RUSSIAN DEBTS TO HERMIT OF THE
BRITAIN.
MENDIPS.
QUESTION ASKED IN
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“LONELY LIFE IN THE
HILLS
PARLIAMENT.
SOVIET ENVOY UNABLE TO
MAKE ANY OFFER..
London, Dee. 11.-The thorny subjou of Russian debts, credits and propaganda is being take up by the British Government with the Soviet authorities.
This was made clear by Captain Anthony Elon Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the House of Comanous to-day. He stated that The Foreiga Secretary, Sir John Huum, saw the Soviet Ambassador pesterday and reminded him of the situation in which the subject of Bussign delts, credits and pro- -paganda dand· been left last July:
The Soviet Ambassader, he add. ed, was unable to muko any défaite offer or a proposalikely to lead to
'satisfactory settlement,
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1931.
LOVE STORY OF YOUNG PRINCE.
HIS MARRIAGE TO A COMMONER.
KING CAROL 'ANNULS THE UNION.
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Praying, writing religious booka in Ertin, making his own dothes, growing vegetables, eating veget" urian diet, and drinking boiled rain-water are the daily round of
Budapest, Nov, 18.-The full story the Hermit of the Meudips, near of the accret marriage of Princo) Compton Martin, Somerset. Bro-Nicholas of Reumunia, published in ther Malachi-the name bu has Vionna, but unconvincingly denied given himself looks in the pink of by the official Roumanian zowa health as he strolls along the lanos. agency, is given in a slightly dif with his brown cassock flapping forant form to-day in the Hun- around his legs,
garian newspaper "" A Rogge},"
Over six feet in height, bearded, "A Baggel" says Princo Nicholas with curly uncut hair peoping out mot his bride five years ago.
Sho under his cogland carrying airamediately obtained a divorce sturdy thumb-stick of ground elm, from her husband, Mr. Radu he looks capable of taking care of Savannu, and took the himself in his lonely retreat on the windswept top of the Mendip Hills highest point,
He was born in Ireland 40 years age and after his education as
name
Mmq. Dolette. M. Saveanu was transferred from the Bucharest Fur eign Office to a legation abroad on account of frequent threats to shoot Prince Nichelua. For the last five
你
The subject of Russian debts has, Ripon and Cheltenham grammer years the Prince spent all his free vrasped up swier in the House of schools, and Pembroke College, time at Mme. Dolatte's house m Comes in the past three days.
Oxford, ho bechme an interested in Bucharest. The birth of a child Of Monday the Foreign Secretary religion that he visited Spain to consolidated his determination was asked whether the Governmens study modern monastery tile. Fio marry the lady." was prepared božurite u conference] years were spent tending pine trees To overcome King Carol' objec- committer the question of debts, and growing vegetabits in a Cartica to her lowly origin, Frines predik's and propaganda, and to take † melite monastery, Then a little Nicholas vainly endeavoured to ob- thynnerssary joint, action, Sir disagreement with the prior, who tain from the Vatican the title of Jalan Simon, however, bluntly re- seemed to think that Brother Papal Count for Mme. Dolotte's
ned, saying that the Government Malachi should become a regular father, M. Mumitroscu. Finally!!
1 contemplate any "such monk, led him to retari to Eng on November 7, both motored to the village of Tohan and ordered she No Love Affair.
registrar to celebrate their Iri- Neither extronie religious ferage. Two passing peasants were vour nor an unfortunate love affair made witnesses.. started my engers nu à bermite - [ am Irish and perhaps you will think
nelion.
XMAS CREETINGS OVER RADIO:
QUEEN WILHELMINA TO BROADCAST ADDRESS.
The Hague, Desember 15.-it_is learned to-day that Queen Wi- helmina of Holland will broadcast Christmas greetings to her people
this year.
It will be recalled that in the dark days of 1914 Queen WIL helmina's greetings were printed in the newspapers and solil separately; a Christmas cardas
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Court's Decree Ignored.
thas is the best explanation," said When King Carol, heard of the the hermit. It was really marriage, he immediately had the careful stmiy of the Histories of records seized, brought to Buchar
riend hermits.
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est, and submitted to the High "thought that if they could live Court of Justice with a view to the as hermits in the early diere of Christianity, there was no reasonarriage being declared invalid. why I could not do the same in the The Court annulled it twentieth century."
grounds that the King's consent; had not been, obtained and that the' marriage was not registered per- sonally by the Minister of Jusuce.
Brother Malachi lives in a one. roomed hat lined with religious books, and he reads and speaks na fewer than eight languages.
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Prince Nicholas refuses to cognise this deeree and is living with Mme. Doletta, whom he re- gards as his legal wife.
This version that the marriage was annulled next day would sug gest that both the original report that the ceremony, had been per formed and the official dementi are correct, since the Court declared that the marriage was no marriage.
Pripcosa leans to Mediata,
Another Hungarian newspaper. thoMagyar Orszag," publishes yet another version of the Prince's mor ganatic marriage. According in this Queen Marie's present visit to Princess Ileana von Habsburg in Germany had the purpose of per.. Buuding Ileana, who has great in- Auence ever both her brothers, to Intervene and settle the coniliet be- tween them due to the marriage. The Princess has consented, and is expected at Bucharest, within a few daya.
The Magyar Orszag" adds that while Prince Nicholas was Ragent a few years ago he issued orders for the arrest of M. Saveanu in consequence of his threats against the Prince's life. While Nicholas. was visiting Carol in exne in Paris, however, the latter persuaded him to rescind the order. The Prince proinised
not to
marry. Mme. Батели.
THE "PEARL" BIBLE AUCTIONED.
SPECIAL MUTILATED EDITION SOLD IN LONDON
London, Dec. 10. A historic Bible which scandalised earlier genera- tions was sold by auction in Lon don to-day for sixty-five shillings. It is known as the "Paari "Bible and contains malicious inaccuracies inserted by Cromwell's printer in 1083 for a bribusof £1,500.
Spite on the part of people who had been reproved by the authori ties was responsiple for the mutila- tions. Thus
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iro
were transposed in certain placon while elsewhere it was proclaimd that "the unrighteous shall inherit the Kingdom of God.”.
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