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August 9, 1941-

De Gaulle's

Book of TELEGRAPH

Prophecy QUIZ

"The Army of the Future,"

by Gen. Charles de Gaulle, Fore-, word by Walter Millis, J. B. Lippincott, $2.

1. Who was the first King

England?

2.

Of all the people in France, to Gen. Charles de Gaulle, now the leader of the Free French forces, the sweep of the German army hernas ils country last year must have beeri tnost gall-13. ing. Boven years before, Gen. de) Gaulle, then a mere captain, had) clearly foreseen the coming of mobile) warfare in armoured vehicles, and its consequences. He wrote nixout It In a brief book, "The Army of the Future,"

In general, it carried forward the heories of Gen. Guderian an tank) warfare. Germany followed

those!

theories (Gen. Guderlun has been tank expert No. 1 In the Wehrmacht). while France did not. France's de

4.

of

Latakia is a (a) town in Peru (b) kind of tobacco (c) white wine.

Which regiments are known as the lal Buffs (b) Blues? If you suffer from agorapho-j bia, you are frightened of- dogs, cats, climbing ladders, open spaces, riding in trains.

5. s quicksilver the popular name for lead, zinc or mer- cury?

6. Which of these words are

misspelt?--Zoppellin, scrim-¡ mage, oscilates, permanent, scabord,

fent was not so simple as that, of 7.

old-

course, but

ងក steking to fashioned army was an element in it. "The Army of the Future" has now been translated Info English, and,

makes very good reading. Ger

Cien, de 8. Gaulle outlines the panzer division) in clearer and more striking language thr

writer. military an any other only

particular the 9, one inporton! armoured division

Irt

different from the force he advocated seven

it should years ago-be thought have about 15.000 men. Experience) has shown that 10,500 inen make a more mobile armoured division.

What names complete these: phrases?-As wise as-, as strong as as rich as, as old as-

Peanuts grow (a) in water (b) on treas (c) on shrubs (d) underground.

The Minotaur was a monster of Greek mythology in Crete, it was slain by (a). Perseus (b) Theseus (c) St George

(d) Hector fel Achilles.

Particularly striking six panzer 10. Who said, "O liberty, what

crimes are committed thy name!"?

divisions only were used by the Nozia in humbling the French `auny. Six such divisions was, the number, advocated for France by the captain] whom the French ariny blerarchy) Ignored-Leonard Engel.

· Answers on Page 12

in

fact, the only criticism that this re- viewer could inake was that the in- ellents were not always followed up "Japan and the Third Powers" as far as they could be and that by Professor Shuhsi Hsu, Pub of them were unrecorded af

together. lished by Kelly & Walsh.

WEEK-END WIT

COINCIDENCE

At a certain convalescent hospital

for naval officers there was a par- icularly preity nurse.

One after another of the officers In- vited her out to dinner-only to be told by the matron, a very strlet in- dividual, that the rules of the hus- pital would not allow this.

One day, however, a new patient who had made the usual invitation, and had received the same answer, Bald to the matron.

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"How very unfortunatė, as I hap- pen to be her brother."

Indeed," "How very unfortunate replied the matron, as I happen to be her mother,"

·

THE HAPPY MAN "And so Betty is married at last! Who is the happy man?"

"Her father."

AND HE WONDERED! fle: "I'll

be utterly wretched, when my leave is up and I have to

Unck." She:

"Oh, darling! If I felt be terribly.

quite sure of that I'd happy."

POCKET CARTOON

"Now you no mention my name! Just you

well. any usually informed foreign' circles în

London

CONTRACT

BRIDGE

How

JOSEPHINE CULBER

Sacrifice Bidding

"DEAR Mrs Cullerison:

The fol- convention should be based on at fehst three curds in all the unbla lowing hand recently was

suits, but I would rather shade this

HAM

Actor:-"When I stand on the slage I see nothing, and am con- selous of nothing but the role I am pinying. The audience disappears i entirely!"

Listener:-"I can't blame the audience much for that!"

•

SHE'S GOOD

"Are you a good typist?" "O yes, I go to church every Suit- day,"

STEADY BOY

Prospective Employer: "Tell me, is the boy steady?"

· Lalu · Employer: "Stendy? If he was any steadier he'd be motion- lens!"

KEEN PATRIOT

A keen patriot, not content with digging for victory, also keeps a cow In his little paddock, Hs it worth

It?" a friend naked.

"Oh, yes," he said. "I sell what we don't drink ourselves."

"How much muk does your cow

Give?"

"About nine quarts' a day." "And how inuch do you sell?" "Oh," he replied, “about twelve quarts a day."

Hitler

POOR ADOLFI once visited

# Junalle avy, As he walked down the lie.ench lunatic gave the Nazi sulute and shouted: "Hall, Hitler!"

The last me stood stolidly to al- tention.

"Why don't you salute me?" de. anded the Füchrer.

"Your Excellency is making a mis- ake," came the reply. "I am the ceeper.

CLASS

The two rather down-at-heel actors! were enjoying a glass of beer to- gether.

"And what sort of audience did you have last night, old chapple?"

played in a friendly. game of or requirement, in the hope that my dinary contract bridge. The ques partner could respond with hearts,

in risk everything on finding spade asked unc. tion arose as to whether or not the support. As it happens, North would; final bid was a legitimate sacrifice or have responded with spades anyway, a long gumble to save game. This but this was pure luck.

was the hand: .

West dealer. North-South vulnerable.

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"West opened the bidding

audience," drawled the other. They

"Oh, classy, faddie. cinay

were throwing fruit out of season.” West's Ava diamond. bld was m-

FRANK BUT BUSINESSLIKE ,excusable. His opening preemptive

A midille-aged gentleman walked bid had been the launchnig of a cer- into the ladies' underwear department lain plan of attack and defence, of a large store and asked the young bis partner was Immediately inform cd of the general lay of the hand and could take appropriate action after her the four

spade | Tenched him. For. all West knew, East might be "walt-

i.e.,

dy assistant if she would help him hoose a present for his wife's birth- day.

"Certainly, sir," replied the shop

ing with an ax" for the four spade assistant. "We've some very pretty bit. The mere fect that he had things in cami-knickers. Would you passed to four diamonds was no indi-ike to see them?"

cation that he could not take caru "Yes, sure: but let's get my wife's of the opponents': bids.

present settled first,"

SCOT IN RAID

As un instance: the sithor quotes, acknowledgment) This Four volumes of this work have (without

the recently been received and read, newspaper's exclusive beat on They contain a chronological record Schurnorst picking up survivors of of incidents in which the Japanese the fishing ret which a Japanese and foreign Powers have clashed submarine shot up. However, he during the Sino-Japanese war and does hot mention the very interest- they have therefore a special valti stibsequent inquiry held here at the bg expert evidence given at the In that they preserve permanently

oil four diamonds. North passed, East in a convenient form a list of the command of, H.M. Government sensational happenings which have indeed, that in Inquiry was made nensed, and South, hot wanting to East had had the opportunity to "Never mind, Jock," said only so far been ventilated, mostly all.

be shut out of a possible game, bld double five spades and had failed to incompletely, in the press, and which have in many cases not been rellled' alleged trespass in British waters four 'spades. West then bld five dia-

satisfactorily.

STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH

**Oh, who will o'er the Downs with | " And the question springs unbidden

me?

Olt, who will with me side?" "The groom. Sir."

"The question, Hawkins, was purely thetorical. Use your imagination, man Suppong that this thomugi- bred portion of electrical horseflesh should take the bit between his teeth and volt ?"

“I'm afraid I don't follow you, Sir." "I thought you looked a trifle baffled. You're wondering why I'm feeling so remarkably spry this notaing. Why I uppear in rude and vulgar health.” **h no, Sir."

to your Hps, Where, ols where, is the hangover hallowed by tradition ? ***, "Not in the Trast, Sir."

# "Just to satisfy your morbid curiosity, Hawkins, let me tell you that last nigh: I stuck to gin-and Rosd'a Lime Juice"

"Of course, Sir. Rose's. How foolish of me?

"And now, Hawkins, you might give this bust a rub down while I make for my tub. And see there's a whacking big breakfast — something like those hunt breakfasts you sce on calendars,**

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Thus, West took it upon himself to visualize the combined holdings of The young soldier, a Scot, had just himself and partier, 'n feat beyond Dnished a letter when an enemy rald Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking the ability of the greatest player.starteil. with This was West's rend error. His "Shall I bother to address-it?" ho Hong Kong Club.

later bid of six diamonds - was not asked, with nock tragle air. "I Hong Kong Jockey Club, nearly as bad bdcause, by that tune, may never be able to post it."

Gloucester Hotel. friend. "You needn't lick the stamp

There were several other cases off

spades. inchiding firing on Customs cruker nouds and North bid five The fact that the recital of the here, which are ignored.

East and South passed, and West "Incidents," as they are universally Perhaps there were altogether too then bid six diamonds, North passed. called, almost always leans heavily many incidents for the author to East passed, and South doubled. The against the Japanese cannot be ac- cover, in his four volumes. As far as contract was set four tricks. counted for on the ground that the it gong, however, they are documents author of the volumes is a Chinese, which anybody with an interest in His facts are too well authenticated Far East Affairs will find worth add- to be dismissed thus lightly. In ing to his library.—0.

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"South believed that West's bid- ding was entirely tou reckless in view of the land he (South) held, the support given his hand by North, the fact that East continually -passed-and-therefore, t

could not reasonably have been expected to hold any of the missing aces or kings,

**We would appresinte your opinioni regarding the proper time to use a acrifice and if it was wärranted in the hand above, P.P.I., New York,"

West's opening bid was not ton bad, but his later bidding was far Tron admirable. For that matter, I do not thoroughly approve South's four sonde bid; it was somewhat too. dangerous for my taste. Holding South's hand I would use the "up- tonal" double. Admittedly,

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