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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MARCH

2nd, 1928.

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QUEEN MARIE AND

PRINCE CHARLES OF RUMANIA.

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No. 21,727 號柒廿百柒仟堂萬弍第

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"A WOMAN PASSES AND ATTRACTS HIM."

RED HAIR JEWESS LATEST FAVOURITE.

PARIS, Jan. 30th. The ex-Crown Prince Charley of Rumunia and his love affairs are oles more occupying public atten. tion here.

This is because of the arrival in Paris of emissaries from the Rumanian Opposition Party, mem- is of which are said to be in triguing to bring about his return to Bucarest to take the throne from his 6-years-old son, King Michael. Interest is added to the ex-Crown Prince's movements by reports that be has embarked upon a new love affair. It is said that his favourite companion, Mme. Lupescu, or

the red haired Jewess of who is the divorced wife of Rumanian officer, is about to be abandoned for a fascinating Ser bian girl.

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Mme. Lupesen owns a chateau in Normandy, which the ex-Crown Prince bought for her, and where he has been living in seclusion for "She also has a several months. faim-house in the suburb of Neuilly. The ex-Crown Prince has a flat in the same suburb.

STUDIOS SHUT AND MANY UNEMPLOYED.

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Amazing changes taking place in Hollywood, California. The small independent produc ing companies hareed that they can make good pictures cheaper and quicker than the mam- moth concerns. They are turning ent films of a better type than therth, many of which are win

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a place in the first-class theatres in the United States.

To-day.

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Ember Day. Helena May Institute Bible Study Study Circle, 10,30 a.m.

Sir Miles Lampson leaves on * k. Franconia.

Eockey H.K. Hockey Club "A" K.O.Š.B., King's Park. 3 p.m. Ten Dances: H.K. Hotel and Hotel Saroy. 4.30

p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 5 p.m.; Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, 4.30-0,30 p.m.

Cheer 'O Y..C.A. Musical Even- ing, 7.30 p.m..

St. Stephen's Girls College Prize Distribution, 8 p.m.

H.M.S. Titanic" dance at Lane, Crawford's Restaurant. 6.30 u.m.

Queer's Theatre; "The Scarl-t Letter"

The threat of a restricted Euro- pean market has given the big firam | something to think about, and u change of production policy is under way. Hollywood is a city arid Siberia (Tan).

employed. Directors, writers, technicians, and actors are "rest inger looking for work.

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Some big studios are temporarily. closed. Three hundred employees have been dismissed from famous studio in three-weeks; And, by contrast, the smaller studios are busy.

All the signs indicate that the pra of extravagant production, lavish expenditure, and waste has come to a close."

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H.K. Rife League annual meet, Kowloon City Range.

The magnates have discovered

Cricket League Games: Navy that it is not the most expensive. University; Kowloon e. Chinese films which are best or which earn R.C. Friendlies: (Second Div.) the most money. And faced by H.K. Electric » Recreio; Police v competition in their midst by the Navy. | sandles independent companies and

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The Morganatic Wile, Mlie, "Zizi” (Jeanne) Lambrino, the young Rumanior whom Prince Charles married morganatically at Odessa during the war, is also livremacy, they are envisaging a ing at Neuilly. There was a son period of retrenchment of the marriage, and he is at school should lead to an improvement in in Paris.

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According to an interesting new book, entitled Prince Charles's Love Romance," by M. Gabriel Perreux, published by the Nouvelle Société d'Editions, Mlle. Zizi re- an allowance from the ceives Rumanian Royal Family, paid through the Royal Bank of Rumania. She recently brought a suit in the Paris courts against the ex-Crown Prince for the recog- nition of her son the legitimate child of Charles of Hohenzol lern," but she lost her case technical grounds,

In long letters which he wrote to her before the marriage was declar- ed roid by the Rumanian courts, the ex-Crown Prince promised that he would never leave her or aban den her child. He also wrote to the

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DOWNFALL OF A COTTON

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Extraordinary disclosures were made by a detective inspector at the Guildhall Police Court on January 25th, when Norman Nakum Lust garten, aged thirty-seven, pleaded Huilty to obtaining clothing by false pretences from a City warehouse. man, and to two charges of obtain ng credit by fraud from & Mrs.

Emily Carr, of Westbank-avenae. Presidents of the Rumanian Senate and the Chamber announcing his Wallasey, and from another woman

in New Brighton." determination at all costs to stand

Detective Inspector Giles wid by the woman he loved.

When Mircea, their son, was born that Lustgarten first came under the police in the notice of in January 1920 the mother plead-November 1958, when he was sen- ed with the Prince to acknowledge his child legally." He did not quite know what to do, and this was the beginning of the cooling of his m. lations with Mlle. Lambrina, ac cording

Perreux, to 3.

who wiles!

Beautiful Greek Princess.

Queen Marie had been striving to bring the Prince to reason by appealing to his common sense, his patriotism, and his affection fur his parente. The Prince is of a passionate temperament, A prone to sudden enthusiam. woman passes and attracts him The Prince loses his head.

Queen Marie knew this well, and turned as a last resort to the beautiful Princess Helen, daugh: ter of King Constantine, of the Hellenes, who made a deep im pression upon the Prince quickly made up his mind to break with Mile Lambrino, 'who had already threatened to break with him.

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Queen's Theatre: The Scarlet Letter."

World Theatre: "The Confession of a Queen'

Star Theatre: Introduce Ma". Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 3 p.m.; Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, 4.3-6.30 9.m.

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Sunday.

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Queen's Theatre: "The Circus. World Theatre: Mantrip.

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Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; King Edward Hotel,', 3 p.m. Lane, tenced to nine months' imprison- Crawford's Restaurant, 4.30-6.30 meat at Manchester for false pre- } P.m. tences He was a man of good. family, and had been in business as a cotton salesman in Manchester

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"He came to London alter his and went to a firm of insurance conviction," added Inspector Giles, brokers, representing that he was anxious to effect a million pound insurance on a large order he had placed and was shipping to Cal- cutta. The broker was so imprces- by the immensity of the order that he introduced Lustgarten to other firms in the City, to whom he gave large orders for goods to £12,000 worth. He was in this way.m. be shipped to India-in one case allowed to have samples

Alderman Greenaway sentenced Lustgarten to six months impri- sonment in the second division

This dismissal profoundly affect ed the Prince and brought to s head the quarrth between him and the Royal Family and Government, and particularly the late M. Jonel Bratianu and Prince Stirbey.

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"My Poor Baby," Many more long letters were written by the Prince to Me Lambrino.

In one, which starts My Poor Baby," he says:„

Yes, poor little girl, it is true

According to M. Perreux the

Annual Inspection of St. John's that I am engaged, and engaged Prince's flight, with Mme. Lupescu Ambulance Brigade by H.E. The -to a Princess. You must not think I have been, pereunded by and the scandal that ensued was Governor, Murray Parade Ground,

a grievous blow to his father, King 3.15 p.m. my parents. It is they who were Ferdinand, as he lay dying. To Cathedral Hal debate: Subject: taken by surprise. I have found the kust the King hoped that his That in making the World Chrie someone who understands me and son would spent of his wayward-Linz, emphasis should be laid on whose theories of life are the t

waning individuala, rather than same-ns my_nwhi

Changing wrong conditions, 6 m Queen's Theatre: "The Circus."" World Theatre: "The Crown of Lies."

ness and return to his duty.

Folitical Intrigue.

SERVICE TO READERS;

THE HONG KONG DAILY THE In May 1921 the Crown Prince

PRESS. LTD., and the HUNG M. Perreux express the opinion married Princess Helen; and when

KONG WEEKLY PRESS, through she gave birth to a son, the present that the ex-Crown Prince was not

their London Office, at 21, Baez, LANZ, panionate by Loy King of Rumania, it seemed actuated wolgly.

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Star Theatre: "Altar of Demre."

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If, when at home, they will call or ful Mae. Lupescu and fell deeper-he crystallisce the desire of the Op- 2.20 p.m; Europe vid Siherin centres, etc. ately in love with her. The late position to overthrow the present (President McKinley), 5 p.m.

Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and telephone to the above address, they will King Ferdinand intervened and Government that the ex-Crown Hotel Savoy 4.30 p.m. King receive the utmost ancistance and the Mine Lupescu was compelled-to--Prince in a certain degree remains Edward Hotel, 8. Lazo test available information on all sub- the champion of the Government's Crawlord's Restauraat, 4.30-0.30 jocks of enquiry will be placed at their

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