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That Is What They Called Madame Lupescu, Who Goes With King Carol Into Exile
"The most dangerous. woman in Europe that is what they called the blue-eyed, red-haired Jewess who on Sept. 7 went with King Carol from Bucharest to exile. It has been said of Madame Lupescu that if you met her in a country lane you would think of her as Mary of the milkmald nursery rhyme. For her complexion, is of the cream and roses kind; a beautifu) skin that is clean and fresh looking, and delightfully coloured. Her beauty depends on this, for her cheeks are a trifle too round and she hay teeth that 'project a little. Such is Madga Lupescp, for whom King Carol gave up his throne 15 years ago, and with whom he again lives in exile, today,
Ir. September, 1918, King Carol Mme. Lupescu became the mystery of Rumania-then Prince. Carol-woman of Europe and vanished become involved in a romantic love completely from sight.
¡ tried to influence his life, but later accepted her in much the same way as he accepted his mother's control when he was king..
MME LUPESCU IN PERSON If you have imagined Mme. Lupescu as a dangerously fascinat- ing woman, à temptress-vampish as villainous a figure as ever puli- ! ed the strings behind a throne- -you are mistaken. She is of the (traditional, dalfymald type.
She is extremely shy, as though she were not used to meeting., peo- ple, and, in men's company, she is not only quiet but uses no facial tricks and devices, such as lower- ing the eyelids or pouting pret- tily, or finging back her head to attract their attention to her love by Titian hair, i
She is not in the least an exotic personality; in fact, Press photo-
affair with a beautiful Moldavian It was hinted that she might begraphers from all over "the world girl, one Zizi Lambrino. He, was at her vila on the outskirts of have been disappointed in hier then twenty-six years of age: He Paris, but the Surete Generale. homely appearance. If she ap married her morganatically, and France Scotland Yard, naisted piled for a vamp part at Holly- In August 1919, he sent a letter of that she had 'not been in the wood they would only laugh at renunciation of his rights to the country for months, and expressed her as an artless country girl. throne to his father..
an opinion that she was either in Vienny or Rumania
Not long afterwards, however, he succumbed to the entreaties of his parents and agreed to the annu ment of the morganatic marriage and was restored to his position as heir to the throne.
Rumania breathed again.
A PRINCE IN EXILE
*
over the Court of
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1940.
Yet, amazing though it is, she was at one-time possibly the most DID NOT KNOW
dangerous woman in Europe--the woman who turned a king's brain, Vienna did not where-abouts. but stories of her fence
know of the woman whose almost hypnotic movements were in circulation in Rumania led to world tremours. the city. One of the stories" was
She has lived in danger of losing that she had been on a shopping her Hie. Outside the
gates expedition to Paris three weeks
of her mansion in Bucharest has before and that she was gambling surged In November. 1920, he became at Monte Carlo a week earlier than high officers of the army have)
crowd yelling insults: » a formally betrothed Princess that; but nothing was known of taken a pledge to kill her; univer- 8401 Helene; the beautiful eldest her at Monte Carlo. #210daughter of ex-King. Constantine
sity students were willing to sacri- She seemed to disappear com-fice their high ambition in order 01
were Greece. They
married pletely. early the following year
to realise what they would regard and on However, whilst the Crown October 25. 1921, Prince Michael Prince Michael was on a visit to assassinating her to save
as the still higher ambition of was born. But in December, 1925 his mother, Princess Helene, in country; and shots, which, with
their a note of tragedy sounded for the England in 1932, his stay was cut out a doubt, have been intended to hrst time in the Royal Family of short by a command from his royal take her life, have been fred in Rumania. for Prince Carol, in that father. King Carol. Whilst pass her presence. month. once again renounced his ing through Paris on his way
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Helene.
to
There were many stories as to his reasons for this.
Time and time again King Carpl
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INSTILLERY LONDON,
NO COLOURING MATTER
NO INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS
NAZI CONVOY BOMBED
FURTHER RAIDS ON INVASION BASES
LONDON, Sept. 23 (Router) -
tacks on enemy invasion The RAF continued their at
in the Channel ports on Saturday
night.
bases
During the day. aircraft trom
of parges Rotter-
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APPEAL FOR INCREASED PRODUCTION:
CONDON, Sept. 23 (Reuter)— Lord
Beaverbrook, Minister of Aircraft Production, has made a call to aircraft workers for in- creased production.
issuer
Lord Beaverbrook has the following statement:
that "It is imperative
there.
the testing time may come upon us very shortly.
rights to his father's throne and back. the boy Prince, during the tried his utmost to tear her out of the Bomber Command attacked should be a considerable increase gave up married life with Princess course of an interview displayed its life, only to realise that he is the port of Flushing. Its defences in output in the coming week for
a gold wrist-watch which he said utterly and hopelessly incapable of and concentrations connicting was a birthday gift from colourful giving the final tug that will tear light draught vessels at
"It is the duty of aircraft fac- dam, Antwerp, Ostend and near fer out of his heart. Rumour readily assigned romantic days of a past ago.
"Daddy's lady." the name he reasons. A mysterious lady was applied to Mme. Lupescu.
But today, in a villa in Swizer- Nerneuzen (Holland) and in the tories to supply the men at the fighting front with all the aircraft said to have been his companion.
land, ex-King Carol will be glad Calais-St. Omer Canal, It appears that she arrived in whatever the world may say that
Aircraft of the Coastal-. Com-they require. He wrote letters to his father and Paris a few months before, her his wild love for "the most dan-mand operated successfully against mother. King Ferdinand'
forced her enemies having
togerous
has enemy ships at sea. A convoy Queen Marie, and to his wife, leave Rumania, even threatening
of 12 merchant ships was Princess Belque.
ed near Boulogne.
and
her with death if she defied their orders. but she returned to
The letter to his wife Was couched in warin terms, but de-Bucharest and established herself
com-
woman in never burned_out_
Europe"
4
bomb-
"Men and women of the air. craft Industry up and down the. country have promised that they would full the needs of the
A patrolling aircraft attacked RAF. That pledge had been made good in the past. We will a supply skip of large tonnage south of Borkum and incendiary not fall the pilots in the days bombs were observed to strike the to come" vessel.
clared that he had given up marat Court as the power behind the SPAIN'S POSITION ried life with her and had no in-throne. All those known to have tention of resuming it. He gave favoured Princess Helene and her
IN EUROPE her full liberty to take proceedings party had been banished and their for divorce. The Princess
MADRID, Sept. 23 (Reuter>-An
DUSK-DAWN RAIDS places filled by partisans of Mme. oficial Spanish News Agency des-[ 86.60pletely broke down, and declared
"When two smaller ships. Lupescu. $1.85 she was entirely ignorant of the
patch from Rome said that the This was also true in regard to reports that Spain would
enterattackea near the Dutch whole affair. ·
For a time he lived in seclusion Prince. The tutors and servants
the personal suite of the boy the war beside the Axis are "ab- of Ameland, a direct hit on of them was followed by an 3220 at the Hotel, de Ville. Milan. One of English nationality or of Eng-
plosion. of his companions there was Mme.lish ideals placed around him by
However, the Agency added, it is 35% Magda Lupescu, a beautiful red- his mother were dismissed and evident that Spain's position in
During the night, from shortly
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RESOLUTION OF CANADIANS
'A' smail enquiry for shares con- OTTAWA, Sept. 23 Reuter)-
surd."
Flogne and Calals were heavily, bombed by aircraft of the Bomber. were Command: island
Many bombs were seen to burst. one with good effect on ships, barges ex- and docks, and the attacks were
Compla punctuated by fires and sions.
ports of Ostend. Dunkirk, Bou- aircraft returned safely.
haired "Jewess, the daughter of a their places Alled by nominees of Europe is not that of a mere after dusk until nearly dawn, thei From these operations all merchant of Jassy. This lady, who Mme. Lupescu. arrived at Milan soon after Prince
At first Prince Michael resented Carol. is stated to have been in the coming of the woman who London at the same time that the
prince was officially there for
Queen Alexandra's funeral.
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In March, 1926, Prince: Carol, WEATHER REPORT
under the democratic name of
Carol Cararman, settled down in Hongkong Royal Observatory
Paris with Mme, Lupescu. Early
10 am, Sept. 23."
in May, 1928, however, be went to Barometer (at sea level). 29.90 ins. England from the Continent with Temperature. 85 F.
a small circle of frieds, including Humidity, 73 per cent..
tinues with very little scrip offer-The Finance Department an- Mme. Lupescu, but he was ordered wind Direction, S.W.
nounced that the second $300,000-by the British Government to quit wind Force (Beaufort), 2.
ing, and prices keeping steady,
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WAR SUPPLIES FROM INDIA
1000 Dominion War Loan Was the country, his presence being Temperature; maximum yesterday, heavily over-subscribed.
Mr. Isley, Finance Minister. de- clared that the response has again demonstrated the unity and re-1 solution of the Canadian people in the cause for which they are at
war.
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A COUP D'ETAT
Two years later, in June, 1930, by a dramatic stroke, he matched the crown of Rumania from the head of his eight-year-old son, Prince Michael, and was proclaim ed king
89 F. Temperature; minimum last night,
80 F.
Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th'
today, nil, Total rainfall since January it
11249 Ins.
Against an average of. 75.97 ins. Sunset tonight, 6.19 p.m.
One of the conditions of his re- Sunrise tomorrow, 6.12 a.m. turn to Rumania was
that he
4 p.m., Sept. 23, should break with Mme. Lupescu, Barometer (at sea level), 28.81 ins, for whom he went into exile. This Temperature, 88 F. eventually he decided to do, and Mme. Lupescu went to Switzer-Humidity, 70 per cent."
Wind Direction, BW.
land. As to her future she promis-Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. jed never to return to Rumania.
Declaring thất she sacrificed Maximum temperature, 20 7.05 herself in the interest of the Minimum temperature, 80-F. 7.05 Rumanian nation she stated that Rainfall, nll.
500 $ 8,95 200 1.000
In May, 1931, rumour was busy
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4.10 she had released King Carol from 18.76 his word of honour and that her 18.75 relations with him had been 16,80 | broken for ever. Ás solatium 16.80 for renouncing all claims on her 16.80 former lover, she was given £20,000 38.00 and a chateau in Transylvania.
a
HIGH WATER.
LOW WATEL
Bong
Hong
500
4.50
Kong
Kong
500 200
4.50
$
to her whereabout.
Queen
Standard
Standard
24,50 Helene's attitude. In refusing to
Time.
Time
consent to the annulment of the
4,248
divorce decree, which she obtained
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FL, 10
hem.
The total value is 348373.60.
in June, 1928, was due to her Tues. 2400.47 bellef that King Carol had re- sumed his association with this red-haired beauty. It was rumour-Thar. 28
6 7
08 69
80
16 17
4.4
10 08 14
Wed. 25
01.44
3797
02 59 € 61134
18 33.4 7
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ed Carol to Bucharest, and was Fri. playing an important part in poli-
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Sat. 28
1:30
SIMLA, Sept. 23 (Reuter)--A survey of India's factories wil shortly be made in order to estimate the country's productive capacity for war supplies.
India today is producing some 20,000 Items required for war pur-CORRUPT OFFICIAL ed that Mme. Lupescu had follow-
poses, including weapons, amniunt. tion, clothing, leather, engineering
EXECUTED
and ordnance stores and numerous LAOHOKOW, Sept. 23 (Central)ical developments in Rumania.
spectator.
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