havo boen gasping for breath.”

I found

myself, actually | con-

people obrably I know where I'm not change of mind about the spood ne

that how done wrong, accusations seriously. Because she was gone, calling,masta. be undertaken, and his salaing of waitingly as possibin and by way

Halmoral?? and It was all nonsense, of course. Be seeing you

objections about conditions all of It was, I hadn't had anything:

was convinced, that the "consistent, and purposeful"; the both Well, ahowasn't goaping to do with Mrs Carringford's that she was already visualls For Dulles a moment of cold riak should be taken because policies of our files were

this experience at wiling in stupid and dishonest, This when you sur er batore supper death. Why should it matter to ing me in the dock. It was so war allmax had como, was: chef Lenstways,

(chi) diplomalle waters convinced theory of the crisis, (which dea, Ifald mo? But in my brain a litle: absurd I oughtn't to have given

be: servis-further examination, & vests the polico.And as for proppinst: clour, ; but // what about “hhot think of nothing else,

“ba studiad with pained alteration"

mitsudet to the with which the authors of ar poléoning - that onzi ba satade for And the answer, wie be

you

It's Fatal

ad your reasons In The Dock

But now the nasumption

growing (in Washington) that Egypt did not now want Wey

n help on the dam and would turn to Rumla.

Intelligence

would fail to make the really important point. It had to be forthright, carrying its

built-in moral for the noutrals 地 way that the cmolu at applied propaganda could not chos peq."

many:

Elsenhower man), Ignored protocol to tell the Engllatuman how personally and gravely concerned the war about the threat to podce

The President's angry clear

through at what by this Uing in know) from - intelligenca sourced was an Israel-French-

A deviza is used of blaming

sidering her well, practically; wanted.”..., She laughed and then will, which the project should thought at the ime, but as in« tavoitar while that Dulles"

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