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Simultaneously in Paris, London and New York last week appeared the book Clémenceau finished a few days before his death (TIME, Dec. 2). He called it Gran-deur et Misere d'une Victoire.* On one of its pages the Tiger growls: "May I be excused for having sought in these remarks the occasion for a homily? . . . Many people would perhaps have preferred anecdotes...
Grandeur. In his own book the Tiger appears to mean by grandeur that which he bestowed on Marshal Foch, and for which the Marshal, in Clémenceau's opinion, displayed base, hypocritical and pusillanimous ingratitude...
...Africa and India, is also a profession. Until very lately, the State of California maintained a hunter whose whole duty was to hunt and kill mountain lions. There still are official wolf-killers in France (TIME, April 7). And from South America returned last week Alexander Siemel, professional tiger hunter, with photographs of the adventures out of which he has made his living in the state of Matto Grosso, Brazil...
...Alexander Siemel ran away from home in Riga, Latvia. When he was 21, he left Manhattan for Brazil. Thirteen years ago, aged 27, he went to live in the jungles at the headwaters of the Amazon to mine diamonds. That did not pay too well, so he took up tiger hunting...
...Tiger" General depicts the fate of Fei Chen-O, a court lady who is claimed in marriage by the conqueror of her nation. When the victor sends his "Tiger" General to marry the girl in his stead, Fei Chen-O gets the general exceedingly drunk and stabs him to death in the marriage bed. Then, having revenged her people, she slays herself...