THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28,
1935.
MAN WHO DIED IN DUNGEON MAY HAVE BEEN CROWNED EMPEROR OF ETHIOPIA
MARRIED AT 13: DIVORCED AT 14: Centenary
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PRISONER FOR 17 YEARS
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA HELPED TO
·HURL HIM FROM A THRONE
IN a lonely dungeon at Fiche, 40 miles north of Addis Ababa, a handsome man of European appearance, aged 39, has suddenly and con- veniently died of general paralysis.
His name is Lij Yassu. His continued existence would have been one of the weakest links in the armour of the reigning Emperor of Abyssinia.
Lij Yassu has been imprisoned that the Emperor was secretly intro- since 1917, and had nearly been ducing Mohammedan customs which, forgotten, until the present antagonism of such
f widely advertised, would rouse the a fanatically Italian campaign.
Christian country.
The Italians offered ΒΟΥΛΟ Lawrence therefore photographed Somalis £870 to kidnap his son,
the young man in his favourite Lij Menelik The invaders, at Mohammedan costume and surround- ed by his Mohammedan advisors. He least, were alive to the ex-elrculated copies throughout the land, Emperor's dynastic Importance. and left the numerous devout Coptle Ras Tafari alts on the throne Christian priests to play on the sus- solely by right of conquest, whore-coptibilities of their flock.
as Lij Yassu traced his ancestry The story of the Emperor's romanco his mother, Shoagash, Government afleial who was for many has been disclosed by retired Sudan through second daughter of Menelik II.,years responsible for the trading right back to Solomon and the "greements with Abyssinin Queen of Sheba.
Official Heir
So long as Lij Yassu was alive, he was the natural rallying point
the
"Ydull, a Cypriot pedlar, and his little daughter, who became a favour- ite amongst the British officers, fol- lowed Kitchener's troops in their ad- vance to recapture the Sudan," he said.
in Great Style
for all the wild chlefs who are discontented with the felters
"This pedlar prospered, and by an Emperor's attempts to centralisoversight was allowed to go trading
Kordofan, a province on the f
administration have put on their Abyssinian-Sudnn frontier, which freedom.
was offletally closed to trade.
"He was turned out, but was well the Sudan leased (and still hold) an compensated shortly afterwards when
area in south-west Abyssinia Gambola on the Bare river.
He would have been trump
f card if he had fallen into the hands of the Italians.
Hla youthful Indiscretions were
at
"As he was friendly with the Bri
buried in the past, and he was tish, he was the first merchant allow remembered, when he was rememed to go there. bered at all, simply as the India- putably rightful holder of the crown in so far as genealogy is of any account.
Lij Yassu's career were one of the most amazing in the history of royalty. The son of Ras Mikael, the powerful chief of the wild Wolle Gallas,
LIJ YASSU,
In a lonely dungeon he awaited. the call to a throne.
Tricentenary Of Famous French Woman
"However, Ydibli identified himself with Abyssinian interests and got a Rubber 'concession,' started the Ethioplan
Company, and eventually SHE DID MORE HARM found himself In difculties.
THAN ANY OTHER "Thereupon he came to London and lived in great style at the Hotel Cecil.
"When the ex-pollar returned he
Niort, France, Nov. 27. The 300th anniversary of the
birth of Madame de Maintenon,
Of Birth Of Carnegie
FAMOUS MILLIONAIRE WHO GAVE ' AWAY
$350,000,000
New York, Nov. 25, THE 100th anniversary
Mud On The Anchor Of A Ship
HAS NETTED A FORTUNE FOR THE OWNER GOLD in the mud on
schooner's anchor, sealed orders, a mining party faced with death on the high seas and a last minute rescue-these are the ingredients of a romantic gold quest story told by Mr. Bartle Ryan, a mining engineer who has just returned to Melbourne from the Australian mandated territory of New Guinea.
of the birth of An- drew Carnegie, steel king and philanthropist, will be observed by the different Carnegie
It began when a schooner was trusts in the United driven into the lee of Tatu States, Great Britain shelter. On raising his anchor, Island, off New Guinea, for land. the British Do-the captain noticed specks of
minions.
gold in the mud sticking to it. He told a few friends, among Carnegie during his lifetime them a planter who prospected Have away approximately U.S. the gold and won 200 ounces. $350,000,000. More than US.
$60,000,000 was devoted to library He thought it alluvial gold. construction work. He bullt They then formed # small 2,811 libraries. These, with the syndicate, keeping the location a 8,182 church organs made possl-close secret. Mr. Bartle Ryan was blo by his contributions, usually appointed engineer and sailed are regarded us the more personal from Melbourne under sealed of his benefactions.
orders which he opened at Eavieng, Finding where he had Principal ceremonies have been to go he found a small party of planned in Carnegie's native city whites and natives and began to of Dunfermline, Scotland, New prospect the place. He found that York, Pittsburgh and Washing- the gold was not alluvial, but a ton. Public libraries endowed by rich lode, says Austral News. the financier and philanthropist On the way back to Kavieng to in various parts of the world also report, across open sen and will mark the centenary.
through the teeth of n gale which had sprung up, the rudder was The New York programme will smashed from the launch, and the consist of a special choral-orches-party drifted helplessly for hours, tral performance in Carnegie Hall, expecting death from drowning at which the philanthropiat built for any minute. Just as the water the cultural advancement of the in the launch was gaining on metropolis.. Those associated with them, an island motor ship appear Carnegie in carrying out his bene ed on the horizon on a course factions will honour his memory at taken only occasionally. a dinner the night of November 25 in New York,
One of the features of the cen- lenary observance will be display: of seven illustrated posters in libraries throughout the country.
The posters display pithy state-
Jackie
Coogan's
ments which crept into Carnogle's £200,000
writings. They reflect some of the philosophy which inspired his
BIRTHDAY
HONOURS
numerous benefactions and em- FILM BLONDE SHARES phasize his belief that popular education is the foundation of a stable, progressive civilisation.
Some of the quotations follow: "Surely no civilised community in our day can resist the conclu-
JA
New York, Nov. 5. ACKIE COOGAN was 21 to-day, and has come into mon that the killing of man by an inheritance of £200,000
bo was christened "Mister became a favourite of Lij Yassu, and famous character of French his- man, as a means of settling in-the proceeds of his ap-]
Jesus," for that is the literal transla tion of his Amharic names.
In 1907 he was selected as the off- elal heir to the throne then occupied by his grandfather, Menelik II.
Crowned In 1914
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Harrar and another district adjoining was presented with the province of the Sudan.
Fell In Love
"Lij Yaxau fell in love with the daughter, who by this time had grown into a girl of surpassing beauty, and wanted to marry her.
near the site of the prison where tory, was celebrated here to-day,
she was born.
woman.
Madame de Maintenon is credit- ed with having done more harm to France than
any other She had a colourful career which started in the Niort prison in 1635 Two years later, when he was 13, he "The very iden horrified the big where she was born Francolse was married to Princess Romanie, the chiefs, who had ambitions for their d'Aubigne. She spent her child- seven-yenra-old granddaughter of the the spark needed to start the revolu-returned to France after the death nwn daughters, and it supplied just hood in Martinique, West Indies, late Emperor John, thus uniting the tinn pending as a result of the Em-of her worthless father, was con- two main dynastles of Ethiopia dur-perage Mohammadun Intrigues, ing the previous 160 years.
verted from an ardent Protest- "Yibli crashed and fed to France,ant to a still more ardent Catholle A year later he was divorced, be-where he still lives, or did until re-and was married to a lame and de- .cause Ras Tessema, the Regent, cently, with his beautiful girl, who, formed pout named Paul Gonrrok. foured that litle Romanie might bedog all Abyssinian enterprises, might but for the ill fortune which seems to exerting conjugal influence in favour now. be Empress." of her aunt, the Dowager Empress Tultu,
Ho Fled
The revolution broke out in 1917, six months after Lawrence's visit. Although Menelik had abdicated in Ras Tafari (and indirectly the Allies) 1900, he did not die, despite many triumphed at the great battle of previous reports of his death, until Dessie.. December 1913, so that Lij Yassu had to wait until 1914 bofore he was officially
Lij Yangu fled to the mountains, and crowned, thus becoming technically 05 well
virtually was captured after suffering months "Negus, Conquering Lion of Judah, of hardship. Elect of God, King of Kings, Emperor of Ethiopia," ruler of 350,000 square miles and 6,000,000 people.
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Searron-died in 1660 and she lived in poverty on her husband's pension until 1669 when she was given a post by Madame Montespan as governess to the two sons she had by King Louis XIV. In five years she had made enough money
greatest curse of human life." ternational disputes, is the foulest blot upon human society, the pearances as the child film
whom Charlie Chaplin "discovered."
"Upon no foundation but that of popular education can man erect the structure of enduring civilisa- tion. This is the basfa of all stability and underlies all proj Ercas."
prodigy
Reports and denials of his engagement to Mias Toby Wing the actress, have of late been given. prominence, but to-day he was seen escort. ing to lunchean Beckie Grable, blonde and beautiful, who is with Radio Pictures.
tion of the masses."
The most imperative duty of the state is the universal educa-
He is still a student at the Uni- "I choose free libraries as the veraity of Southern California, masses of people, because they continued career on the screen by best agencies for improving the where he is preparing himself for give nothing for nothing. Ther courses in einematography and dra- selves. They never paupierísc." only help those who help them matic appreciation.
"I am not so much concerned about the submerged tonth, as am about the swimming tenth."
Carnegie bullt his first library to buy the estate of Maintenon and in his home town of Dunfermline by the dng. Two more years and in 1917, but in that period he had in 1878 had, it made a marquisato in 1881. Ils library gifts ceased she was made second lady-in-wait-built 1,946 libraries in the United ing to the dauphinesa, another year States and 866 in other English was proclaimed Empress, the first ing.
Menelik's elder daughter, Judith, and she became first lady-in-wait- speaking countries.-United Press. woman to ascent the throne for over the Marquise de Maintenon, who The Queen died in 1683 and 1,000 years: in fact, since the Queen had of Sheba.
already ingratinted herself He was a tall well-formed young Ras Tafari, the "Black Napoleon," private ceremony in 1688.
with the king, became his wife in i ninn of pleasing appearance, bearing (became Regent at the age of 36. no resemblance to the pronounced | negrold type of his grandfather,
A Lovely Cypriot
£5,000,000
Riverhead (N.Y.), Nov. 10 COLONEL HENRY HUD.
Birthday Party
He is to remain at college for another year, and Mrs. Coogan saya she hopes that, despite his inherit-- ance, he will live the same until now. pretentious life he has been leading
un-
"I feel sure," she said, "that he will not let this money go to his head. He is far too sensible. His chief friend is Charlie Chaplin. Jackie sOCS Charlie as often as possible when he is home with me from college."
Mrs. Coogan gave a large party fin honour of her son's coming-of- There were 60 guests and Beckle Grable shared the honours with Jackle.
ago.
GRETA NISSEN'S
ANNULMENT PLEA
U. S. Oil King By his marriage with Menen, the most historians have credited hor
From the time of the marriage Leaves ten-years-old great-granddaughter of with the most disastrous blundera His skin was light brown. He had Menelik, he had already become in French politics of that time. lively, expressive eyes and a slightly cousin to Judith, but he had no royal On her falls the blame for the un- aquiline nose. Indeed, he might have blood in his veins. passed for a European.
Ila spoke French, English, and therefore to quell a huge rebellion of Succession and she influenced the fortunate support of James II of When Judith died in 1928 he had England, the war of the Spanish German, and took hold of the reins conservative chiefs headed by Ras king to revoke the Edict of Nantes, of government Immediately.
Kaksa, Judith's divorced husband, be- fore he was able to ascend the throne expelling 500,000 Huguenots front But, promising as he was, he proved himself. strangely lacking in his ancestral wis-
The big chieftains with ambi- How acriously the Emperor regard-
From a personal standpoint sho alienated by an affair he had with a in 1932, when 30,000 troops were sent Louis XIV and whatever cruelty or Rogers, is to receive only the In her marriage to Woldon Heyburn,
wore ed the claims of LU Yasau was shown-made-a-good-wife-to-the aging Tovely Cypriot girl, and still more by to round up the former Emperor on harm she did toward France was came from a 500,000 dollars trust an American stage and screen his favouritism of the Mahemmedan the occasion of his escape disguised done through
misunderstanding fund. rather than selfishness or mall- ciousness.
tions for their daughters
France.
To-day, when Franco has róli-
cause.
as a woman. How the Mohammedan intrigues helped to bring about his downfallgorge near the Blue Nile, whence ho Lij Yassy was run to earth in a was as follows, Lawrence of Arbin hoped to escape Into the Sudan. heard that Lij Yasau, was sending black troops to assist-General Leitow
glous liberty for all creeds, the His last custodian until his death fanatical intolerance of Madame de Vorbeck in German East Africa.
this week wa Kassa, who was the chief Abyssinian small town of Niort, her birthplace, the formidable Ras Maintenon is forgotten and the offlelal attached to the Duke of Glou- la making plans to celebrate the cester whon ho attended Ras Tafari's Accordingly Lawrence paid a flying magnificently barbarie coronation in anniversary of Its most famous
Enter Lawrence
visit to Abyssinia, where he learned 1930.
citizen,
DLESTON ROGERS, the Standard Oil magnate, who died on July 25 last, left_£5,- 200,000. it is revealed to-day.
IIIS son,
PAPERS SIGNED IN LONDON
Los Angeles, Nov. 1.: Greta Nisson, the Norwegian Henry Huddleston nim star, is seeking annulment of
actor.
It was at Mr. Rogers' country
The couple were married," ac- house at Downington, Pennsyl-cording to the petition which has vanin, that Misa Evelyn Hoey, the been filed here, in March 1982, in Actress, was found shot dead in after six months...
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