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THERAPION NO 1. THERAPION Nď. 2 HERAPION NĚ.3
GLOBE-TROTTING SHARKS. NOTORIOUS WOMEN VISITORS TO COLOMBO.
ARRESTED IN ZURICH.
The Times of Ceylon of December 31st states Colonibo was robbed of some amusement which, however, might have been dearly bought, by the hasty depar ture on the 21st August last of two birds of passage of the predatory type. The revelations made in the Times of teplon regarding the varied experiences in Colombo and the Far East of this Ame- rican millionaire's wife and daughter." who called themselves Mrs. and Miss Ro- berts, pravidel interesting reading, but there is every reason to believe that only the fringe of the true history of the twa An adventuresses was touched upon.
of escaples of a quasi- amazing story romantic and wholly mercenary mature might be told if the careers of the two women were fully traced. After a series of victimizations of shop-keepers, hotel- keepers and susceptible swains in one eity, the two adventuresses change their srene of aperations and the Police have difficulty in connecting them with their previous entanglements. And sexnetices when the Police du realise the truc nature of their mission they are power- less to act, except in the way of warning possibi victins. pecause they have no official charge to bring against the visi tors. "Ultimately, the luck of the birds of passage fails, however fleet of wing they may be. This is what has happen છે. to the two hold ladies who tried to take Colombo by storm last August Authorities the locui Бот
Police have just received a communication from New Scotland Yard to the offecs that' two women Switzerland, on a charge of fraud. Now that the women are under the direct sur veillance of Seqtland Yard. interesting revelations are likely to he made with interesting extremely regned to
careers.
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Mrs. Roberta. taken in by them. When and Miss Roberts." who claimed to be. the wife and laughter of an American millionaire, were ensconced in a leading Colombo hotel and were embarrased by lack of ready meney, they drew several blanks in their visits to jewellers to bora row money on their personal effects--
money which they said would be re-paid with interest at Bfty per cent. the next day. One jeweller, however, took com- passion on them and lent them £12 on set of dressing table appointments. These are still in the possession of the jewelier, who believes he is the gainer in the transaction. A metor car was engaged by the two ladies for a visit to Kandy. where they had a thoroughly good time. The motor car hirer, however, learnt that his fair clients had gone on board A vessel bound for Port Said without having paid his bill. They were brought aahors on a warrant, but were able to re- gain their freedom to undertake the jours. ney by offering Rs. 15. and a Brussels face shawl in settlement of the bill. How
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they paid their hotel bill and how they C.
matters of booked their passages are speculation, but rumour has an interest- ing story in their connection, which, un- fortunately cannot be told here. They did not escape seatheless from Colombo. but on the other hand there is little doubt that some fugers were burnt chur ing their brief visit.
ROMANCE ASD ADVENTURE.
Other aliases of the pair during their travels in the East wore Mrs. McKiney and Miss Mekiney, Mrs. McHenley and Miss Mellenley, Mrs. Randolph and Miss Randolph and Mrs. Montgomery and iss Montgomery. Ender the last aliases they had a successful season at Shanghai,
where they resided at the Astor Hote! as reputed millionaires. A dental sur daughter." gron won the hand of the
the engagement warranting the purchase | of an expensive ring. Miss Marie Mont gomery had a heart-breaking tale to tell the next day. She had lost the ring, but her finnet soon dade her happy again by presenting her with another engage ment ring. After a month the two Ame- rican ladies left Shanghai and had a great send off. Disillusionment, however. soon game in the form of a shower of dishonoured cheques and unpaid bills.
Another romantic incident took place on the voyage from Shanghai to Hong- kong, the girl becoming engaged to one of the ship's officers and incidenatly be Leoming permanently attached to, three hundred dollars of his money. It is in teresting to note that credence is placed the story that the elder of the two women was the wife of a wealthy Ameri can., One rumour has it that she is the divorced wife of an American million zire, while there is another rumour that she is the divcreed wife of an American
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Mr W. A. Bonnett Fielding told me that when St. Cyr male friend and pot because she likes the happened to go to some bureau (for a staff. But in her own clubs she never Mr E. Baio
Mr J. B. Coz I believe) and gave his name pasaport,
dreams of taking a cocktail, and al- as Monsieur de Saint-Cyr, the clerk though I know many women's clubs, I do Mr W. 8. Cuff Answered:
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