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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1959.

Poverty The NERVOUS BREAKDOWN

Fountainhead

Of Crime?

T

London.

a more ingenuous age not so long ago men said that poverty was the fountainhead of crime. Stark necessity drove a man to crime. That, or resentment at a social order which apparently had no use for him.

wan the story told at Birmingham Assites when 70-year-old

On to this thesis, in time, was of ritorn. 11 grafted the opinion that to treat young criminal as a young criminni served only lo turn him into an old criminal.

In a way these were comfort- Ing thoughts, for they implied

Edwin Her- beri Cooper pleaded not guilty to murdering his 75-year-old wife, Lillan.

Edwin, the court heard, was a

that increased material wealth-gentle and kindly man. He and and sweet reason could in time Elitan were devoted, Inseparable. banish crime,

And mt, it was said, was why

in diet.

There have always been, of course, some old fashioned souls who maintained that many if not all criminals were either lazy or vicious and that punishment left of Society's them in no doubt disapproval of their conduct and determination not to tolerate t

Those people

branded were

in-

The fact that they were reparable, and because Edwin n doctor misinterpiel what had written on a prescription.

Edwin was suspicious about three telters the doctor had

prescription written ole The

MAIVAL"

suspicious Was

hed been the doctor

sus:- into The other week

gested that he should Ko have snorted with satisfaction Hegetal for a rest

that and

reactionaries.

they

must

n Sir Josep Simpson, Com- Lilian should go nway, too. misioner f London's Metro- The des was bikinkable. pollan Poller, submitted Ids They had never been parted. Anual "crime sheet"

They were not going to start It was the longrat, blackest now, crime record in London's his- Then Edwin saw the letters He asked tory. Indictable

had un the prescription. rocketed to 151,700, which was assistant at a chemist's store 17.7 per cent above the previous what they meant. The assistant "all-time high" In 1945. And didn't know. So Edwin Inter-,

offeners

PÉTER BURGOYNE'S.

the

News

was

From Britain

in

Increase of 21.1 per cent over the year in the number of the law showed that the under- world

nol lacking enthusiastic young recruits,

This, incidentally, than could be said for the police wiibye luck of recruits described by the Commissioner as a "erippling defciency."

was thore

Was

But the most disturbing part of the whole report was the Commissioner's wry comment that "neither the absence of read poverty

the

more pro- ressive melbork employed in dening with delinquents ap- pears to have done anything Teduce the volume of crime:"

A sale forest is that Sir Joseph Simpson's report must inspire an agonising reappraisal of Britain's methods of crime prevention. And a likely casual-

1/1 ty of this reappraisal is tangle of archaic, pointless, un- popular laws, like the betting and gaming acts, which have to be administered by the police,

M.D.U.

UT of grimy. bustling came a story

Birmingham

preted them his own way. They had something

menially

do with

to defective**

mentally detained."

or

Distracted. Edwin suggested a zuicide pact. And when Lilan told him the heat was mad he killed her with a mallet.

three letters, in fact, The

Vien- indleated "More Dicta drem,“ which means, "To be ased in the wanurr dictated." The prescription was for an

imameu.

Hit Sermons

ØLERGYMEN

here are con- stantly being criticised for kot kerning in touch with popu- lar trends.

Nutidy could throw that sensation at the incumbent of All Saints, Harrow Weald, near Lokam.

This up-to-the-minute cleric has issued a programme of ser-

he intends to preach each based on ahl number record breaking

mons

the froam

to touch the hearts of millions ital, My Fair Lady."

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A British Crossword Puzzle

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ACROSS

1 Privale coach (5).

4 He reviles others (0),

Musical Emperor (6).

10 The Mohammedian world (5).

12 Kind of paint (0),

14 Racegoers won't find

Park in the Io.W. (7).

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DOWN

"""Chocks the duration (8),

2 A len to know (5).

3 Cowboy fun (5).

5 Edge (4).

Gloomily angry (8).

this

7 Sends (8).

17 Unhydrated? That's clever!

(4).

16 Short excursions in the open

(7),

20 Not necessarily beery workc-

ers (7)....

22 Lamb but not from the

bulcher's (4).

23 Most beloved (7).

27 Fails to contact (8),

2710's" city in India (5).

30. Sundry plungers (6).

31 Financial chocks (0).

32 A product, of "22"

.likely (5),

The rallying cry of the, pro- pressive matron? (7),

11 One, air, of higher standing

(0).

13 Liqueur base (7),

15 Initially not present (4). 13tem (6).

16 How old we are (4),

20 Iron (6).

21 Many spectacles

with horn (8).

aro

24 Remark by a team? (5).

25 The chances are you'll win,

as likely na noti (B).

quite.26 Really paintable (8),,

28 Nautical reasoning (4). YESTERDAY'S GROSSWORD.-Acres: 3 Adelaide, 8 Opie, 9 Diarists, 11 Dlaposed, 13 Mere, 18 Restrain, 18 Steecuge, 19 Alas, 21 Energise, 25 Stoppers, 20 Sco-R 27 Nonsense, Down: 1 Wood, 2 Pipa, 4 Dais, 5 Lord, 0 Is-Sue, 7 Ensus, 9 Doors, 10 Aerle,. 12. Idea., 14 Rages, 10 At-one, 17 Nears, 19 Arsen, 20 Adorn, 21 Epee, 22 Eros, 23 Item, 24 Earo.

"M",

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Y doctor told me I was living dangerously," she said. "It's my nerves. You're a writer, you understand all about nerves.' I | nodded sympathetically; no need to disillusion a possible reader.

I remember thinking how brown she was and how finely-boned were her features. Her attraction was immediate. Like the other guests in the small Swiss pension I was drawn to her youthful brittleness. She demand- ed our interest with her vitality, her expressive hands, her exuberant voice, and her large dark eyes which, like a child's, gave us all trust. I was always ready to drop the book I was reading, or put the unfinished letter aside, to listen to Claude, who was so eager to make friends.

"I'm interested in people. My husband says I'm inquiative, but

i think people are often lonely a heart. I am. Oh, you don't believe me? My husband says I'm over-sensitive. I want you to meet my husband. He comes every Sunday to visit me. That by kind isn't it?

and #

I

"I have everything a woman could want. A benüiltul house wonderfully generous husband: It's strange, isn't it, that I suffer with my nerves, am here you underslond because the mountain plr suits me. My a passion for husband bas mountains. He climbs them. 1," she gave i self-conscious "I hate them- feur chuckle. them. I'm glad there is a lake

only Surrounded

by here. mountains I'd feel suffocated."

Every detail

And so she would babble on. Within five days I knew alinos! every detall of her 20 years. She was like a charming intelligent child, popular with all of us. She was French-Swiss and lived in a small town known ал yachting centre not for from Geneva.

by

KAY DICK

KAT DICK # prestad Cenerathe background

har flest novel, Sy The Lakamand at the Lycus Franzitse de Londres. Since 1975 ana has been a fr Tamen wilter coocialising in strielai about books and authors. lives in Hawgstand with twa dachshunds on two will

nevels.

George looked at me without feeling. "All true mountain lovers recognise each other,"

As 1 breame more friendly with Claude so did 1 become more friendly with George, or rather he spoke oftener to nie At the time I Eld not quite George's conversa- She spoke

her home realise that about town with pride. Her husband ion was, in effect, a string of

the Was

of manager

an questions about Claude.

insurance company.

"He comes from the German

part of Switzerland,"

"You're very interested in her

told me in great detail bow splendid she was,

"Of course," he said, "what really makes her my ideal woman is her passion for moun- lains. She's а remarkable climber-quite, quite remark- able."

I was astounded. I was also surprised when he greeted George As an old friend. "My wife never told me you were here," he said. 1 gathered that George was also a remarkable elimber.

"I was sorry to hear about your accident Sast year," George" sakl

The next day. I questioned Claude, Something about this Irio was beginning to disturb me. Claude prevaricated:, "Well... you Be.. she began, "we were on our way across, the gineler..."

"We?" I stressed the point.

Her large dark eyes never lett my own us she told me that although indeed she disliked mountains, her great love for her husband had enabled her to overcome her fears so that his elimbing,

with her at his side, should be a double pleasure.

No reason

I still don't know what made aren't you? I asked him. "Don't ne question George about the

Possibly she said you think we often make up our accident. about people? minds

Judge Claude had them too quickly from what they

from the Bernese Oberland, I love my home and hate being away from it. But must slay say and do?? here for the time being. My hus band says nountains cure ills."

All

ก

A token

OID

$7

HAPPEN?

that of-

"My husband has a passion for mountains,” said Claude. *But I hate them-I fear them

*

Read the fatal consequences—and judge whether today's story is FACT or FICTION. The answer is on Page 18.

Who

Late on Sunday

• night ther

bravakt

Claude's but-

year

band back to

the pancion

Bamo

"The bar of the rope must be mountain-elimbing might have

matter of personal judgment." had another end in view?

rap. George folded up his

This

I returned to Possibly, at that spot, I righ: Switzerland; not to the have readjusted the rope. can tell? It was one of those pension. I returned to another unseen crevasses which tripped lake, where the mountains were him up. Cinude and just crossed rather more in the distance. I was sitting in a cafe when I read The glacier."

the news about the death of a celebrated woman Alpinist white climbing the Matterhorn.

Then I asked in what

never

have

thought about asking: "Tell me. what do you do professionally?"

The police

because 1 asked George about

him evated answering mountain, telling George wus precise. Ile handedly about the proposed me. gave me u lot of technical expedition.

which I imagined he'd Jargon

"A tricky climb," he said, and in sume gol from reports

"I did not care for his tone, or amateur climber's journal.

Claude was was it that I had never cared for would appear that I was fascinated-and puzzled.

he said. "A less his harsh, impersonal voice? "Possibly," George said. "One careless," There was no sign of strain

of Accidents do,

Course, than her ene experienced climber about ber. 11er slender oval face should not anticipate

moreover I was should only observe. For in husband might have been killed happen, and was radiantly self-confident.

George was equally fascinated stance, you have an impression. outright. As it was he was laid subconsciously expecting it. Late perhaps I should

un Sunday night they brought of Claude which is probably en- up for two months," by Claude. A sturdily-built man

with Claude's husband back to the I began to feel uneasy with close-cropped fair hair und tirely different from mine. and intensely bright

Why, I didn't entirely perision. Ile was alive; a matter bluc eyes, yet both Impressions are based Claude.

uL some months in plaster, the She was still the same facts-what she know. George was oddly. remote. He on the same spoke rarely,

says, how she looks and so bright creature full of love for doctor said. and sal, like

on. We buth see her through our everyone. I tried to avoid her "If George hadn't been there spectator, listening. I had the

have fallen." confidences. I had no reason al we might both two dissimilar personalities.” impression that he was remem- bering everything Claude said. 1 George made this last remark all to doubt her love for that Claude was frantic. "It was my replied. "Checking information. did not entirely care for him.

sound us thought I was a most funny little man, and get her fault." She was distraught. "You like mountains?" unreliable observer.

continual insistence about it underestimated. We had

of the rope." Everyon Claude's question

Everyone in was une%-

the pension talk- became in itself a parody. More taken

"Yes, of Police," he said, "Nat pected.

ed about Claude. Her popular- than ever she sought my cam- reassured her conscience.

with them " "You went ity was

at all as exelting as mounjuin now I can hardly elimb them," George said.

as a token of pany. Even

climbing." "You must meet my husband. kindness and generosity. we say why I let my imagination get asked George.

sounded casual. actually "No," were all curious to see the hus- out of hand when

Circumstance, coincidence, in- You'll have much in common.

that "After them. I started an hour terpretation and imagination hearing Was it then that I first felt band whose virtues she extolled, shivered that Claude when speaking to

Claude's husband was a sur Claude's husband had planned a later. It was fortunate that they together often create

For a long time I George was on the defensive? prise. A mail man, 15 years her cimbing trip for both of them rested so often between stages. realty.

"Do mountaineers always get senior, entirely negative of per- the following weekend. Claude Happily 1 reached them at the wondered about the whole busi- on with one another?" 1 esked. sonality. Yet Claude appeared to pointed to the mountain selected. fatal moment." Ile was studying mess. Was it quite simple after all? Or did it really happen "Indeed, yes," replied George. adore him and he was obviously Across the lake it was, solitary, an Ordnance map.

"What did Claude mean about that dreadful thing which made "In what way? I distrusled devoted to her. He thanked me formidable. "I will please him

when me think that Claude him for no reason at all.

for being kind to his wife and so much," Claude smiled at me. the rope?" I asked him.

taken

on

BY. THE. WAY . by Beachcomber

means

THE

THE race to Paris, using every goes on, we shall have people crawled to his side, wild her

Inconvenient

of joining the Quler Seven, the shorthand book, he dictated his

in On

voice. angry Middle Five or lettous transport, ever roller-skates, Inner Six, the evidently inspired the apprentice the Upper Four without being Another man, who has not been coppersmith who is to push a invited. As an indignant poll able to find a way home for bed with a cashler in it for a tlelan said, "What right has three days, has been arrested for distance of 27 miles.

France to do what we are sleeping in the street. doing?"

"It all part of a carnival," says my paper. The questiui: now is: who will be the first recently qualised accounting machine operator to pull 4 wheelbarrow full of corks back Iwands from Dawlish to Sid- mouth? Carnival or no carnival, good luck to him.

Angry clubmen

Fun in Mayfair

•

CAT-

Was the elephant

consulted?

SİT,

where N Mayfair,

parking is an occupational disease, people who want to gain access to their homes or offices acros are debating whether to clamber something Hannibal over the ecried ranks of cars 2,000 years on.

DEAR So good reason why

an elephant should be hauled

the Alps because

did

of

aver

Even though

or to crawl underneath them. the elephant is wearing special Under a large car, the other boots to protect its feet, and c I cannot believe day, a business mati was found large nhat,

THE Impudence of the kind

of bounder who joins the in a very bad temper. He had that, given freedom of choice, great beast would have exclusive Nuclear Club without been caught by the hasp of his the

A chosen to do this. being proposed and seconded, breeches and immobilised.

Cui Bono. much less elveted. has fubber courteous official summoned his

-(London Expren Service). Casted the members. If this secretary, and when she had

All Combinations

Are Cared For

THE Rubinow brothers

of

New York are probably the outstanding pair with that re- letionship-East's-threo-club. blú

WEST 4854

KJ94 Q0754

+3

NORTH AKJ78

7852

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4A98

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Pass

was designed to upmol. m but

JACOBY BRIDGE

on

I will give the play in full be- fore commenting since it is an exaraple of Dawless technique.

Morty won the opening club lead. In his bend and played two rounds of trumps stopping in his own hand. Then he finessed the diamond, cashed dummy's king. relined to his own band with a trump, discarded a heont on the diamond pce, entered dummy with the ace of clubs, led a heart and need the ten.

West was in the lead and had to eliber give Morty a ruff and discard or lead away from his king of hearts,

·

was

The

posse diamond necessary, so that there would be a trump left in dummy when Work was thrown in the lead but the roally Interesting playing was when Morly drow, only two rounds of trumps,

all it did was to give Morty the If he had playrxl, three rounds clue as to how to play the hand, before taking the diamond fincang

he would have been forced even- tumbly to lead the first heurt from his own hand. This would not have hurt him since West held both the king and jack but Morty: was able to guard akainst all Heart combinations with his piny.

♥÷CARD Sense R♦

Q-The bidding has beers: South West North Kast

FALL 2+ Pass

14 7

You, South, hold: SAKOVO VÉLEZ 411998 SES

What do you do? A-Pass. You partner may well havo a boat and you have good #atense úgainst diamonds, “

TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding in the same as in the question just answered. You, South, bold: MAX946 VK55 439 SK B7

What do you do now?

Answer on' Monday

he

"Routine work mostly," ha

"I'm on Inspoelor."

just

I

"Inspector?"

an un-

Her husband-stated the paper -himself an experienced climb. er, was unable to nave her; he had just talcen off the rope.

Yes,

Claude whose death I read about. It made me wonder all over again. I am wondering still,

It

AWES

DID IT REALLY HAPPEN?

YES NO

Put u tick against your choice in the space above.

-(London Express Service),

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