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Two Chinese Shot: Cingalese Arrested.

head, and the other was wounded in the throat-nortal injuries in each case. The two Chinese died at St. Luke's Hospital (between 4 and 5 o'clock in the

afternoon.

A tragic affair occurred shortly Directly after firing, the Cin- after noon of the 5th inst. in galese dashed into the street and North Szechuan Road, Shanghai. | ran off at full speed. Before he A general store near the corner had gone 200 yards he was over- of Wucharg Road was visited by taken by a Chinese F.C. and & a Cingalese, who was accom-Sikh, who grappled with him. A panied by a Chinese woman, and foreign police sergeant who apparently they entered the shop happened to be passing in with the object of purchasing a ricebo assisted the other coo. Lottle of perfume. An alterca-etables, and the man was tion, ensued with regard to the disarmed and taken to Hongkow price-only a few cents were in-Police station. It was there volved- and the Cingalese found that the revolver had been ja

alleged to have

drawn fully loaded in five chambers,

a five-chambered revolver end and that three rounds had been

have fired point blank discharged.

to

at two Chinese assistants who The accused gives his name as were behind the counter. One Williams, and states that he is a received a bullet full in the fore-native of Colombo.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. 'MONDAY, JUNE 13- 1921.

ACTRESS GETS DIVORCE

"Awful Language and Bullying,"

In the Divorce Court Mrs. A. Holme-Sumner. an Bat- |resa, wbone stage name is Miss Margaret Bannerman, petitioned for the dissolution of her mari riage with Mr. P. Holma-Summar, an motor, known as Pat Somerset, on the ground of eruelty and adultery.

Sir Ellis Hume Williams, for petitioner, said the husband bad put in an answer denying the | allegations, but he understood he would not appear to contest the

case.

Petitioner WAS Canadian lady who cams to this country to pursue her profession. She mar ried respondent in August 1919. The same month her husband tried to get as much money as he could out of his wife, He made ber sell her pearls and give the money to him. He builed, her and used awful language il she would not be always supply- ing him with funds.

He took to drinking, and used to bring his friends home and keep bar up half the night Ulti- mataly he assaulted her.

In March 1920, on medical advice, petitioner left her hus- band. After a petition for judicial| separation had been presented. facts were forthcoming which made it clear that respondent cohabiting with another actress, and counsel believed that at the present moment they were living together.

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MARIE LOFTUS' TENANT.

the real, he could pay £7 10s in seven days. Miss Loftus had threatened his wife.

Threatened to Break her Neck.

Miss Marie Loftus, the well-order for possession in 14 days. Deputy-Judge Hodges made an known variety artiste, of Tules and gave judgment for Miss Hill, Brixton, London, applied at Lofius for £15 15s for rent, with the Lambeth Court, London, for an ejectment order against John Nathaneil God fre, who occupied a cottage adjoining her house. Miss Loftus asid she

WAS

costs.

In evidence bearing out connsel's statement Miss Banner-į

THE OLD STYLE OF man stated that once she gave staying at Brighton at present, respondent £255 to pay bis debts, as abe

CEMENT BIFOCALS bad to undergo ad |pledging ball her salary. Once

Godfre with their disfiguring and annoy- operation to her eye. he shook her and bruised her

was A most undesirabla ing dividing line has been sup- arms, and on another occasion he tenant, and although he had lived planted by a new lens with two dragged ber upstairs, threw her in the cottage oly since Decem feci called Kryptok invisible on the bed, and locked her in thebert, he now owed £15 153 of bifocal lens. The upper portion

room.

Counsel for respondent said he was not in a position to contest the case.

Decree nisi was granted with

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her neck.

rent. He had threatened her of the glass for distance and the niece, Miss Kitty Loftus, who lower for reading, ground from was staying with her, on two one single piece of glass. The occasions, and his wife had told Hongkong Optical Co. Succes-] her (the witness) she would break sors to Clark & Co.. Refracting

and Manufacturing Opticians- Miss Kitty Loftus said Godfre the most competent optical cau called her the "skivvy," whilst factoring establishment in the his wife threatened to lay her colony-located in. 53, Queen's out. He also told her she want-Road Central, manufacture this ed a barb. (Laughter)

kind of invisible bifocal lens on Godfre said be was not aware all prescriptions in either regular that he was a nuisance. As for or Toric forms.

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