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MONDAY, MAY 18, 1931.

THE

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AND

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HOTELS,

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THE HARBOUR VIEW PRIVATE HOTEL.

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Cable Add. "Harview."

Phone

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Proprietress:Mrs. Gardiner.

MARBLE HALL

21. Nathan Rd., Kowloon. Tel. 57089.

A Select Private Hotel furnished with an eye to the comfort of its Tenants. Single and double suites of rooma with private bath- rooms attached.

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ANNOUNCES HIS REMOVAL

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THE CHINA MAIL.

THE LOVE DRAMA OF KITTY O'SHEA.

New Light on Great Political Scandal.

PARNELL "VINDICATED."

Handsome

venture as a job-hunter," in 1880.

And

records Captain Harrison that Captain O'Shen, seeing that Parnell's interest was aroused by his wife, himself invited the Irish lender to Wouersh Lodge, though he himself could only go there at the special invitation to his wife. A Treasured Robe, Of this first meeting of the lov ers Captain Harrison says:- Charles Stewart

"There was a little talk, a pro- Parnell, brilliant leader in Parlia-mise to come to Wonersh Lodge

of the Irish rebels ment

in the as a guest, and Parnell, who in 'eighties and ninetics, Captain their talk had looked deep into the O'Shen, a professed follower, and eyes of Mrs. O'Shea with arrest- beautiful "Kitty" O'Shea, his wife, ing effect, secured A rose which formed the

sensational chanced to fall from her bosom. "eternal triangle" and political Touching it lightly with his lips," acandal of modern times. In 1890 her book tells us, he placed it in Captain O'Shea obtained a divorce his buttonhole. Long afterwards on the ground of his wife's adult- the rose was found carefully trea- ery with Parnell. Parnell refused sured up amongst his most private to defend himself.

papers, and he went, eleven years Many stories have been told of later, to his grave with it lying on the Parnell-O'Shea affair. Ahis heart.. dozen books dealing with Parnell's

most

"The dinner engagement follow- hectie political career have paled some days later; and in a box tribute to his character and courat the Gaiety Theatre the same age as a leader. But the story of evening there ensued a conversa- his romance has been ever cloud-tion intimate in tone and of a

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of Com- meetings at the House The appearance a few years ago mons and long drives together of the version of Mrs. Parnell into the country..... (Parnell married Mrs. O'Shea "Parnell's first instinct-hla in-Pig's Chitlings After the divorce) only served to tention and strong' dealre—was to increase the confusion surround-take her openly before the world ing their story.

and to pay such priee, for broken Now comes "Parnell Vindicated: Inw and violated conventions, as the Lifting of the, Veil" (Con- the

exact. consequences might stable. 178. net), a book in which But she would not have it 20. Captain Henry Harrison, who was she felt bound in honour to Aunt closely associated with the Parnell Ben.. Aunt Ben was in her family after the death of the 89th year. The children's inter- Irish leader, discloses the real ests and future were at stake." truth."

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"A Man of Honour." husband and wife was higher than Sheep's Head & Foo.. "The solution is," writes Cap-ever. Captain O'Shea, it is tain Harrison, "that the picture written in this book, "suspected given, of Parnell in the Divorce her of setting spies on him at his Court was a false picture, and London chambers so that she that in his private life Parnell could get ovidence to divorce him. Sucking Pigs, to order was a man of honour, of manhood. of pride, just as he was in his public life. True, he broke the law of the Churches in taking a other man's wife; and in that re- gard being strong in his convic tion that both conscience and honour justified him in the cir- The challenge was withdrawn. Barbel cumstances of the case, he was The modus vivendi was arranged. Bream

Challenged to a Duel. "In July the quarrel boiled over in Captain O'Shea's long- threatened challenge to

a duel. Parnell accepted. But Mrs. Steela (Mrs. O'Shea's sister) and the de- fiant wife patched up the quarrel.

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content to abide the missiles of Captain O'Shea was not to be Canton Fresh Water HER} all such as were impelled by their affronted by too public an appro- own conscious rectitude to cast priation of his wife. their stones at him."

Nor was Cary ... there to be such a scandal as Catfish would' of necessity disturb the ar- | Codfish rangements with Aunt Ben-so Craba long as she should live. The arrangement thus made in 1881 dominated the position until Aunt Ben's astonishing longevity terminated in 1889."

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Captain and Mrs. O'Shea were married in 1867, she being 21. According to Captain. Harrison, her heart was never deeply engag- ed in the union. Their first child was born in 1870 and their third in 1874. Then they drifted apart.

"Long since Captain O'Shea'a Of this "armistice" period Cup- money troubles, ever perennially tain Harrison, relates a remark- acute, had begun," Captain abie incident of which Mrs. Harrison says. when writing of Purnell, as she became after the the period of the first meeting of divorce, told him in later years. Mrs. O'Shen and Parnell. "Long "Mrs. Parnell dealt. frankly and since, too, his absences from his fully, with the subject of "Captain wife had become both frequent and O'Shea's knowledge of her rela-Halibut prolonged. These conditions led tions with Parnell, when I raised Labrus to an offer from 'Aunt Ben," who | 11," Captain Harrison writes. Loach, had already had abundant occa-"Did Captain O'Sher know? she Lobstern alon to play fairy god-mother, If said. 'Of course he knew. I do Mackers)

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BANKER'S RELATIVES.

Great Dinner Of The Hoare Family.

_ | || | __õ... | | . || al 155maaa|||||ca|las

picture palace effect of modern banks, you had a' mellow old room with fascinating old parchments framed on the walls and, in the place of the "talk to me and I'll ancer" breed of bank clerk, there were white-haired old gentlemen

and with charming manners

He was to be at liberty to visit "'He was more than willing Bay Wonersh Lodge on Sundays to see that I should go to humilitating Rock Fish the children and-for they were lengths occasionally, to win him Roach being brought up as Catholics, in (Parnell) for O'Shea's Interests, talman their father's religion-to take but the idea of my giving him all Shark them to church. Apart from "this my love, of my being engrossed, Skate Sunday exception Captain O'Shea appropriated by him, was quite an- Shrimps Snapper was not to visit Eltham save on other matter.

definite invitation from his ""Ultimately he challenged Mr. Soles wife..

Parnell to a duel, and then when Tench

Turbot "Thus there was effected in sub- he found Mr. Parnell was quite

..he work- Turtles, amal, fr, water stance and intention a voluntary willing to fight.. acparation due avowedly to incom-ed upon my fears for Mr. Parnell patibility of temperament and to to get him out of it. an estrangement that was

"We were on a perfectly clear Captain Harrison suggests that growing. For Captain O'Shea's basis from that ontward, though Captain O'Shea's consistent atandards during, if not because he had known it well enough long malignity towards Parnell of, his chronic money troubles and before.

shown in his published letters. hit essays in commercial life were "Mr. Parnell? Well, he was "Never so long as Aunt Ben liv- deteriorating from what they had different. He had taken my word ed did he venture to invoke the

The toastmaster struck the been when he had been 'an officer for it that I was free-if Captain aid of the Divorce Court...

duel in the end he did pretty well for able with his mailet and announc and a gentleman' In a cavalry re- O'Shea wanted to fight a giment..

about it, he was quite willing to himself, because he grasped at the ea, "Pray silenco for Aunt Ellen's twinkle in their eyes. "The household of Mrs. O'Shea meet him, but he would have no legal right to dispose of the chil- Joseph, Norfolk branch."

Aunt Ellen's Joseph rose, and derived from Captain O'Shea no share nor part in any discussions dren that he knew to be Parnell's with a slight bow to the packed

about it between myself and Cap-children. monetary support whatever.

"As soon as

the law allowed, room said, "In giving this toast, I When Parnell summoned her there tain O'Shea.

couple with it Uncle Enoch's One day Captain O'Shea came Parnell sought marriage. could be but the one response. .... Unfathomed depths in her down to Eltham to discuss some local clergy, supported by their Harry, Cheam branch, and Cousin Mr. Harry Hoare, the head

Egbert's Sadie, of Minnerota." refured him Christian

"The Idea belongs to my uncle," stirred in swift surrender to his important matter with Mr. Parnell, bishop

This is just a fanciful forecast he Raid, "who retired from busi- and the three of us dined to marriage. Without delay, Parnell of an incident at a dinner which dominance."

As the night drew on, I married his wife in the registrar's will be held in London in the near of the family at home and abroad neas five years ago. All members Parnell had attended a luncheon gether. party held to furtheranca of Cap-retired before the others, and my office."

are invited to join." tain O'Shea's parliamentary ad-door was still standing open when A few months after their mar

A banker has seen à vision. He Captain O'Shea, who

"Where are you going to dine?" the riage in 1891 Parnell died at

aces a room filled with his family I asked. "Wembley?" second to retire came upstairs. Brighton from 4 severe cold,

Every- He spoke to me, and the discus- caught while campaigning in the from all over the world.

"Wo are spying out suitable res- body who bears his name and be-taurants," grinned Mr. Hoare. alon of our evening's debate be- West of Ireland. He was only 44. gan: afresh, and, in the course of Mrs. Farnell survived him for longs to his family la entitled to Ht, he entered my room and the nearly thirty years until Febru- door closed.

ary, 1921,

SATURDAYS SOLUTION.

Was

A Scene "Suddenly, the door was bang- ed violently open and Mr. Parnell stalked in, his head held high and

LEPERS IN PORTUGAL.

The

his eyes anapping; he said not a 3,000 Of Them Living At Large

With Their Families. word but marched straight up to me, picked me up, threw me over

his shoulder and turned on hie There are 3,000 known cases of heel still without a word, he leprosy in Fortugal to-day, accord- marched out of the room across Ing to statistics just published. the landing and into his own room, For the most part, thene 8,000 where he threw me down on the lepers are living at large, with bed and shut the depr

their families.

future.

"Are you a client or a relative?"

I was asked deferentially. "A reporter," I replied.

I met Mr. H. P. R. Hoare, son

partner.

The bank commlasionalios are be. at the dinner, whether they alert and ready to meet the flood live in Kenya or Kensington... of relatives and the boy In the The banker's name is Mr. Alfred telophone cabinet la sitting, tense Heare, of Messrs. C. Hoare & Co. and waiting, while a few feet off He has advertised for all with is an official with Debrett and the

to communi Post Office London Directory. the name of Houro cate with him at 37, Fleet Street, D.D. in the Dally Express. E.C.4, and help to form "The Hoare Family Dining Club."

The club proposes to hold an annual dinner in London. I visit. ed the bank It is a superb place, looking as if it has not been touch- ed since early Victorian times. In place of the swimming bath and

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