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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, .1937.

For 12 Years My

Life Has Been

A Hell"

-SAYS FORMER H.K. RESIDENT

MRS. FLORENCE MAUD ROBINSON, wife of the

central figure in a famous Mr. "A" case in London in 1926, has returned to England from the United States. Before going to America, Mrs. Robinson was a resident in Hongkong. She was here for six months be fore continuing her travels, said she was happy here until the news got round that she was. Mrs. Robinson. "So I

had to pack up go a

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Ever since the famous Mr. "A" case ended, sald Mrs. Robin-

son, she has been forced to travel.

Besides Hongkong, she lived in France, Germany, Australia, Bermuda, Japan and America.

"Everywhere, however, I was found out," she said. "The 12 years of my life have been hell,

"Now I am home in Britain-my own country--I have definitely finish- ed with roaming. All I ask is to be allowed to settle down and not have people pointing me out as the 'Mrs. Robinson-you remember the case..'

'I have lost all my money, and, lo be perfectly frank with you.

I feel smashed,'

"When I was in New York I was I have very ill with pneumonia.

00001 never really recovered from that ill-

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"Yes, that is true." she replied, "It was all a mistake. I thought that of the Church of the Strangers my permit allowed me to stay a year—a bachelor who has performed in the United States. Apparently I 800 wedding ceremonies and could stay only 00 days.

"As a result of this I had to spend made most of them stick by his

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"Now I suppose I must start life all over again-broke and very weary.

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PLOT ALLEGED

The Mr. "A" case vos in November, 1924. Mr. Charles E. Robinson made a claim against the Midland Bank concerning two cheques for £150,000 signed by Mr. "A", who subre- quently was revealed as an Indian prince.

The Rev. Paul Mansfield Spencer has just finished his yearly lecture at the "Bride and groom" ceremony- an annual gathering of persons whom he has married in the odd

ол little church

West 57th Street. Divorces are so rare among his fol- lowers that he had to dig buck into dog-eared books to find what he calls "a tragedy,"

Two hundred persons attended this year, and there come letters from all over the country and Canada saying little things like "Sorry we can't make it this year" and "the baby is teething" and "Business is

The bank alleged that there was keeping us here.' "Nevertheless, it a plot to trap hit, "A" with Mrs. | was a jolly occasion with everybody Robinson, and won the ease. Mr. Robinson is at present in Jersey City prison awaiting extrail than to South Carolina, where he will face a charge of violating the Federal -Stolen Properties Act.

Shell As She Used A Bed-warmer

OR years Mrs. M. Jones, aged 73,)

having sandwiches, coffee and cake. Spencer had married everybody in the room-ushers, organists, choir singers and those who just cante to visit.

Spencer philosophized on marrlage and explained his technique.

"It is hard to lay down general rules about successful marringe, but I will try," he said.

"Don't marry until you have enough money to live comfortably. Love has got to have something green to live on.

"Have your own home if it's only one room. Under no circumstances should young people live with their in-laws.

"Murry young it you can afford it,

18-your lives to each other before it's

too late."

For Yours M." Ashley de la Zouch, because that allows you to adjust

Leicestershire, has used pounder shell as a bed warmer.

A war relie, it had brought her nightly warmth since she acquired it after the Armistice.

Although it was complete to look at, the careful donor had removed the powder.

Spencer writes an average of 40 letters a week, to persons whom he has married, advising them on financial matters, family quarrels and the set-up of the home. His mail is heavy and sometimes people travel to New York especially to consult him. Once a woman came in and put a gun on his desk, explaining that she was But when she was taken it she afraid for her husband to keep it. asked a neighbour, Mrs. Broad, toSpencer gave the gun back to the heat the shell for her.

Despite its emptiness, Mrs. Jones had never made it more than "just warm."

done.

man.

Airs. Broad put in fu her oven. A few minutes later there was a terrifelike no other church in the world. The Church of the Strangers is explosion.

The oven door was blown across It belongs to no denomination and the room and much damago was it's primary purpose is to welcome lonesome people to New York. It was founded during the Civil war as ostracized in the north-could meet, a place where Southerners-then have social affairs and worship. It's doors are always open and Spencer spends much of his time talking with strangers. Asked why he had never married himself, Spencer replied: "I am too busy marrying nice girls to other people."--United Press.

injury.

Luckily, Mes.-Broad had just gone out of the room and so escaped The explanation of the explosion was that the air inside the empty shell expanded and blew the cap off.

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