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“WONDER CHILD” BRIDGES AND

ROAD TRAFFIC

TRIAL

Mother On Murder

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(Special Air Mail Service)

London, May 31.

The trial of Aurora Rodrigues an the charge of murdering her 18- year-old daughter Hildegart, known as "the wonder child," by shoot. ing her while she was' asleep, was resumed to-day. The interest in this extraordinary

is fully maintained, the court being again crowded with a fashionable gather- log.

case

Hildegart, it was stated yester- day, showed such remarkable in- tellectual powers that she astonish- ed doctors and legal experts. She graduated in law before she was 17, had written several books, in- cluding a treatise on sex, and had taken degrees in philosophy and medicine.

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Rodigues claimed to дате "moulded" and specially trained the girl from her birth to fit her

to lead the world.” She stated

that she shot her because. Hilde- gart wished to leave her for a lover,

To-day the question of the girl's father arose. It had been stated that he was an English sailor, but 'this Rodrigues had denied.

A woman who was her servant at the time of the girl's birth gave evidence, however, that the father was an Englishman and that he regularly visited the mother and child for some time.

Among some twenty other wit- nesses was a Spanish employee of the British Embassy who testifled to the brilliance of Elidegart when only 11 years of age. Others con- firmed the statement that the mo ther was passionately fond" of the child.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1934.

A PRINCESS OF THE FELLS

A somewhat serious position for Was She a Daughter of

a number of those engaged in road transport, appears to have arisen by the implementation of Section 30 of the Road and Rall Traffic Act. Under this section. railway and canal companies are only obliged to give 28 days' notice of their intention to ban a bridge to any vehicle of a total weight exceeding Ave tons. A preliminary list of bridges on Classes I and II roads., and on certain unclassified zoutes, was de- posited recently by the railway companies with the Ministry of | Transport, and although this is ilmited to bridges scheduled as insufficient to carry vehicles of a total laden weight exceeding 12 tons, it reaches the total of 1.324, of which 1,136 are in England and the remainder in Scotland. The list covers all parts of both coun- tries, and includes no less than 254 bridges in Lancashire...122 in Yorkshire, and over 50 in Ches- hire, Cumberland, Shropshire, and Stafford It is understand that the position is causing appze- hension to persons associated with such bodies as the, British Road Federation on the grounds that the time allowed for considera- tion is too short. In many cases, the bridges scheduled 'are main traffic routes, and trade is likely to be. seriously affected if long detours have to be made to avoid them. It may be mentioned that paragraph 5, Section 30, of the Act, states that if a vehicle is driven over a scheduled bridge without the consent of the bridge authorities, the driver or person. who permits this to be done will be liable; the clause certainly appears to be somewhat ambig- on the grounds that, the. authorities themselves may be unaffected:

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FRENCH CABINET

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The situation, as indicated by medical evidence, is paradoxical enough to puzzle any jury.

The prosecution's experts say that Rodriguez is sane but abnormal. An amazing waste of Cabinet This view the accused approves. Ministers in France was disclosed The experts for the defence, how-by the statistics published by the ever, say that she is insane, which "she indignantly denies.

French Press here on Tuesday, according to which the number of persons now living who, at one Mother Found Guilty

time or other. were members of What has been, known as the the French, Cabinet, totals 235. Spanish "Trilby case ended when of these 66 are senators, 105 de- Dona Aurora Rodriguez was found.puties and 64. non-parliamenta guilty of the murder of her flans-Transocean Kuo Min. "daughter Hildegart and was sen-

tenced to twenty-six years' impri- sonment.

free love, and atheism. She in- The case had excited enormous slsted that she had good reason interest throughout Spain, and for shooting her society women, lawyers, and doc- would do tors flocked to" the court. The former Premier, Senor Azana was also there,

Prince Charlie?

(Special Al-Mall Service)

London. May 31.

In a corner of a churchyard near Windermere Lake there stands a white cross over the grave of one who was, almost without Houbt, à daughter of Prince Charlie.

SIR L. HAMILTON PERRY FAINTS

LOOKS BACK

Why Is Kitchener Dismounted?

(Special Air-mail Service)

London, May 31... Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton had some amusing comments to make on London's heroes in brunze and he inspected in- stone when pensioners of Chelsen Hospital at the Founders' Day parade.

In Paris Tennis Match

(Special Air-Mail Servion)

London, May 31,

England is out of the French Men's Lawn Tennis Championship. F. J. Perry, H. W. Austin and G. P. Hughes, the three British Davis Cup players, were all defeated to- day in the fourth round of "the singles. One after the other they went down on the Centre Court.

"There was a tragic ending to Perry's match when De Stefani, the Italian champton, was leading by two sets to one, having captür- ed the third after a long and tortuous fight.

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It was Oak Apple Day at Chel- sea Hospital, and in honour of Perry" sprained his ankle” in the King Charles I., the founder, his third game of the fourth set. statue was surrounded with, bran-There was a halt while the injury „was examized, but Ferry pluckily

The facts regarding Clémentins Johannes Sobleald Douglass are irritatingly meagre. It is known that she came as an infant to

Finsthwaite by the agency of Dr. King Principal of St. Mary's Hall,ches of oak. Oxford, who was at one time s fervent Jacobite, and that she was lodged with his kinsman by mar riage. Mr. Edward Taylor, of Fina- thwaite House.

In the journal of a descendant of Mr. Taylor it is recorded that "Mr. Edward Taylor was appointed guardian of The Princess by Prince Charles Edward, and only he and the Backhouses knew who she really was." She lived and 'died without the fells folk's know- ledge of her parentage being be- trayed by written or spoken word.

الراعي

A Glasgow Mother? There are enough facts to est- ablish a good case for the belief still current in the district that she was the eldest child of Prince Charles Edward and Clementina Walkinshaw. First there is the point that recognised Jacobites were

As Sir Ian walked slowly along decided to renew the battle. De the ranks he stopped many times Stefan took the set at 6-2, and

the match by three sets to one. to chat with the men, "-

At the dose the Englishman After he had taken the salute fainted, and. like Vines.on a he made a short address, describ-famous occasion last year, was ing the parade as a stately pic-carried into the dressing room. ture-soldiers decorated with many Here he soon revived and his ankle war medals-good war medals received proper attention. with clasps, not those foreign de-

Hughes lost to J. E. Crawford in corations they ladled out so free-four sets, a result not unexpected. ly in the Great War."

although the Englishman had beaten the Australian at Bourne- mouth last year on a sand surface similar to that in Paris.

By now, said Sir en, most of their commanders" had become statues, and he proceeded:

Then, to the amazement of the Often I respectfully raise my hat to the biggest military figure crowd, the two heroes of last of my youth, the Duke of Cam-year's Davis Cup challenge round In the same aretia. were in turn bridge, who was always served with pork chops and green peas put out of the tournament-Austin after his inspections, so that by Christian Boussus in a five- pleasant impression should be left upon his mind. There he sits concerned to fined a safe hiding-bang in the middle of Whitehall fairway, reviewing" buses instead place for the child soon after Ber

of Dragoons. birth; second, there is evidence still in Waterside House that care

to was taken accommodate the child as become some one of im- portance; third, there is the entry

set match." in which the better player on the day. deservedly triumphed, and Parry by De Ste- fan, who had defested him 10 Paris two years earlier at the same meeting.

Triumph Of Boussus Boussus had never beaten Austin before, but the No. 1 player of

"In a corner of the Horse Guards Parade ground on his dat feet stands Lord K. I don't quite un derstand why they have dismount-France had been nursing his for-

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in Finsthwaite Parish Registered him. "Buried Clementine Johannes Boblesky Douglass of Waterside, spinster. May the 16th day, 17771," (the names reveal much; and, finally, here are the relies be- queathed by the Finsthwaite Prin- cess to her guardians and friends on her death.

From the research that has been done on her scanty history it would seem that her mother was Clemen tiaa Walkinshaw, the Glasgow girl who loved 'Prince Charles to her own undoing, and that she was ave born about the year 1747. years before the birth of the was subsequently daughter who

and legitimised by her father created Duchess of Albany, and, also, before the birth of the son who died a child.

Granted that the "Princess" was the eldest child of Clementina daughter. and Walkinshaw, who one time SO again 2 thousand claimed to be the legitimate wife times in the same circumstances. of Charles Edward, there were im- as she was "called to reform the portant reasons for taking her world by new eugenic methods" from her parents. If her mother As a child Hildegart had been The impression this amazing wo-could prove even a Scottish mar given a special diet by her mother man created throughout the trial rlage, then the child was heir, In which abnormally developed her was

extraordinary. Witnesses the Jacobite view, to the throne, brain,

The girl acquired know-without exception testined to her and the Roman Catholic Jacobites ledge so rapidly that she outstrip- passionate love for her daughter, were opposed to, any child of that ped her teachers. Then she had a No one questioned it.

unton succeeding to the throne, love affair, and her mother, feel-

Her horror of the madhouse was because a spiritual relationship Ing that her hold over her was made manifest in the closing stages (within which marriage was pro- slipping away, shot her daughter of the trial when, in a final adhibited) existed between the Prince, dead, while she was asleep. dress to the Court, she disowned and Clementina--Charles Edward's

When the accused mother ap- her own counsel, peared in Court on Thursday, she out an abominable case." she said. browbeat the Court Prosecutor for "by trying to prove insanity. I am two hours, and defended anarchy, "not mad."

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The Hair Statue Horse, "Perhaps we have no one now who can make a horse of metal, for you remember that half-hip- popotamus, balf-giraffe which seemed to be the best they could sculp for Lord Halg. I hope they have not taken K.'s spurs, off," but I've never felt cold-blooded en out to look

ces for this engagement, and it was known the "three musketeers” had been giving him tactical ad- vice. Moreover, his victory over- Perry in the international matchi a week ago showed his liking for

the Auteuil surface.

Bousses reserved fits best effort

He

for the final set and his brilliant play in this bout seemed to sur- as much as it de- prise Austin lighted the French crowd. began by breaking-through Aus- tin's service to win the first game He was clipping thene with nearly every shot and throwing up perfect lobs to tire his man in the sizzling heat. A long fight ensued for the third game. There were many deuces, but the French- He is far away from the sound man eventually got his four-love of the drums. So, too, feel, the lead,

"Then hard by sedad Lord Napler of Magdala, da But he has been chivvied of his pitch in Waterloo place by the statue of King Edward VIL and was never allowed to draw rein till be got to Queen's Gate.

| chivalrous Sir George White, de- It was now clear that the hot. fender of Ladysmith, must feel a sun and the brilliance of: Boussus bit lonesome in the sombre milieu had Austin beaten. He won the of Portland-place."

fifth game from 15, but in the The pensioners were fortunate.ixth a touch of cramp seized him and he faltered in attacking a The only one who was likely to deep forehand drive. A few lobs ornament the streets after death was the Governor. The rest must gave the Frenchman the victory

point,

be content with ornamenting the streets during life.

"Praise the Lord for having brought you into the Army" Bir Ian said in conclusion.'

Ferry's Bate-Noire Stefanl's chances against Perry. despite the high reputation of the Englishman, were never considered alight in Paris. He had beaten "In the 92nd Gordon Highland-Perry both in Faris and at East- ers, now called the 2nd Battalion bourne, and his smooth and eff of the Gordons, every corporal clent all courts game, had always

was told by Colonel Cameron that he was now the equal of a mem- ber of Parliament. So he was, is and evermore shall be."

"He has made mother having acted as godmother when he was promoted sergeant extracted errors from his forceful

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to Clementina at her, christening in Rome.

Revealing Names

The secret removal of their child is not an unlikely addition to the efforts made by the Jaco- bites at this time to break rela- tionships between Charles and his over-fond mistress.

There is extant a strange letter written by Charles after the birth of the Duchess of Albany in which he directs "A marque to be put on ye child, if I part with is am pushed to ye last point, and 30 wont be caggioled any more."

"enspeckle" names.

opponent. Stefani might also be described as Perry's bete-noire. Only once, in California. on a cement court, had he lowered his colours.

Forcing the pace unduly in the sequence, Ferry could win..only Clementina two games in eight. The Italian could be recognised throughout was off the ground and up to the Europe as the name both of her net in splendid fettle, and made his unpopular mother and royal grand-coups without the slightest fou mother; Johannes Sobieski was her risha delightfully cool warrior.

Perry won the second set at 8 Polish ancestor, conqueror of Vien-

the best-1. He was now much mare na. and Douglass was known of the Prince's many aliases. restrained, having firm, control of his backhand biding his time for the volleying sortie, but it appear-

Belles of the Kings

It has been suggested that the It is believed in Finsthwaite thated as if the Italian let the set go Prince had already been "caggiol when the hue and ory of the Retort in the third inte

to reserve himself for Intensive

ed” to give up one child, the re-bellion died down the Prince came

A-atering reprisal by FertY WOD fugee at Finsthwaite, and was de- to see his daughter. Certainly

him four games in a row and car- termined to safeguard this one money for her maintenance arriv

Finathwaite itself, hemmed ined from the Continent. Ready Tied him to 6-4; Stefan had not by grim hills and stretches of cash was not a conspicuous asset been stowing his volleys away. water, was a well-chosen hidding-of the exiled Prince, and it is a Ferry was ahead again at 7-6 He came back to lead -5, but place for the heiress of a Prince ilkely that he would have taken after a long deuce game. Stefani with a price on his head. What paternity so seriously as to contri- is dificult to understand is why bute to the keep of a child who versatile in the next three games. was the steadier and the more the child was allowed to keep such had no claim to be regarded as He won them all to take the set

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The relica of the "Princess are Interesting. One is a medal com- memorating the marriage of the Old" "Chevaller with Clementine, Sobieski in 1719 possibly a chris fening gift to Clementina Walkin shaw from her royal godmother. The other is a heart shaped, silver Tocket embossed with the head of Charles II, and Inscribed C. R.

back, and, as it proved the key set, at 9-7

Hughes held Crawford gallantly for two sets. He won the first from 34 after the Australian had made a fine attempt to redisce a big defcit, and in the second. when Crawford led 4-2 Hughes crepe up to 4 all, and fought every Inch of the court.

But his stamina began to yield The mystery remains one of in the long chases which Crawford those

fascinating half-legible imposed, and the match was vir pages of history which can now tually over after the interval, The only be made clear by the finding holder was making his service of a lost letter of an entry in core in the second half of the discovered diary.

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