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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1935.

THE AFFAIRS OF CELLINI

The Story Of A Great Lover, A Great Artist The Most Charming

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Rascal Of All Time

(By LEWIS ALLEN BROWNE)

TO SUBDIVIDE N. S. WALES

Royal Commissioner Favourable

London, Feb. 5. London, Feb. 1. "Dr. Earle Page must be gratified at the generally favourable report South Wales Royal Commissioner.

He is herd of the movement, which has attracted very little at tention here, to divide New South Wales into the classic three parts. He is also Commonwealth Deputy Prime Minister.'

Nowhere is the New State move- ment stronger than in the Clar- ence River constituency, for which Dr. Page sits. His birthplace, Grafton, is one of the centres sug- gested as the capital of the pros- pective "New England."

"Riverina" would be the name of the other State,

Country v. Town-

Successful as surgeon and pas- toralist, Dr. Page is tireless in the New State cause. He has several stout supporters in the Common- wealth and New South Wales Legislatures His recent regaining of Cabinet office will also be help- ful to the movement.

In a nutshell, this is one of coun-- try v." town, the primary producers complaining that they are subor- dinated to the urban population, which can more easily make its voice heard.

They have a long way to go be- fore realising their ambition. The present United Australia Federal Administration, however, may be. described, as broadly sympathetic. Mr. Lyons, the Prime Minister, has admitted that the present sub- division of Australia into ``States cannot be regarded as permanent. The Labour party, on the other hand, wishes to unify "Australia..

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Above, Chancellor Ottavanio reads Benvenuto's name among those to be hanged. Below, in circle, Ben-

·venuto Cellini, the great artist and lover.

The "affairs" of Benvenuto Cellini consist of more than being the best goldsmith of the 16th century. This talented Florentine has also seemingly endless affairs of the sword and of the heart." He becomes a favourite to the de Medico of Florence, the Duchess is trying to find an opportunity to make love to him and the Duke's nephew, made to grovel in the mira by Benvenuto, is sending a guard to kill him. Meanwhile, Renvenuto has a beautiful, but dumb model, who doesn't know what love is. And he had a tryst with Della, a Lady-in-Waiting to the Duchess, who is his one true love. In the midst of all these dangers-ond-these passions, Bellini's affairs are decidedly complicated

Count Maffilo's sturdy guard, a noted swordsman, was setting out from the count's home to locate and kill Benvenuto accord- ing to orders, the count believed. Suddenly he recalled that he had made a blunder. Benvenuto must not be killed with the sword until he, the count, was recovered of the worst of the in- juries that Benvenuto had so degradingly inflicted upon him.

The count realized that he could not hire his guard to slay Benvenu to and then claim that he did it himself in just revenge until he was able to leave his bed and be cuf

He called back the guard and bade him wait until such time as the count saw fit to give the order to kill Benvenuto. Do

"Otherwise, how can I claim to have done it if I am not able to yo out? You will have to await "the pleasure. of running the dirty beast through until such time as I command, but the pleasure will come to you, be assured," the Count explained.

"A pleasure, indeed," the guard assured him.

The guard lled. He had no in- tention of engaging Benvenuto Cellini in mortal combat with swords. He had other plans which he Intended to carry out plans that would save his own hide, and that was the extent of his interest in the affair

Rendezvous Della Bantini had no difficulty in getting away for her rendezvous with the man she loved, this night Sharp at midnight the guard she bribed unlocked the small door that formed a part of the big gate and Della found Benvenuto there with open arms

"The Duchess will need many A secret conference with you-in a word, she is in love with you at the moment":

Nonsense, Delia, mlo."

But Benvenuto knew that it was not nonsense and that Della spoke the truth.

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"If she bids you come to her, you must obey.".

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"I shall tell her that our troth is plighted, Delia, my beloved."

"It would delight her more than ever to know that, and to keep you from me."

• Nothing can keep me from you now. Della. The years, have been long since we were adolescent- lovers, now I shall not lose you again

"We shall always love each other, but I cannot let you forfelt your life even to lose you to her would be better."

"I am strong in the belief that she will save my life at least I hope so," and he told Della of all that happened between himself and the craven Count Maffio, starting back at the time the count was flanked by twelve armed friends and so vilely insulted him, and going into details over the fy eating episode.

Della cried out in horror.

"And you shall be my wife and come along with me and I shall, as always, amass a new fortune so that we may live in bliss together all of our lives," he told her.

Thus they left matters and talk- ed of other things for a while, but Deila would continue, at intervals

stand

His Hands He placed the model upón a close to a divan. The Duchess was on this divan and she leaned forward to examine it." The gilding over the wax amazed her.

"Not a plate done already?" she cried.

"But a waxen model, gilded," he told her and asked her to lift it.

How clever. Do come here, you have my permission to sit beside me, the better to explain the mean- ̈ ing of all these designia.”

Benvenuto did so and was secret- 13 well pleased when she brushed rather tenderly against him.

"Your hands," she said, taking one of his hands, "they are shape- ly, yet strong like steel bands. How marvelous that you design

of fright, to urge Benvenuto to flee such things from your head and the elty at once.

then so delicately fabricate them with those hands."

* Good bestows talents on me, iny Lady, as he bestows great beauty and great intellect and great capacity to love on you

It was past the fourth hour and daylight was creeping into the eastern sky before they parted. Benvenuto stood by the gate when Della signalled by pushing her handkerchief through the top grill. Benvenuto slipped the guard & golden florin. The guard was so pleased that he exclaimed, softly, I deserved." with delight.

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“ You think I haye a great capacity for love, Benvenuto?"

"Yes, my Lady, where love is

**Ah, a touch of diplomacy is also. yours, Benvenuto, were it not that you are such an artist in gold, you would have made a splendid alatesman. Tell me, the meaning Back at his home be matched & for those old leaves and curing few hours sleep and began to work vines you have traced about the on the designs for the golden | rim, and those pluma?" plates. The designs he modeled "Leaves of the grapevine, for

"I may need you some day in which case, a score of these shall be given you," Benvenuto whis- 'pered.

in war, glided, and graven with the good cheer, vines of the Ivy for coats of arms and other ornamenta-abundance, and those are melons, tion designated to be finally done a symbol used by the artists of in gold.

Cathay to symbolize fecumdity." He worked furiously fast, for he "Not the melons, then-1 am not wanted the Duchess to approve, interested in fecundity, Benvenuto, in part at least, his first design, | nor care to have the symbol about.” and he wanted to pay her more “As you command my lady. compliments and get her deeper Suppose, then, I replace the melons Interested in himself.

S or fecundity with the laurel of By mid-afternoon he had his victory?"

He donned his Excellent, Benvenuto. You have model finished, most becoming costume. wore his a nimble brain. By all means, for fine cha mall beneath, took sword both our houses are destined to be and-dagger-tor Count Mario eternally victorious. Make the might have him waylaid at any change and then make one plate. place, and proceeded without inter- If it pleases, you may go ahead ruption to the city palace.

Flee, fee at ones, Venuto, be- sad loved" she urged. "Word will soon Della allpped into his fervant reach the ears of poke Alessandro embrace with delight and eagerly and nothing can save you then. It

"My Lady will not see you, she returned his caresses. Back of the is certain death to lay violent sycamore in the black shadows hands on a de Medici""Flee and is busy with her seamstresses, they sat on the marble bench. desert you? Flee and leave my Benvenuto was told at the palace,

great riches here to be confisticat-Inform her that I am here with ed? By the Saints I shall do a design, before you tell me what nothing of the sort, Tell me, who they Duchess will do, Benvenuto rules, the Duke or the Duchess?!! ordered.

"It was a most inopportune time that we were interrupted, two nights ago, my beloved." Benvenuto told her

"And foremost unusual rea son," said Della and she began to tell him how the Duchess had bent for her merely to ask if the Duke of Milan had golden table plate.

A capricious lady, the Duchess, arrogant and full of the belief that she is the world's fairest creature, he told harne

was no capi

She

Once the word was sent to the

The duchess has a way with her, she rules in most things, but Duchess she the Duke could order her put to stresses and death and it would be carried out up to her formal War with Austria would follow, but of that wouldn't bring her back. And gave so, when it comes to the crime of tians

outrageously treating a de single Medicl the Duke's word will pre-

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Your le m't safe another

envenuto, did his bes

with the remainder of the score.

As you command, "I am eager to see it, Benvenuto, and you

-Benvenuto wag too diplomatic, to reply to this. He smiled at her and stared into her eyes as he bowed low his hand over his heart. He departed with considerable

venuto slept well that night

up early and at wor) Bacchanti-standing on grape cl125-.

ters and holding up the elds that bore the arms of the houses of de Mediel and Hapsburg outlined them rough