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DAB and FLOUNDER

By WALTER

FROM HERE AND THERE :

A Pen

Pal Left Her A Fortune

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TORONTO: Every week for two years 16-year-old Doreen Upadell, a chocolate girl at a Toronto cinema, wrote a letter about elly life to a 76-year-old rancher in trip west. Every Manitoba, whom her father met week the rancher wrote back, saying how lonely he was and how much her fellers meant. But one week he did not reply. Instead came a lawyer's letter-the rancher she had and left her the ranch and calle never seen had died *worth £7,500.

Just Spito

COPENHAGEN: A 38-year- old labourer, annoyed that his wife had deserted him, wrote her a malicloun letter and hang- ed himself on a tree outside her parents' house, where she was staying.

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Fruity Fire

at of

NEW YORK: Firemen recent- ly poured 300 gallons of water

lorry burning Zephysville, in the heart Florida's orange country, but the fire went on burning. Then they hooked up their hoses to n tank filled with orange julce- and the fire went right out.

to

'tix of thee." Nevada ured

money out of silver make its

divorces. The slot- instead of machine would, revive its silver industry without hurting. divorce industry.

Marry Or Else

the

NEW YORK: In Alaska they which have brought in a law taxes all spinsters 12 a year. further the Its purpose-to

matrimony and Institution of relieve the housing shortage.

Weather Talk

NEW YORK: Weather men all over Amerlen are getting L many telephone calls asking if the atom bombs are responsible for the crazy weather that they all been issued with this "Alomic

Drinks All Roundy-made

TOLEDO: Scared by a pass-

Answer:

ing mator-cycle, a horre draw- power is minor compared with atmosphere. full of wine bottles the energy in the ing a cari

through Atomic

a

explosions have little, jumped straight ground floor window into a room if any, effect on weather." in which ex wedding was being celebrated. Not a single bottle was broken. The carter invit- priest ed the newly-weds, the and the guests to drinks.

Divorce Unlimited

of

NEW YORK: Americans may soon get their divorces out slot-machines. Nevada, the quick divorce state, is considering Bill to Install divorce machines Vegas and other in Reno,

the divorce cities, to repbee machine-like courts which hand out final decrees to anyone who has lived for 42 days in the

the Bill state. Under

cách divorce-seeker would get a key upon entering Nevada. On the 42nd day the would insert 100 specially minted silver dollars into a slot-machine. Ills decree would drop out, while a record played-to the tune of Britain's national anthem-"My country

Australian Tea

experi-

After BRISBANE: ments

South Johnstone, Queensland, agricultural experts district that the are salisfled

for and climate are suitable commercial ten planting. They hope to overcome high labour costs by using mechanical tea- pickers now being developed in

Ceylon.

Films For Siam

flims.

BANGKOK: Slam is to see British In- twelve Gaumont

They

werc structional ordered by Mr Malskul, Siamese of State for concretary

when he visited

WOR

London recently. He Impressed by them that he ar- ranged for Siamese educational to see the films each officials

send their week. They will recommendations to Siam and prints will then be ordered.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1949.

MR. NICHOLS SEES

THE LIGHTS GO OUT

by GEORGE MALCOLM THOMSON

ALL I COULD NEVER

Spellbound by Vogt's hectic prose, the reader gots a picture : of a world consisting of little but eroding alopes, degenerating foresis, overgrazed ranges.

It is too calamitous.

Here's A Yarn

Of Love

Love On

The Ocean Wave

BE. By Beverley Nichols, how ugly the audience was), at picture, you keep in mind that. ANDLUBBERS as well Olive

Cape, 15s, 348 pages.

"P

ERHAPS because one has lived, some dog has found a home, some bird has been set free, some kitten has been Яtroked."

But in these words, almost the last in his book, Mr Nichols does him- self less than justice. His erusading zen] has had wider sweep than that.

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During the Glossy Age, through which he passed, a bright, industrious pilgrim, he

brush with had a Spiritualism, in which the spirita won by a knock-out, followed by an Into Buchmanism.

He attended a meeting (noling

which a young woman asked for his qutograph, presenting the her "guidance." Ifo signed below notebooks where she scribbled the phrase, "Stop Sunday Ex- press and take in the Observer."

After Buchmaniam came Car dening celebrated in a chapter entitled "Some men and some Pacifism, with flowers." Then

Mr Coward present at the meet- ing-to iss. After that, Anglo- German, friendship and Rib-

bentrop in « rage.

That was

villa

But there is no harm in being reminded that the earth is not going to support her fecitiess children out of pure sentiment. Particularly if, to balance the in spite of all the damage of foolish man, the world is still ende after decade. increasing its food output de-

NO PLACE TO HIDE. By David Bradley. Little Brown, $2. 182 pages.

♫

onc

to

SPUN BY KENNETH ROBERTS

Branch after her as old sea dogs, not to father had mot his death.

boys and girls, He, a Yankee, had been mention

reasonably unwise enough to fire should have smooth passage through of his antiquated guns at Kenneth Roberts's "CAP- the British full-rigged brig TAIN CAUTIOUS” (Col- Beetle. The gun burst. ling,, 96. 6d.) a

Determined story of love on the

avenge her father, Corunna, brave but ocean wave.

Readers who, in

rush, shook off the mate who loved her imagination or real- served have

Dan'l -- cautious ity, under sall will be at

Marvin. Her wilful- ness took her across Bradley measured the deadly slight advantage.

know the wide Atlantic and into radiations from the atom bomb They will probably

what is meant by the order, the tolls of the fascinating, at Budni. He brings back story which should cheer Vogt

them futtock double crossing "Get up up. For here is the perfect re-

(I may not be Stade. cipe for achieving "the in-shrouds." estimable advantage of a high quite word perfect there; death rate."

perhaps I am thinking of "Rise tacks and sheets.").

NYBODY depressed by Vogt's account of the slow road to world suicido might

glance at this pre-view of the quick, route, now to hand from America.

Bradley tells of the dismay of the US. Navy when if rentined that the contaminated target hips could not be cleaned with

and bad language. It was considerably sobered expedi-

tion that malled home. Leaving behind-what?

the last ing. The Glossy Age was coming to an end. He watched its lights go out while he sat on the terrace Maxwell's

at of Elsa Cannes. A perfect curtain.

Now, sitting on its tomb, he writes of its heroes with uncan- regret and unfagging excursion conled

sincerity power to amuse. His cannot be doubted: his timing The first suspicion that this could not be improved on. new rose concealed thorn

ROAD TO SURVIVAL came when, weary of milk-and- water

Vogt. Gol- William sharing. Mr Nichols re- By

tell all, choosing an lancz, 15s. 335 pages." solved to attractive girl and shady cedar-tree for the purpose.

TOGT'S theme is not his "If you don't mind," he be

Malthus said it long gan. "I'd rather turn my back

Boyd Orr says it while I tell you this Some ut now. Simply stated, it is this: it will be difficult"

If the human race continues It proved to be even ΠΟΤΕ to cut as much and breed as difficult than he expected, fast. if it will in the soll und Bradley thinks that somebody

"The gasp was followed by a

how the tree, if it will insist on might go back and take another By improvidently reducing its high-pitched Oh! Really the time I had turned round, denih-rate-then horrible thinga will happen. Eg.: War, Famine all that was left of her was

im shadow, fleeing in horror and Erosion. across the lawn."

Mr Nichols had shared too not. however, well. He did

with the Groups im- mediately after this revealing in- eldent.

ly

break

a

own.

010.

Vogt has, however, a style that is quite his own for com- nature municating the urgent of the human crisis. It is high-

melodramatic:

Is about time we stopped (American) con-

LIBRARY LIST scalping our

tinent.

ad

"John Jacob Astor the lifeblood

scape.

And so forth.

MX BROTHER DENY& Nicholas Monwarrat. Casecil, on 152 pages. An agreeably written of family ife in the

BECOME and thirties: fresh

unpretentious.

LONDON, By Robert Herrey. Dent. 209. 100 pages. London- lovern will find this "easy to read 2 adorned with water colours (by Phyllis Ginger) which all Can admire.

Ily

FAMILY ROUNDABOUT, Richmal Crompton Hitchinson,

273 pages. The inter woven fortunes of the Fowler and Willoughby tamilier, and the per- sonalities of their mothers.

ONE-HOUSE FARM. By Bay- mand D'Malley. Muller, 12s. 6d. 309 pages. Practical, it inexperi- ented, farmers Take a ghland crutt. Thats struggles anu triumphs.

THE "HAUNTING OP TOY JUGG. By Dennis Wheatley., Hutchinson, 12. 04. 291 pages. To appreciate the Bavour of this horror story it is probably neces sary to believe in the Devil.

squeezed

Coral reefs that had bleached out white. Little fish hat had radio-active and will par on their disease to the big tsh that eat them.

become

took at the fish near Bikini.

you

BOOK of the DAY by DANIEL GEORGE

STAMP NOTES

the 50th anniversary of the found- ing of the. Moscow Art Theatre with two stamps. The 40 kopecs blue shows singe curtain, while the

1 rouble violet brown portrays Constantino. Senzoviteh Alexiev, producer, and V. Nemirovitch Danchenko, play. wright. The two men founded the theatre in 1090.

RUSSIA honoured

The USSR has also issued two other sets of stamps. The first consists of six stamps for the Lenin Young Communist League. The other set three stamps and honours the in- ternational chess tournament held last spring in which the Soviets emerged victorious. The 30 kopees is ten blue, the 40k la blue-violet and the 50k is red-brown,

celebrated

tho

bl-

Captain Tal of the founding of

£

nt

Captured

from DAN'L kept,

watery distance, Sea Legs

watchful eye on her. He country's ANYHOW, whether or not had his

are able to follow (America's) interests

heart, too. what is happening aloft, you

Captured by the British, will soon find your sea legs as soon find your sea legs as he escaped from the hulks you pace the quarter-deck in Gillingham Reach, and— air of dubious and to lend an with the beautiful vivacious Corunna Dorman, historical distinction to who took over command of narrative which stands the armed merchant barque no need of it-made his way to France mud nugatorily interviewed Talleyrand.

In The Steps Of

Miss

YOU

Blandish

NEVER KNOW remarks out of our land-WITH WOMEN by James Hadley Chase. Jarrolds 9s. 6d. 208 pages.

me."

cogently: "A

frail

of goggle-eyed foro a bunch who takes her clothes off be drunks gets no sympathy from

This is an understatement. Recently the Government In-ITED in California and popu- This novel moves smoothly for vited us to rejoice that British

Inted almost entirely by ward from a torture scene (p. science had discovered an psychopaths

and degenerates, 55) to a glimpse of humanity answer to the tsetse fly. Better James Hadley Chase'o latest with "a kink". (p. 82) and so instructed by Vogt, we should novel tells how Floyd Jackson, to attempted rape (of heroine have wept. For (page 30) the black-maller and hero of tsetse fly, by preventing native story, populations from overgrazing, Cornelius acts as prolector resources.

a

in

A touching simplicity about this story leads me to suspect it is 'prentice work by Kenneth ("North-West Passage") Roberts.

A Pity!

my

MYSELF rather resent- ed the intrusion of an

In adult interest. juvenile frame of mind I thought the ending soppy.

Old faithful Dan'l, now skip- per of the True-Hearted Yan- kee board the Blue Swan, com- 73. Another manded by Corunna, and rescues hero) page the by

leads her from the dastard Slade, by sadistle outburst (p. 103)

Corunna thereupon suffers a un- us on to another attempt at rape (p. 133) which, since it is

sca change. Once hold and con not by the horo, rouses his in- templunus, she becomes a "soft a digantlon. If Jackson will restore

eyed girl, drooping, gentle, and This story is served up with on the point of tears." This sombre strain of thought priceless dagger to the safe of

cunning suggestive- The Inference is that she and reaches its climax in the section Lindsay Brett, he will be well a greasy,

ness well suited to the per-Dan't will now set up a home deep. Shiever headed The Importance of Dy-rewarded.

Tho

5000 com sonality of the morally crippled on the rolling Ing, in which "the inestimable advantage of a high death rate" plicated by the appearance of moron who is the supposed nar- my old timbers, that is no way to finish off a rolicking sea`yarn. whom Jackson rator-Q.M.T. receives its due meed of praise. Veda Rux, of

approached Gorman,

of important savoury theatrical agent.

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

#HAHA! GEORGE CAY THEY'VE GOT

TOUR FEET OF SNOW

# AND IT'S DOWN

BELOW

ZERO!

story 13

four

George Washington,

Port au Prince by issuing a commemorative set of stamps. The 5 centimes pic- lures Jean Jacques Dessalines and Simon Bolivar, "the three first presidents of the Western Hemisphere;" 10c shows Port au Prince's coat of arms; .30c, and the bust of Columbus anchor of the Santa Maria; 1 Kourde pictures Dumarsals Estime, the incumbent presi- dent...

The 30 centimie is the only air mall in the group.

RGENTINA issued three new

stamps

to mark the bi- establish- centennial of the ment of regular postal servico in the Rio de la Plata re alon. The denominations and central figures of the stamps are: 1.05 peso shows mounted postman on horseback; 1.20p. has 18th century calling vessel used to haul mall to the Rio de la Plata section, and the 1.00p. pletures a postman foot defying the elements.

Argentino Another recent stamp is the special 70 centa- green, honouring the fourth convention of Pan- American mapmakers.

The

VOS

on

stamp frames an enlarged map of Argentina on the con- tinent of South America, with a globe above far to the right. POUMANIA has released

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new airmali set consisting of three values. The 30 -tel red shows the country's em- blem and on aeroplane Dying over ofl wells; 50 1, olive, has a factory and oil well with á plane overhead; 100 I blue, illustrates modern types transport.

"Beautiful" Snow

BY KEMP STARRETT

of

WE HEAR THAT SOME FOLKS GET ALL THEIR FUN OUT OF SHOW BY HEARING ABOUT IT FROM FRIENDS MAROONED IN COLDER CIMES.

NO NEWSPAPER, RO CHECKS,

RO LETTERS IST AN AD TELLING YOU TO RUCH RIGHT

DOWN TO THE DRUG STORE."

ALD GET SOME OF HER CHILBLAIN CURE.

"YOW!

Garakt

LOOK AT TH

BLANKETY BLAIK STUFF COME DONAL

ONE MAN'S

MEAT..

* IT LOOKS

· AS IF WED

∙HAVE TO STAY ALL NIGHT.. CAN'T GET TACAR CUT OF YOUR LANE,

CHOW...THAT BEAUTIFUL, PRISTINE, PURE-WHITE MAN-TRAP THAT SNEAKS UP ON YOU AT THE WORST POSSIBLE

TIME.

Ledger Syndicals

["BOY, ON BOY.....THIS IS THE WEATHER.. LOTS

OF SNOW....EXHILARATING, BRACING AIR AN' ALL.... MAKES A MAN GLAD TO BE ALIVE

... IF HE CAN STAY IN A NICE, WARM HOUSE, THAT IS...*

"GEE, THIS KNOW MUST BE TERRIBLE THE COUNTRY!

WAY CAN'T THEY SAVE COME OF TIK DARN STUFF UP FOR LATER. CAY ABOUT

AIGUCT/" *B•R•R·•R•R•*

IC ANOTHER MANTO

POISON.

ON, WHAT FUN IT 1S TO SLIDE, ON A CHOR, CHOY SACARY DAY.