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FRANCOIS COTY DEAD
THE RICHEST MAN IN FRANCE
VICTIM OF
PNEUMONIA
(Special to "Telegraph")
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Received July
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Paris, July 26. M. Francois Coty, the richest man in France, and world Perfume King passed away to-day a victim of double pneumonia.
He has been critically ill at his chateau in Louvecien- nes for several days and was not expected to recover.
Francols Coty, the French per fumier who became a newspaper proprietor, was a Corsican. He was born at Ajaccio in 1874. Starting ilfe as a manufacturer of scents, He built up a business whose pro- ducts are world-famous and which brought him a great fortune, Coty, Renault, the motor magnato and Menier, the chocolate king, being reputed the three wealthiest men in France.
ANTI-COMMUNIST. At one time Senator for Corsica, he took a keen interest in polities. Some years ago he bought the Figaro and the Gaulois to propagate his Nationalist and unti-Com- munist views. His wealth enabled him to use much better paper and ink than are employed by most of hla rivala. In Feb. 1927, the editor of the Figaro, Lucien Romier resigned owing to a difference
The late M. Coty.
FAILURE TO REGISTER
LADY VISITOR
FINED
Mrs. Elizabeth Vrana, a Czecho slovakian subject, was fined $10 by Mr. Hamilton, at Central Magis tall this morning, far having failed to register,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
COLONY'S
FINANCES
AN IMPROVEMENT ANNOUNCED
SPECIAL PUBLIC WORKS VOTES
Speaking at this afternoon's meeting of the Legislative Coun- cil, the Hon. Mr. E. Taylor, Colonial Treasurer, indicated that the surplus at the end of 1933 was actually $976,563, against an estimated balance of $462,739.
As the surplus has now fa- creased further still, it has been found possible to provide further funds for expediting essential public works, and the Council to-day approved of # vote of $772,000 for this purpose.
THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1934.
ITALIAN'S SUICIDE
ABANDONED CAR
IN HONGKONG
·A vletim of his own tem- perament, Mr. B.Marchisio died tragically after a drinking bout in his room at the White House Hotel, Canton, on Saturday night.
An Italian subject, Marchisio came to Hongkong a few yours ago, from Indo-China under some thing of a cloud. He reon settled down in this Colony and when he had obtained a good position on the staff of the Eastern Mercantile & Construction Co., Ltd., us an engineer it seemed that he would again find his feet.
He became engaged to a Spanish girl at the Carnassa Hospital.
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Marchisio possessed an erratic and excitable temperament to which an addiction to opium con- tributed adversely.
Raymond A few days ago be was dismiss-Burke, ited his job.
Moving the resolution, the Colonial Treasurer auid:-Your Excellency, When the estimates for 1934 were prepared in Sep tember last it was anticipated that the surplus for the year 1933 would be $462,739; actually amounted to $976,663. At the end of June this year the surplus
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On Thursday he received A radiogram from Canton which read "Sorry, Cannot come. Letter following." Marchisio seemed 8.03-10.30 p.m. unduly upset at the receipt of Concert. this news and on Friday drew a small sum of money and went to Canton, where it is presumed he hoped to find work. Late that to effect night he went to his room, order
certain cd some drink, and locked himself
STORY CONFIRMED.
grown atil further, and although this will diminish as Sub-Inspector Nolloth said de- the year goes by yet, owing to fendant arrived from Canton on exchange having remained higher June 12 and immediately proceeded than was expected, it is consi- to the Repulse Bay Hotel. The dered possible to place further police found her name on the regis-funds at the disposal of the try of the hotel. He had been In-Public Works Department for the structed not to press the case.
current year in order progrens on greater essential works.
Defendant pleaded that she did not know the regulations, as no- body had informed her. She had registered herself yesterday morn- ing.
Julia Graner, 42, an engineer, was charged with having entered the Colony without a passport. He failed to appear in Court, and his bail of $10 was estreated.
in.
body.
HOME SANCTION. The list of works proposed
On Saturday his, dend which are
enumerated on the was discovered in the room and, schedule before Honourable Mem- in the entire absence of police bers, was unofficially laid before investigation, it is presumed that the Finance Committee of this Marchisio took his own life by Council last month and approved drinking gasoline procured from by them and has
Hotel attendants. been now State subject to the expenditure sanctioned by the Secretary of
opinion with Coty who insist of defendant had gone back to Canton: being approved by this Council,
on
supporting the financial polley of friend Folnenre. Coty, who had much influence in France, might have held office in any Ministry of the Right, but he preferred to look on and criticise.
POPULAR PAPER. Early in 1928 he launched a popu lar paper, L'Ami du Peuple, which was sold at 10c, na compared with the 25c, charged by agreement for all the other papers. He admitted that it could not pay at that priée and said he was prepared for an of £120,000. The annual loss Newspaper Federation, declaring this to be unfair competition, in duced the big distributing firm of Hachette and similar agencies. to boycott, the Ami du Peuple.
No kisok or newsagent would sell it. The biggest firm of advertising agents would not desi with it. At a cost of nearly £500,000, Coty set up his own dis- tribution and advertisement agencies and his paper soon had the third largest circulation in France. In Nov. 1928, he started an evening edition.
BOYCOTT DAMAGES.
Detective Sergeant Mottram said He was a Hungarian subject, and {
document from the Dutch had a Consul in Canton, but had no vian. if he applied in the ordinary way for a visa, the police would not appose it, because defendant was a business man in the employ of Messrs. Carlowitz and Company, It was not a serious case.
years' respite, plending economic stringency.
In certain cases it is proposed to inercase the supply in 1934 in respect of works already approved on, which greater progress can be made if funds
are rendered available, but there are certain new items.
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to confirm the story in the main. It also adds the further informu- tion that letters on the dead man's body show that he templating dealing in quantities
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Two letters were found in his car which he abandoned in Pedder Street in Hongkong, one an in-Love here is my Heart (Sitesu). vitation to a party and one from Casino Dances-Valse (Gungi), his fiancee. The body will be
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The chief of these is the item "Shaukiwan Road Widening, 2nd Section," This road is an exten- slon of the "New 100-feet road between Causeway Bay and Ming Yuen, Head 34 Sub-head (page 101) of the Estimates for 1934 and is an essential part of the whole scheme. It is consider.
In May, 1932, the Liberte assert ed that Coty had taken stops to avoid taxation and that by found- ing the "Opil" holding company with its seat in Switzerland, he had diverted his wealth fromed more France. It controlled his under takings in England, America and from the Rumania, Coty ignored the Liberte's invitation to reply to it. He started
In he a campaign press against America for asking France to pay her debt.
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economical to proceed with the two sections of this road simultaneously, and-the-stone necessary excavations will be utilised for the item "North Point Reclamation." All the works are considered e- sential.
I therefore, move:-"That this
New York, July 25. When Hitler came into power. Council approver the recom- The daily average petroleum Coty demanded the reoccupation mendations made by the "Director production, for last week was of the Rhineland. He then started of Public Works and laid before 2,593,000 barrels, compared with Fandiat Party, the "Solidarite Council and resolves that a sum 2,600,760 the previous week. Franchise" which fought Bol- of $772,000 distributed as fol- Electricity production for the week shevism and denounced inter- lows:- Head 32, Public Works amounted to 1,664,000 K. W. hours, nationalism.
Department, $20,000; Hend 34, which is 16,000 K. W. hours above Public Works Extraordinary, the previous week and 0.6 per $752,000, be charged upon the cent. over last year. Revenue and other funds of the Colony in addition to the suma ul- ready provided in the estimates steel production at 27.5 per cent. for 1934 for the purpose of carry-of capacity which le 9.5 per cent. Colony who do not wish to be away ing out these recommendations."
above the previous week. With for more than a day or so from the summer full becoming more the office, a splendid opportunity pronounced, the recovery in steel to visit Manila over the August production has been halted, most Bank Holiday is
tho offered by buyers have good size stocks, and Canadian Pacific at the exceptional sce no point in adding to them. Arst clasa return' fare of £12. with which the recent price declines have been likewise unsettling.
Passengers: embark on the Em- press of Asia for dinner ou spread labour unrest have accen- arriving at Manila early on Satur The heat wave and the wide-Thursday evening. August 2nd, tunted caution in trade circles-day morning. At Manila, Canadian Swan, Culbertson and Fritz.
He then sued the Newspaper
Meanwhile, he was finding the Federation, Hachette and the Im running of newspapers an expen- primerie de la Presse for damages sive hobby. He was no longer in for boycott and in Jan., 1929, was a position to give the Ami du awarded £11,000 damages and a Peuple the same support na former sum to be fixed by law to com-y. He had to part with the con- pensato him for any further trolling interest in the Figaro and damage done to the Ami du Peuple in Oct, 1933, he was removed from subsequent to the date of the
the post of director by the board judgment. The boycott, however,
of that journal. Coty then made a continued and Coty waited while bitter attack on its chairman, the the damages mounted daily. Comte de St.
Aulaire, formerly Coty owed large sums to the Figaro Ambassador in London. But, as for printing the Ami du Peuple, he TRESPASSER BROUGHT could not upset the bourd's decision. Soon afterwards ho offered the latter paper for sale.
At the end of 1930, when they were nearing $2,000,000, he acted. Having legal authority to seize the offices and plant of his rivals In lieu of damages, stop the dis tribution of all publications printed la Paris and cut of a vast percentage of French ad- vertising at home and abroad, he Informed the Government that he
intended to use his powers. It
urged arbitration, but he replied
that the time for that was past and demanded complete surrender. Otherwise he would seize over 30 newspaper offices,
MOVE SUCCEEDS.
A number of journals wished to defy him, but at the last moment Louchour, one of the biggest news paper proprietors, convinced them of the dangers of auch a course capitulated.. The ban and they on the distribution and advertising of the Ami du Peuple was with- drawn and Coty was allowed. to retain the rival organisation he had set up, “As for the £2,000,000, ho, declared that he was not out for money and reduced them to £80,000 to be paid by instalments He then sont a subscription" of →128,000 to the Journalists' Pension
Fund
OTHER ACTIVITIES,
To avoid having to pay the tariff, Coly started branch per
jeon.
was
ON MILITARY GROUND
TO COURT
When Chan Hing, aged 37, un- employed, was brought to Central Police Station Inat night by Private Harme, of the South Wales Borderers, for trespassing on military ground at Kennedy Road, the man told the police that he was catching insects. It was after 10.30 o'clock that he was
The Iron Age Magazine reports
LATEST WEMBLEY
ATTRACTION
PERFUME ORIGIN. Coty, whose real name Francois Joseph Spoturno, claimed to be a descendant of Charles Bonaparte, father of Brat Napo- In his early days he was a
SWIMMING- · POOL newspaper reporter and it was chance that led him into the per-
OPENED fume businens.One day he found a arrested. chemist friend trying to concoct Charged before Macfadyen in an attractive scent for the hair the Central Magistracy this mor
London, July 25. Iresser next door. This decided ning, Sub-Inspector Dredge stated
The Duke of Gloucester to-day him to learn the secrets of
that the defendant was caught opened the great Empire swim: perfume manufacture. He Invent- on the ground behind the Warrant ming pool at Wembley and by ed "Rong Jacqueminot" and when Officers quarters. There had of touching a button set in motion his funds were almost exhausted late been many complaints of artificial wave-producing machin persuaded a dealer to buy his people trying to get into military|ery. stock. Thus the foundation of his quarters.
The Duke said he was greatly fortune was laid.--United Preas A fine of $10, or fourteen daya' impressed by the size and dignity and Special,
hard labour, was imposed.
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WHOSE KEYS?
POLICE SEEKING
OWNER
The police are endeavouring to trace the owner of a 'bunch of five keys which were found · In" possession of Wu Wing, who was charged before Mr. Hamilton, at the Central Magistracy... this morning, with the theft of a Jacket from 229 Lockhart Road.
Defendant denled
techarge, and the case will heard on Saturday morning.
this during the past month in the contral district", remarked 'Detective. Major R. A. Anderson, M.B Sergeant Goodwin, before. Mr. Mac F.R.FF.S., Deputy Assistant Director fadron in the Central Police Court of Hygiene and Deputy Assistant this morning, when he prosecuted Director of Medical Services, attached the US. In 1981 he was ordered for stealing two electric switchea to pay £1,040,000 alimony to his fron No. 33 Queen's Road Central, leaves on the Ranpura to-morrow on former wife. He had already paid I hoxt to the Queen's Theatro. One a tour to the military stations in loss was the shattering of some win biggest kay had the number 17742% £2,400,000 and had asked for a 10 month's hard labour was imposed. Peiping, Tientsin and Shanghala
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