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PORTRAIT OF THE NEXT PRIME MINISTER

WHAT

IS HE LIKE TODAY? Russia has two

W

HAT has happened to the Red Army that our well-equipped troops met on the Elbe in 1945? Then our men sent home impressions of disorderliness, untidiness, stupidity, and primitiveness. They say busincaslike tanks mingling with horses and carts.

They met infantrymen whose reputation for a rather dull stub- bornness, mixed with surprising recourcefulness, had gone ahead.

Today, behind the curtain, that strange army is reorganising. Experts are agreed that it has 175 fully manned divisions, com pared with the eight that Britain and France have in Europe.

But the main threat to the West 1les in Russia's 10 armour- ed and motorised divisions that would be the spearhead of at- lack.

armies—a spearhead

and a lumbering mass

coming along behind

-says LIDDELL HART

in 'Dofonco of the Wost,'

Russla ended the war with Heavy transport aircraft now

of one

the best tanks the being produced in Sovict fac- T34. It had two inches of armour, torlea may All that odd gap in a three-inch gun, a speed of 34 their Inst-war forces-airborne miles an hour, and a low, hard- troops. Although they were the fo-hit silhouette.

frat to put their troops into

used them in battle. The prob-

Typically, the CTCW were parachutes, they have still not For the Russians have two cramped and the instruments able reasons are that they had too armies the army of quality and poor; but it was fool-proof and few transport beroplanes and too the army of quantity; the spear- suitable for their rather simple backward a technique of navi- head and the lumbering mans. men and for the test of battle. galing.

Submarino fleet

Their 1950 weapons are likely

Sined the war they have lind in be good. The Russians began German technicians to help with better rifles them. Even without them, dur- the last war than the Germans. Their ma- chine guns were as good. Their for, they kept ahead in THE Soviet Navy is worth tank design and production. It mortars, looking as though they is wise to reckon that they are it has only three battleships. mention becaum, although had been made to the vitluga

now at least keeping their old some nine cruisers, and perhaps smithy, were handy

and occur rate of progress in design. They ED mostly out-of-dinte destroyers,

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Derters

Sitting

14

complaining under 121 National

Health Tresurance Act

are stretching a scheduled 15- zulate call

by such

[out?

requesta

"W you look at Tommy's

Baby's had

Testless

2. Muthern lumbigo

And again."

FULLO,

H"

doctor,

there

you are, That's me catarrh :

coughing:

My

Cough, cough, cough and

KRecze, steeze, sneeze, Pains in stomach, back and knees.

Doctor, doctor, don't depart, Listen Arst to mother's heart; Bang, bang, bang and thump,

thump, up,

Crash, bang, wallop, bump,

bump, bump.

Doctor, doctor, plenze etne bark, Father thinies he's on a rack: Rheumatism's got him fair There and here and here and there Screws and gout and sinovits, Chaisy elbows, brositi Hear um tum his fingers back. Crickle, crackle, erickle, crack.

Doctor, doctor, half a mo', Grandmammu has vertigo;

ound and round and round

she whirl

Like a troupe of dancing girls, Barging into this and that,

Treading on the pussy eat. Smushing tea cups in a twhile; There's another Tinkle, Gnkie.

Deeler, abetor, don't go now Grandpa's got the gripes.

and how Though we told him it was risky

Eating musscis after whisky. Hear him us the pain gets worse! Curse, Hear him swearing.

curse, curse.

Doctor, doctor, don't go yet.

Though you may not be a vet Why does over pant for air

With a most peculiar stare? Is it rabies? Is he mad?

Is he only feeling bad? Hear him growl at baby's prattle,

13 he dying, rattle, rattle?

Heave Ho

"A sure sign of boredom in middle-aged married couples is when to wife in constantly shifting the furniture about."- From an riicle by a domic Eleuth.

WHAT shall we do tonight?

Radio, read a book, or the

to pictures?

With your help I'm going shift the sideboard,

on the Fence....by

NATHANIEL GUBBINS

What's the matter?

I've strained my back Du tron goodi,

1444

efruggle against dire circum-

stance.

#frutic

Now, of course, we're

staring into The Young Man's

vacant eyes,

"The same could be mid of

he Answered, the

women," staring back at her dull, stupid face and flat figure.

Hitler speaks

THE report that Tiller Tin Tibet in confirmed

knowe

are also likely to be keeping to it has two alrernft carriers and their old policy of the mass pro- 250 submarines-The largest duction of one or two simple submarine fleet in the world. types of tank. In the war this technique was n great help to rapit output in quantity.

Panzer types

Now that they have German achnorkels, German experts, and component parts for building many more sehnorkels, they can threaten our seaborne supplies. T German panzer had a

Beyond that in the possibility dozen different types of armoured vehicles, which great carriers--in attractive idea to a of developingt submersible troop- |ly complicated the r:pair

Power without command of the spare Ports problem. The

sen. An undersea appronch, com- Indance advantage would bined with an airborne attack, seem to rest with the Russian tank polley.

گردی

and

might be formidable.

in

Inexperienced

amphibious operations

Russia's sharpest

wenpon

His answer

In the air, where it la more But so would be the difficulties difficult to hide things, Kusdan for a force progress las more obvious.

Their output torny is the highest in the world; but it is remains the armoured spearhead mainly of light

of her ariny. That must remain ground CO-

the target of Western defence, You're getting damned perfect and have no the following extract from uperation and training typen.

As with their tanks, produċ- a speech in the well Come on. Heavet

existence that

tion in helped by simplicity. Most there's nothing to laugh at. No manner heard by there who can

of their aeroplanes are of wood. contrasts, no conflicts. Therefore fun in to Radio Lhasa:—

Britain'o Der Tibeten stinkett,

Russia's big handicap is engine WHAT of

Army? no art, literature, or music.

Tibeten reeken Der Tibeten design, in which they have been Liddell Hart says: SCRAP slakenselmellingschweinhund greatly helped by their purchase CONSCRIPTION. Rebulid nine Iss. Der Tibelen reckensin-of Rolls-Royce Nene jet engines or ten. high-quality divisions kenschmelingschweinhund from Britain. Several new jet from an army of 250,000 regu- Mein nationen exhausted iss. fighters have been seen travelling lars. Let them be in a state of at more than 600 miles an hour. Instant readiness to deal with a Freely translated it means from

They are probably concentrat- spearhead attack. Tibet stinks,

What's the matter now? Dropped it on my toe.

It' soon get better, Come

Ifcuvet

"Why did they call him Subit Ah! Is that where you want Cripps asked The Girl.

"Because he was an ascette, Vogtetarian. Teetotaler given to preaching

Yes. That looks better.

Can 1 read a book now? When we're shifted the piano, Not the pluno?

Yes.

Hedve!

Come on. Oh! Cripes! What's the matter now?

pulpits."

"Then, why did they make a religioua, wworldly

like

that Chancellor aj the Exchequer?"

"Because all religious people are clever about money," said

I'm feeling sick. I think 17 u to ded.

Not till 1 on. Come on, Hravc! The bed in my dreasing-room. The Young. Man, "It's one of My own little bed.

life's contradictions, But Saint You can't. Ine shifted it. Crippa was a bit too clever. JI destroyed the Britch ebarneter,"

Come on.

Iicduct

Unofficial

(1)

Der

(2) Hitler's patience is ex-g on atum bumber interception, although they have developed haunted.

new long-range bombers. Which is not surprising con- lering Tibetano wash only

saice a year.

Reasonable pay obtained from the savings on conscription would soon bring volunteers to the Army; and there would be money

• Defeure of the West" is left over for more tanks. |published by Cassell, price 12s. 6d. -(Lotulon Express Service)

London Express Service)

C.V.R. Thompson reports the U.S. scene

*** still have character, I hope," cold The Girl.

"You hope, but you haven't," Twas question time in the said The Young Man. "It's House and the Hon. ana dilleuli to believe now. But my member for Laughing-Up- before the decline of the Britis

Two years ago the people who need them, aaled the Under- people, beginning in 1950, there Your-Sleeve Secretary for Foreign Affairs; were real men and women of Washington, the Pacific DUCATION: Lee De Forest, OUSEWIVES were promised

this country. They fought for coast State, not the capital, inventor -ut the their rights and ex'stence

nevoted in iL knowing the penalty of failure was extinction. The result was grave plan. Today they are they had character. They in-signing petitions to be given vente i things, produced things" in second chance to vote on

it at the autumn elections. "I can't tee hou Cripps stopped them," said The Giri,

NEW YORK. any special privilege In the SECURITY: Police in Kansas City will now be required But William Pennock, author to forswear polllies. To keep AMERICA'S only Welfare State, is to on selici. A State has almost hud of the plan, will campaign for their jobs they will have to bigger 1 better 5ênents, in- sign a pledge not to support a enough.

cluding telephones for ull party or solicit funds for cari-

cates in the elections,

Now

that the British Government has voted the Sum of £3,750,000 to The Government of Burma, does the Under-Secretary agTED that this is the proper time for the Prime Minister of Burma to say, Thakin No?

cradle-to-the-

superhel that two Intriguing develop- muho, hay announced a plan to ments were on the way, Tomato

for all the crime and

sauce, prepared, mustard, and atone

may won bo or stories his invention is jams and jellles bringing to American children. put up in tubes like toothpaste le has raised enough money to co they can be squeezed on to produce recorded programines, the plate. which will be sent out free' tu any station wanting them.

And zcientista are in the middle of experiments which For young people his pro may cause tinned vegetables to grammes

trans- will feature

tasto just ng good as fresh, It missions on the world's great books and history. For the very will be done, if their experi

aro tinned.

It ia rat the cradle-to-the- UNDER-SECRETARY: "Cripps stopped them by grave items-from a layette for

new-born Although the Hon. and funny heavy taxation," said The Young every

baby oni o of in State

grant of £35 toward member is the unlicensed clown Man. In the levelling of the House, it is regrettable comes the people who produced every citizen's funeral expenses that he should make a elly and the real wealth of the country--which have caused so many

ments work out, by adding a there will be musical young disheartened, There people to change their minds. obvious joke at the expense of became

What they

object to are the parties, folk and nursery tales. ttle subtilin, a drug related to thu head of a friendly foreign was no reward for their work.

I they

were gifted and in-abuses of the relief and health Luter Mr De Fora's group will penicillin, before the vegetabler State.

do the same thing for TV. dustrious they were no better systems. HON, AND FUNNY MEMBER: of than idle fools. So inven-

VIATION:

Jones,

to Harold

USED of

THEY

laugh at Public assistance, which in- Tlakin Nu

Writers tors didn't invest

one of the five men who F.D.N. for saying that after Painters didn't eludes money for films, news police America's didn't write.

the war there would be 60,000,- civil aviation, wnves papers, permanent

000 paint.

Well, off to Britain soon to is

American Jobs. inspect the Comet. The ive are not Washington's official estimate is one unable to find work.

will be more thon American that there And everyone on public as positive as some

at work by that it will be 00,000,000 people plane makers fre THEY used to call him Saint

before jet midsummer. "Is that why we have nothing assistance is entitled to

five years or more inedical care. Cripps for Merrie England,"

liners are In commercial ser- the said The Young Mon of the beller for entertainment on the

Washington's Governor, Ar- vlee. Jones will decide, on public television screens year 2050 to his Girl Friend. the Atomic Bottermakers Band thur Langlie, an opponent of basin of his inspection, what re- "Satirically, of couran,"

Actors didn't act...

and

Forward glance except in private, of course, transportation, is pald to any

"Satirically ineaning

Nothing worth while has been done since 1080."

than

that 48

Booming business in all but

a few Orens caused Robert

and speeches from Shakespeare the now deal, said that it is ulatschs jet liners will have Goodwin, Department of Labour

a third-grade civil servant?" bankrupting his State. Elo esti to abide by before operating on they by why." sald The Young mates were being funny?" asked The

percent of U.S. air lines. Girl.

Boes in "They're all incompetent, Washington's Income Man. "Yes," said The Young Man, unpaid amateurs murdering the benefits.

"We have gone beyond the But I've just had my supper. "though we don't understand work of dead men"

today. "The dead men of yesterday Socialist Bystem in Britain," he U.S. It'll help your digestion. Come what the word mean

I am not plugging longer wear cocked hals. They Heave!

. Satire

was based mainly on sec1n more alive than the live said, "and people's imperfections and their men of today," said The Giri, o Briush system. If there is have not done so for years.

on.

Ow!

NANCY

HAVE YOU MET

THAT NEW

SPANISH GIRL YET?

See, Si!

NAW --- AND I'M NOT INTERESTED

THERE SHE

15 NOW

EGGS

By Ernie Bushmiller

[NIFORM: A deerce has gone out from Washington that

naval officers will

510

job expert, to give out his most optimis.ic forecast in months. But to those who used to laugh him has at F.DR., Goodwin warning-there will soon have to be more than 60,000,000 jobs because of the speed with which the labour force is growing.

DONT JICH IT)

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