SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1927.
RUSSIAN'S SUICIDE. WEDDING SURPRISES
"TO-MORROW IS MY FATAL DAY."
TRAGEDY IN LONDON.
BRIDES WHO STARTLED ·
SPECTATORS.
ARTIFICIAL ORANGE BLOSSOMS.
All her young life a girl looks forward to her wedding day.
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Then the mollified bride agreed where they continued to Jazz In to allow the ceremony to take fine style while the marriage.ser- place. A little later the happy vice was read by a police magis couple left the leafy bower arm trate.co
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EARLDON CLAIM.
DEATH OF A SCOTTISH TUTOR.
in arm, and wreathed in smiles. One thing, when you are "led One day a man entered a Lon- a dance" before marriage, you don registry office, and tried to at least know what to expect SECRET MARRIAGE STORY. palm off on the registrar a woman afterwards!
stituted.
When told he must get an
system.
taken out the licence. other than she for whom he had It is strange how the sense of The tragic death of a young
humour of some jokers will ex- A remarkable claim to an Russian named Serge Fitzgerald,
He was indignant to discover press itself in the grisly and the aridom, abandoned after much 16, a motor engineer's appren-
that marriage licences, once horrible. Upon leaving the litigation is recalled remarking, "To- feast of colour; something to re- taken out, cannot be used to wed church after their marriage a funeral of Mr. Alexandre Grant, by the tice, who, morrow is my fatal day," left his member with happiness while she any woman in the way dog Bristol student and his bride at Farnham. Surrey, where. he lodgings, and, after seeing a sen lives.
Nothing of ill-omen must hap He had broken off his engage students
licences hold good for any dog. received a shock. Twelve medical had been living for some months sational play, jumped in front of a train at Victoria Underground pen before or during the cerement with the woman he had formed, for the newly-wed pair Wildeblood.
white jackets had with his son-in-law, Mr. J. P. station, was investigated at West-mony. Scrupulously she performs taken out the licence to marry, to pass under a "triumphal"
all the little superstitious rites and brought a different woman. arch of human bones. Half-way old, was, formerly a
Mr. Grant, who was 80 years minster Coroner's Court,
Scottish Park Road, Harlesden, was iden- even remotely suggestive of satiname be crossed off the licence, the couple were forcibly stopped title and estates of the Earldom
The boy, who lodged in Craven which tradition ordains. Nothing
He suggested that the old through this gruesome archway, tutor, and in 1925 claimed the thed by Mr. John Classon Drum- ess or pain must be allowed to and his new financée's name sub- while a photograph was taken of of Seafield. His statement alleg mond, of Bridge Lane, Golders figure in the festivities.
It is strange, therefore (says a
the scene.
ed that he was the son of a Green, who said he had been his guardian for twelve months. Writer in the "Weekly Mail), to other licence--and also wait 24 grace to apologise for their thigh- Viscount Reidhaven, afterwards 1. The practical jokers had the secret marriage in 1846 between Fitzgerald's mother. a Russian fouts those occult laws which amazing.
find here and there a girl who hours his angry eloquence was bone foolery, and the bride gor-7th Earl of Seafleld, and-Caroline woman, was separated from his most of us hold in awe.
He told the registrar gave them, but the incident Stuart, daughter of the 11th father, who was 1 Melbourne
One young bride was married in tape of our present marriage of future happiness, at the very licly married in London in 1850. what he thought about the red wasn't a very promising augury Baron Blantyre, efterwards pub- solicitor, and she was at present artificial orange blossoms, which, an inmate of a mental institution adorning different heads, had al-
beginning of her married life.
Mr. Grant abandoned, the claim at Epsom. Witness became the ready been before the altar no
A Widow at Nine Years of Age.
Tragic Secret Marriages. last September. During the pro- boy's guardian because he was a fewer than seventeen times.
In a divorce case in 1912 the It was not good humour, how ceedings in the Scottish court one member of the General Council·
The fate of seven of the wife proved to be a child of ever, but spite, which made feature of the claim put forward for the Assistance of British Re- wearers of the bridal wreath had fourteen. And not very long mother in the Midlands apoll her was that Mr. Grant, his four patriated from Russia. The boy been disastrous, But the girl ago a girl of fourteen, carrying daughter's wedding.
daughters, and one visited his mother in the asylum seemed to regard this ominous a baby, came into
grand- court for a The girl had arranged to daughter inherited n notable fortnightly.
The Coroner: Was he depress- her wedding.
fact as adding fresh romance to separation order against her hus- marry her lover in secret, but characteristic of the Blantyre band, who was a messenger boy, the mother discovered their family a tendency for the hair Less easy to understand was What must hav been the feel- plans, and determined to have to change rapidly in middle age Witness: It depended how his
the freak of another maid who ings of the clergymen when they revenge.
Accordingly, she ar- from an original yellow or auburn mother was. If she was well and insisted upon being married in the officiated at these baby weddings. iranged to have a memorial ser- shade to a dark shade-but the they had a normal talk together wedding ring taken from the Years ago, certainly, warda in vice conducted in the church on court held that such evidence was he was all right, but he was not se hand of a seventeenth century Chancery were sometimes mar- the marriage morning.
inadmissible. if she abused him. Last July murderess. Its present wearer ried at the age of nine, and in!
When the bridal party arriv- The present holder of the peer- his mother made four attempts on was so proud of her grim posses some cases even at five. ..her life. Dr. Drummond added sion that she permitted para-
ed, they found the church drapage, against whom the original Moll Villiers, daughter of the 'ed in solemn black, and Chopin's action was taken, is the Countess that Fitzgerald was A lively,
"Funeral March" being played of Seafleld, who celebrated her high-spirited boy, and very sen-
on the organ. The poor young coming-of-age last Easter Sun- sitive.
bride was so upset by this weird day. She succeeded her father, setting for her wedding that she the 11th earl, a captain in the fainted dead away.
Cameron Highlanders, when he' was killed in action in 1915, and is the youngest Peereas in her own right.
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The coroner said that on the day previous to his death Fitz-. gerald had purchased rather ex- pensive theatred tickets, for
stall for a per- formance of "Dracula," at the Little Theatre costing him 7s. 6d. Asked how Fitzgerald was off for money, Mr. Drummond repli- ed that his wages as an appren- tice were 11s. 5d. per week, and the council were allowing him 25s. a week, in addition to which the boy knew he could have more from witness if he required it. Being a Russian, he could not keep money, and would spend a pound the moment he got it.
The Coroner: "Dracula," the play he went to see on Wednes- day, is rather terrifying, is it not? Witness: "Yes. He was fond of morbid Russian books, but he took an interest in Marryat. Fitzgerald left his lodgings on Wednesday morning, ostensibly to go to work, but did not reach there. Instead, he borrowed £1 from a Russian lady, making as false excuse, which, in witness's opinion, showed that he was upset mentally, as in his normal con- dition he was the most truthful boy he had ever known.
Mr. George McManus, creator of "Bringing Up Father," is here shown holding a unique piece of sculpture fashlened by the noted Swedish sculptor, Carl Anderson Hallsthammar. The figures are "Jiggs and "Maggie" and they are carved from a single piece of wood.
first Duke of Buckingham, was not merely a wife but a widow before she was nine.
Charles Jenkins, of 'Archer Street, Bayswater, said about 11.15 on Thursday morning he saw Fitzgerald deliberately jump graphs relating to its history to in front of a westbound train at appear in the newspapers. Victoria Station.
But the biscuit for the morbid Fitzgerald's landlady stated in marriage was certainly taken that on Wednesday he borrowed by Germaine de la Beissiere, a Gd. from her and took his attaché French actress, who elected to be case with him. He did not re- married in black. turn. On the previous day he The bridegroom must also have had remarked to her: "To-morrow been a cheery soul. Considering veil.
what followed, he ought to have is my fatal day." thought it was a joke.
It was in Derbyshire, that an other mother, who objected to her son's match, created such a disturbance during the ceremony 'that she had to be ejected from the church. Whereupon she trotted hot-foot home, mutter- ing vows of vengeance.
When the wedding was over and the bridal pair came out of church they found, instead of a greeting of confetti--all the young man's belongings deposit- ed upon the church steps! And before the gate leading into the churchyard all the wedding pre- sents,
A certain Mr. Spohn eloped with a Miss Brown, and it was hoped by both parties that the affair had been kept dark, The secret marriage passed off with out a hitch the couple went on their honey moon, and afterwards returned home.....
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COMING EVENTS ÄNNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL.”.
Entertainments.
June 4-Queen's Theatre; "Pretty Larlies."
Live Ghosts."
June 4-World Theatre: "Three
June 4 Star Theatre; "The Top of the World."
June 4-Dinner Dansant and Ex- hibition Dancing at Cafe Restaur ant Pa-isien.
June lanko's European Circus, Hunghom. Kowloon, 9.15 p.m. Matinee 4 p.m.
June 4-Ten Dance, Cafe Res- taurant Parisien: 4.30 p.m.
anre at the Peak Club in aid of June, 10-"Squinkettes" perform-
Lady Clementi's Fund and M.C.L. 9.30 p.m.
Entertainment
Sporta..
Lammerts Aretlona. June 8-Piecegoods firm of Sang Messrs.
Kimberley Road. Kowloon, valuable
Their secret was out, however, Next morning a number of their friends turned up in merry mood at Mr. Spohn's office while he was at work, and made him a June 4, 6-Fourth__ extra race prisoner by placing him in Irons. meeting of H. K. Jockey Club, Then they dragged him to an Happy Valley Race Course, 2.45 empty lion cage that was, waiting.. without, and securely fastened June 5-Baseball at Happy Val-{ him inside.
y diamond. All Star Filipino Next they drove to Spohn's private house, where they Team v. U.S.S. Helena, Happy
Mr. Term. v. All Hong Kong. 4 p.m.
June Baseball. All Filipino made a prisoner of Mrs. Spohn, Valley Diamond, 4 p.m. A picture that etches itself putting her inside the lion's cage deeply upon the mind is given to with her husband. The affair Kong Baseball Assen., Happy Val- June 11-First game of the Hon't us when we read of that little was a brutal but well-organised lev tot romping in her garden and "rag." climbing trees in her widow's
The procession, headed by brass bands and followed by Loong (in liquidation). A marriage in Boonville, Mis-great crowds, paraded the prin- Lammert Bros. Sales Room, noon. Witness been consistent, and blackened his souri, a few years ago, made a cipal streets of the town,
June 9-At 7. Torres Bldgs; In recording a verdict of suicide face for the wedding ceremony. big stir. Mrs. Campbell, small, amused spectators wildly cheer while of unsound mind the Describing marriage as "a girlish, and only sixteen, was ing the unfortunate prisoners.
household furniture, 10.30 a.m. coroner thought the boy was not tragedy for which the mind married to her third husband.
Meelings. responsible for his actions owing should be adequately prepared" This girl, who was divorced from to mental strain and depression, she and her husband were to ether, on the same day, became she designed a black flat in which one husband and married to an- probably associated with hiẻ mother's condition
his spend the honeymoon. The nine ja wife when she and
was only father's disappearance.
rooms of this ebon domicile ware thirteen. covered with black velvet, others Wedded in Bathing Costuraca with sable-hued satin, linen ori Everybody loves to watch a wallpaper, Black furniture, black wedding. If there is a touch of While attending a dinner at the bed, black the sheets; even novelty in the ceremony, the the Cannon Street Hotel, E.C., the things on the breakfast table greater our delight. Originality Mr. Lloyd George had a new blue were as black as night. The bath is refreshing. overcoat atolen from an ante- was a huge block of black marble. But few of us, I should im room. A man wearing the coat The bride's dress was a massagine, would be plucky enough, was stopped by attendants when of black chiffon and chantilly or unconventional enough, to get about to leave the hotel. One of lace; the only jewellery she wore married while swimming in the secured a good supply for nothing, June 20-St. Peter's; Club social Mr. Lloyd George's secretaries was the, onyx.
open sea, Yet such a novel The prisoner was our engaging for service men. was sent for and to him the man Though it wasn't mentioned in ceremony was celebrated some in the latest dancing craze. He Juda 24-Whist Drive at St. told a pathetic story. When Mr. the newspapers, the black flut years ago.
got a partner, but not the one he 'John's Cathedral Hall, 8.30 p.m. wished, and he then did the goose-
June: 29-Lantern lecture by Dr. Lloyd George heard it he de- probably contained a black Two noted United States
step to the police station:
Osman at St. Peter's Club, 8.80 p.m. clined to prosecute the man and phonograph, grinding out one swimmers, Miss Mary Eagle of he was allowed to go.
black tune: "The Dead March Philadelphia, and Mr. Frank in Saul,"
Fisher, of Brooklyn, were made To her friends, the sunny German and wife in the sea off maine sent letters written with Atlantic City. The bride and white ink on black paper, in-bridegroom swam 'out în special- forming them that only black-clad ly-designed bathing costumes, persons would be received dur-followed in a boat by the regis
trar and mayor. The ceremony
THE MIND CANNOT. BE CLEAR
when the intestinal tract is clogged. ing the "trying" time.. Constipation causes poisons to en- ter the blood which affect tho
Na Ficwers, no Marriage. was performed with the happy powers of thought, Induce gloom can sometimes show more colour This method of getting mar
Even a registry office marriage couple actually in the water. and reduce efficiency.
The secret of sustaining mind than this
fried would be far too strenuous
and body in health le to keep the When one couple entered aand too cold for most of us.
stem clean and in regular work-West End registry office the But it was beaten by two Ing order.
For this purpose woman looked blankly around the energetic lovers of Washington, nothing is better than
plainly furnished room. "You told who were actirally married while
Pinkettes
j'ut
me you had arranged to have dancing. Y
plants and flowers brought in," che cried indignantly. The man the dainty little laxatives and liver said he thought flowers were al regulators which neither pain norways supplied at weddings.
But the bride atood firm. No Taken, when needed,,inketten flowers, no wedding quickly correct bilious attacks, sick, Wherefore, the harassed bride headaches, fatulence, ill-smelling groom had to go forth and hunt breath. They also relieve Piles for greenery. He came back Chemists sell them, or post free, with sheaves of blossoms and pro- 50 cents the vial, from Dr. Williama
It was in 1928, and the dance. began on the deck of a house- boat on the Potomac River. Amid the laughter and cheers of the spectators, the bridal couple danced all the way to a truck, and still dancing, were carried to the court-house, where they tooted it featly" while the are riage licences were issued. O
tròn the truck, to the honan boat.
Medicine Co., 60, Klangse Road, ceeded to decorate the gloomy again did they hop skip, and stop, Shonghaf,
June 7-Forty-nfiith annual' A scramble for whisky in Stock China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., meeting of shareholders of the
well-treet, Glasgow, had a sequel ceers. Jardine's Offices, noon, at the Central .Police.court, when i June 9-Annual meeting of a man was fined 208, for being thareholders of Peak Tramways Co., drunk and incapable.
Ltd., Hong Kong Hotel, 11 a.m. He was found dancing the Char-
Miscellaneous. eston after the rush for free drinks June 4S.CA.A. hold launch which followed a collision between; plenie at Aberdeen for the Dragon a tramway car and a lorry laden Boat Race launch leaving Fot- with barrels of whisky. Three of tinger St. Wharf, '1.30. p.m. the barrels burst, and the whisky June Piano recital at St. flowed down the roadway. Hun-John's Cathedral Hall. by Mr. dreds of people were attracted, and Harry Ore's pupils, 6.30 p.m.
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