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PAST.

Ernest Dunbat Cairns, who came into prominence during the war for his activities in the sugar world and was later dubbed the "Sugar King, was sent to hard labour for nine months at Surrey Quarter Sessions lat Kingston on Dccomber-30th

The charge was one of obtaining Es by false pretences from Mr Elizabeth Charlotte Quilo, an anti- que dealer, of Redhill.

Cairns was charged as Ernest Edwards, which is believed to be his real name. He protested angrily against a list of previous convie- tions, and banged the dock as he addressed the clerk,

Detective-Inspector Attwood, who read out the hat of previous con- victions supplied by Scotland Yard, was unable to swear that Edwards or Cairus was the man concerned in

his cases,

The Chairman (to Edwards): Do you want to ask this officer any thing

Edwards: No, not in this court, except to say that if you refer to Anne 11, Chapter 7, you will find that this is illegal. So is the plea of not guilty. I have nothing to do with this court.

Mr. Whiteley: Then I sentence you to nine months' hard labour.

Gambling Exploits.

The life, story of Ernest Dunbar Cairns, who gained notoriety as the "Sugar King," is as interesting as any in fiction.

His chief asset is an extraordi- sarily strong personality, coupled with a refinement of speech and manner. Nothing is known of his antecedents, but he is believed to be a member of a good family, who, by reason of its afluence, was able to allow Cairns to travel the world at its expense.

The earliest activities of Cairns were on the racecourses in various parts of France, where he mixed in the best society and appeared to be a man of unlimited means. One of his exploits resulted in the loss of £40,000 by a French marquis

His greatest coup, however, was his sugar ramp. With a sum of money which he had flesced from the public he took a mansion at Inverness and claimed to have pur. chased huge quantities of sugar at such a favourable price that he was able to sell at 2d. per below the Government controlled price.

A Call To The Bar."

The Sugar Commission ordered bira to be present at an inquiry into sugar prices, and on his failing to put in an appearance he yas called to the bar of the House of Commons.

The public rushed to pat money into a company for trading in sugar. Cairns continued, spending money long after his funds were all gone, for in view of the reputation that be had established he was able to secure credit, and even the local bank manager lent him 23,500 on an overdraft.

On obtaining this sum be left Inverness, and eventually his credi- tors became uneasy, and he was made' a bankrupt. Failing to put in an appearance at the second hear ing of his examination, a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Before the warrant could be executed Cairns had fled to the Continent. He perpetrated frauds in Belgium, France, and Holland, and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment in Belgium, and was then handed over to the Dutch authorities to be dealt with..

The Dutch, however, came to the conclusion that he was insane. He was repatriated to England, and confined in a Kentish asylum until May of 1924, when he returned to his Scottish castle.

£5,000-A-Year Man.

EARL CADOGAN'S £48,000 DEBTS

MONEX-LENDERS CLAIMS.

QUESTION OF INTEREST.

ON THE SCREEN.

PROUD FLESH" AT THE

QUEEN'S.

"Proud Ficah," an amusing light comedy film, is showing at the Queen's Theatre, to-day and Wed- neading. For those of you who want entertainment which will not strain either the intellect or your tredulity, nor harrow your feelings,

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Proud Flesh" will fill the bill. ious beauty Eleaner Broadman, the The main ingredients are the capric.

Claims of debts amounting to £47,918 were presented a à recent meeting at the London Bankruptcy Court of the creditors of Earl Cadogan, described as of 33, Grosvenor-street, W. A resolution of bankruptcy was passed and Mr. He-man Pat O'Malley, and the trustee. The proofs of debt included laid in San Francisco, and Eleanor F. S. Salaman was appointed poodle-faker Harrison Ford. The scene for no ostensible reason is £30,899 by the trustee under a pris a Spanish Lady of good birth, vious receiving order in respect of or is supposed to ba -Probably she the unsatisfed portion of the debts, has never met one and in any case with interest Mr. Wygan, Assist she is very lovely, though a little Earl Cadogan had not surrendered have really had would do her no ant Offcial. Receiver, reported that of the training Fornanda would to the receiving order, which was harmi made on the petition of M. Dunn,

financiers. creditors L2,805. Ho understood that the for earl was on his way to the East He is in the Mediterranean,

Mr. G. R. Cinn (for the earl):

an

"Shooting-Party Visit inspector attached to his depart-

Mr. Vyvyan stated that dent had called at 33, Grosvenor

street and was informed that the tor had also called at Calford Hall, carl was not in town. The inspec Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, where Lady Cadogan was in residence and apparently a shooting party was in progrem. There he was inform ed that there was only a certain amount of clothing belonging to the

"aari. Two motor-care and furni ture were the property of the trustees of the settled estate.

Frankly its all rather rubbish, but well staged and acted. We could its clean light hearted rubbish and

if we learn nothing from them at du with more films of this scrt, for

least they do us no harm, and help us to forget business worries for a couple of hours.

The Cult Of The Horrible. obscene is net, unfortunately, con- The cult of the horrible and

healthy state of mind akin to the fined to the screen, it is an un- "back to barbarism" Bolshevies, which is creeping like a cry of the light into literature and art gene. rally.

description, and certainly very few No one need read books of this

they are the most poisonous, would children or adolescenta, to whom

The inspector took possession of wade though their dreary pages or the premises and the steward gave their allusiona.. Equally no one need an undertaking that nothing would

anderstand the more indecent of

be removed.

go to the cinema, but thousands do

Mr. P. Lannon, of Anstey's, Eu everyday. The censor is so blind Ltd., money-lenders, who are credi. or so indiferent to his respon tors for £977, said that when the ability, that films of this type are etri called on his firm to borrow very rarely supressed or even money he informed them that he marked as unsuitable for children. had an income of £48,000. The reason given by him for wanting to borrow was that he had made some gambling debts and was being black-trailed.

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statements are all refuted.

Mr. Lannon: He had no right to come round borrowing money in those circumstancest

Mr. Vyvyan: That is a matter for public examination.

Money-Landers and Interest..

We have had two typical examples of this recently in Hong Kong, botb, incidentally, emmanating from the same studio, and both marring what were in many other respects really fine filma

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Scenes of attempted rape drawn out that they become from revolting, to intensely boring, as in the Midnight Sun" are all too common a film feature. They can- not be edifying to anyone or in- teresting to any person worth con sidering and could casily be deleted. der the previous bankruptcy, pro-

Mr. F. S. Salaman, trustee un-from any film. ceedings, said that at the time of blamed for encouraging petty crime The cinema industry has been his appointment be devestigated in children, I saw a man do it the validity of certain transactions at the pictures used to be the between the present eart and his defence of every young pick pocket; father by which the reversion to but petty thieving is a smaller which he was entitled had passed matter than a mind permanently into his father's possession, and it warped by exhibitions of sensualility was decided to take no action dis- and brutality. puting their validity. Although legal responsibility was repudiated,

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Mr. Cras said that the income tra of the Star Theatre. He has of £49,000 a year was absolutely in had a long experience of conduct the discretionary power of the ing for the cinema and the manage trustees. They would give no pro- ment of the Hong Kong Amuse mise respecting a continuation of ments are to be congratulated on the payments under the former securing his services. bankruptcy. All the trade credi tors in the previous bankruptcy special attraction

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Sergt. Attwood, the officer who arrested Edwards, said there were eight previous convictions against The charge against Edwards in His last two convictions were în

him the present case was that he had the name of Ernest Dunbar Cairns. obtained the 28 from Mra Guile by He had also been sentenced s

It is extraordinary (he declared) pretending that he owned the Jense

Sir Richard Graham, of Notherby, how these people are becoming of a house in Cheater-terrace, Re James Collingwood.

Cumberland, a 67-year-old baronet, civilised. Most of the girls are gent's Park, and had ordered £3,500 Edwards created a scene when he was married at the Register Office bobbed now. They like it and they worth of furniture, and that he was

was questioned in reference to his at St. Marylebone Town Hall on all want it. receiving interest on £223,000 worth alleged previous conviction. He January 1st to Mrs. James Graham, How do they get that done? I of Federal European State Boads. was asked if he were Heary Simp widow of his younger brother. do it. But that is not all. The Mrs. Guile said Edwards told her D. who was convicted at Bristol This was the third matrimonial girls are even manicuring their Quarter Sessions in January, 1914, venture of both bride and bride nails now. They dress up in their

groom.....

little way and some of the several house. It was then that

tences he told her about his lease of that here, he said

I cannot say anything about Fergus Graham, M.P. and Mr. special gatherings are better dress

owning the bonds. ··

WAK ter as witnesses

In the marriage notice the bride Edwards, slapping the deck rails, groom was described as of North letter from Edwards, in which he shouted, I say nothing about gate, Marylebone, and the bride as asid':'

that. Do you understand things1 Florence Rose Graham, widow, 83 the clerk.

That is not an answer, replied years of age, of Pent-street.

Sir Richard was first married in Edwards

understand 1886

to a daughter of General English?

Charles Baring, but she died a year The Clerk: Do you decline 1 after the wedding. Then in 1899 doing Edwards: I don't decline any he wedded Lady Cynthia Dun have made myself a county gentle thing. I told you the other day combe, one of the four daughters basket making boot mending, DLE CLERG'S VILLAMENT

that I was not prepared to say of the "first Earl and Countess of { much better than could boys of 32 1 3679 20 BIGAMY JUS. LUDEN ATAMEN

basket-making, and rug-making

DELE CLERC'S 'FILLE FOR (Continued on next Column). anything in this court

Faversham, who died fast April or 13 at the ordinary village school.

house in Chester-terrace and of The Clerk: Do you confess 4 Preston Graham signed the regised than some people you will find

On December 6th she had a long

"Now, darling, I should like to get my boots from the shoe maker and a new dust cost.. Can you, sweetheart, manage a loan of a five pound note. Then I will go and see some places after I

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