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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1923.

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MISS MARIE CORELLI

1

SUED.

Playwright's Furnished House.

In the King's Bench Division, last month Mr. Laurence Cowen.) author and playwright, of a.) Regent's court, Regent's Park, London, claimed from Miss Maria Corelli, the novelist, of Mason Croft, Stratford-on-Avon. damazes for breach of contract, Mr. Cowen alleged that Miss Corelli agreed to take his furnish. ed house, Sarern Cross, Weston- super-Mare, from August 24,1 1921,to the end of September, 1921, at a rent of 12 guiness a weer, but that she had refused to carry out the agreement. Miss Corelli denied that she had been guilty of any breach of contract.

Mr. D'Albuquerque appeared for the plantiff; Mr. C. H. Thorpe for the defendant.

Mr. D'Albuquerque said that on July 1921, Mrs. Wallis, Mr. Cowen's housekeeper, wrote to Miss Corelli saying that she had heard that Miss Corelli wanted a furnished housy at Weston-super- Mare and tha: Mr.Cowen's house would be free for visitors from August 24. Mrs. Wallis added that the house was beautifully furnished and had a garden and a garage. Miss Corelli replied that she wanted rooms at the; end of July and could noti wait until August 24. but that if she could have a sitting-roam with a good view and ■ large bed-room with a maid's room until all the rooms were available she could manage. Miss Corelli continued:-

"I feel truly anxious about it,

As I am ordered to Weston-super-

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Graceful draperies, dowing lines mark the ideal after- noon frock of today.

Sleeves are still elaborate, though they have disappast- ed frem evening gowns.

The low, round neckline and the flounce about the hips are other features of the moment.

Mr. Edward de Ridder said

Mare for a bracice up. We are not do his best to minimiza two ladies together and would be damages. quite pleased with a double-bedded room (two beds) and a nice that he took the rooms from Mr. drawing-room. Of course, I love Camen at £T 10. a week. Nine the whole bouse-neither terms guineas a week had been asked nor anything else you state offer originally. Mr. Cowen one day

any obstacle."

Mrs. Wallis replied that this arrangement was impossible; but that she was reserving the house for Miss Corelli on August 24 Оо August I Miss

Corelli wrote:

(the witness) was sitting; and rushed into the room where he

said. You must go, bat 1 sm pot against you." He had said Gothing about Jew. He and his wife were insulted in every way the whole time.

met

REFORMS BY BRITISH "WETS."

Transforming Public Houses Into Cafes.

AR

Landoo, January 27.—Although English public opinion is over. whelmingly against prohibition and all its works, the champions alive to the fact that there is a of popular rights over here are

"I have been much worried by

Mrs. Augusta Treadgold said minority in the United Kingdom. the stupid newspapears stating that she called at Mr. Cowen's which would like to impose its that I am about to leave Strat- house on September 19 and asked will on the majority.

The mili ford and purchase a residence at for rooms, and was told that the tants bereabouts point to the fact Weston, and a deluge of letters house was quite full, and that that their American cousias make bare poured in

on meit has there would be no rooms to let for no effort to save personal liberty: really been mest tiresome: but I some time.

until they lost is. Accordingly should like to go to you on

"the wats" do not intend to be August 24 a you suggest, and xou there ?-1 had

Mr. D'Albuquerque.-Who sen: will trust your description of the Corelli, and as some friends of

Miss caught napping by the “dry”.” house so far as to take it without mine wanted rooms she advised inspiring specter of prohibition They have rigged up, an awe- seeing it. Will you please keep me to try at Severn Crass. this idex of mine actually in coti

which they have labelledPussy- You knew then that Miss foot" and all good drinkers are fidence and det no nawspaper Corelli had been unable to po to told "Pussyfoot" will catch them people know. If we can I will the touse which she arrange to take a small motor taken?-No.

bad if they don't watch out. Already tour in between and so stay with

the anti-dry agitation has had Mr. Justice Acton, in giving one wholesome reaction. There you for all September."

judgment, said that the agree- are signs that a reform of the Later, Miss Corelli telegraph-ment pleaded was not expressed pablic house is afoot from within. ed: Trus: everything now &rin

formal language as ranged." Mrs. Wallis wrote that might expect from a lady more houses they will handicap the one If the publicans clean their own the house would be ready for the concerned with the advancement fight of the prohibitiopiats. reception of Miss Corelli on of literature than the study of legal every one knows, in the United August 24. She expressed bar text-books but it amounted to States no attempt was made to regret that Miss Corelli had been an offer to take the house from reform the whisky trade or ever troubled with newspaper reports. August 24 to the end of Septem-to separate the distilleries and On August 4 Mrs. Wallis receiber and an acceptance by the the breweries.. They hung to- ed the following letter from Miss defendant. Prima facie, Missgether and went down into their Corelli:-

"I much regret that very unbecome

Corelli's liability

to present smash together.|| the

of foreseen pircumstances compel the Louse for six weeks at 12 substitute the French cafe system There is a tendener here to ne to write at once to say that ruined a week. Without any for the old sordid public house an obliged to forgo my holiday blame attaching to her, circum- and to make the partaking of a at Weston altogether. I am very stances arose which prevented her little food also attractive in a sory indeed, as I had made all from carrying out her intention. drinking place and to create over plena and was greatly look and abe intimated them to the all an atmosphere into which a ling torward to it, tut one cannot plaintiff with every expression of man could bring his wife if be

foresee everything. Only

the regret and apology. The house chose. most urgent rause would have su was then at the plaintiff's dis greatly interfered with my hoped-po-al. but he did not seem to for visit, which cannot now take have takes and very active sters supposed preference of the Eng. place, so I lose no time in letting to let it, and so to reduce, as farish for the old type of public yu know,"

ss possible, his claim against house over the Continental cafe, The rooms were let for part of Miss Corelli. Miss Corelli hadae wonders whether the English, the relevant time and the total paid into Court £37 164, and that after all, really prefer the sanded sum now claimed was £69 69. sum seemed to be sufficient to floor, the beerstained bar and the Mr. Cowen, giving evidence. meet 31. Coren's claim. The crowded "saloon" to the uns: said that, after receiving Misa plaintiff would therefore have tables and the roominess of a Corelli's letter on August 4,|

Parisian cafe. every effort was made to let the judgment for £31 169., with such rooms, but without avail, except

Up to the date of the for one week, when they

payment-in as he might be were entitled to, and thereafter the let to a Mr and Mrs. de Ridder, defendant would have ber costs He had trouble with these ten-on the High Court scale. ants, and they left.

Mr. Thorpe (cross-examining).

-You were not very pleasant!

to the de

Ridders I

7a zentlemanly, buc Very

Brm. (Laughter.) They were not very pleasant to me when

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CONSIDERATE REPORTERS.

they said they would not have Speakers Inaccuracies Left

come to a Jew's house if they. had known. I am very proud of! being a Jaw, and I objected to as

Out.

A proposal to employ a short

It is hard to explain the strange

Certainly both English and American soldiers learned to appreciate cafes at the front“. The Yaokee boys, of course, acquired their appreciation too lace, as they discovered win they returned to America and found out what the stay-it- homes had doas while they ware facing the cannon's mouth. Still there is hope for the banishment of the English public house with its gloomy whisky bar and the in- troduction of the cafe now that io many Englishmen have found they like the more cheerful and

deliberate insult to my race. band writer to record the "foll" wholesome surroundings of the

of the French system. And in this was changing attitude of mind is another weapon with which to

Mr. Thorpe said that Miss speeches of members Corelli had never had the slightst Mansfield Town Council intention of erading any obli dafested by one vote. gations for which she was legally

"We don't want to see reported cat at Possyfoot." liable. A grossly inflated claim our little Inanities and had been put forward. It was insecuracies, our grammatical not clear on the correspondence errors of our glowing periods," that there was any concluded declared Alderman D. H. agreement at all, After August) Maltby. "The Press has always 4 Mr. Cowen asked a high pricesterved. us efficiently and for the rooms, and therefore did |Impartially,"

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