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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1937.

KINGS Count Of Covadonga May Cut ALHAMBRA

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BUT HE WILL DIE PEACEFULLY

Trenton, N.J., Feb. 28.

TO SECURE

SWIFT DIVORCE

to

Havana, Feb. 28. Alfonso de Borbon y Bat- tenburg, Count of Covadon- ga, former heir the Spanish throne, who re- nounced his royal rights and his title of Prince of the Asturias, by marrying the Cuban Ede lemira Sampedro, may soon obtain a swift divorce in the Cuban courts from the former Senorita Sampedro.

By seeking and obtaining such a divorce the eldest son of The carnival season has opened at' former King Alfonso, of Spain, Nice, and colourful processions pre passing through the would cut himself adrift from constantly

streets. Among the many proces- the Catholic Church should he slons these comical "remen" were afterward marry Senorita Marta recently seen. Rocafort, another Cuban

man.

WO-

A divorce here and marrlage soon afterward to Senorlla Rocafort, op- pear to comprise the immediate plans of the invalid Count, who suffers from hereditary hemophilia.

Archie Herron, 77-year- old hermit of the New Jersey his wife in Havana last year,

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Count Covadonga, after leaving

tablished a A suit to annul their mar

the New York Supreme in

Countess Covadonga

ina~

state prison here, has beentely

engaged an attorney in.

under sentence of death for twenty-eight years. Through New York and prepared to contest

obtained She

the suit.

a court or

a series of curious legal in der for $250 monthly alimony and cidents his execution was $700 counsel fees. Count Covadonga

soon saw that his New York successively postponed until ment suit seemed destined to involve ork annul- he now has no fear of execu- heavy expense and long delays, and. according to friends, he became con- tion.

vinced that his chances of winning In Herron smokes

silence the case were not entirely throughout the day and pays no attention to the other sixty pri- sonera in his cell wing.

The prisoner was twice sen- tenced to death. He came to this country from Ireland in 1872, at the age of 17, and settled down near Metuchen. He was a blacksmith until he got into trouble. On July 16, 1008, Her- ron killed the Rev. Samuel B. D. Prickett, near New Brunswick. The Rev. Mr. Prickett had falled Herron for disorderly conduct,

Depending

LIANCE Hp right.

entirely upon remittances from his father for his Hivelihood, It is learned that the Count finally decided to abandon his quit In New York, and to obtain a divorce in Cuba, where liberal laws a decree with- may enable him to get a in fifteen days or even less after the

suit is established. will probably be the ground

OXFORD

MEN GIRLS

"Untidy "Not Noisy" Dowdy"

WHY do Oxford under-

graduates

Keep gramophones or radio sets blaring day after day, turning Oxford into Bedlam?

Flock noisily to cinemas night

after night? Walk about with dirty trousers ·

and torn coats?

An Oxford visitor recently asked these three questions, says magazine.

The Iais, Oxford University

Admitting that Oxford has changed,

Jacom Boys:---

commeout, toval and wonderful change has taken place.

As the

The evident purpose of Covadonga is suing for annulment in

"One seldom sees an undergraduate New York was to enable him to be who has not taken the trouble to turn remarried in the Catholic Church, of herself out well: one cannot say the Conviction and the death sentence which the Spanish royal family have some of the men. for centuries been

"In the undergraduate a great and was quickly imposed on Herron be- steadfast cause he admitted he was guilty. He

Church

dues not recognize divorce oflen a depressing dowdiness about In those early years there was too was sentenced to die during the week and will not marry divorced persons, her. But to-day her appearance puts of September 7, 1008., A A writ of.cr-

C-the

Count would further alienate ror stayed the death sentence pend himself from his family, which vice undergraduate to shame,” ing appeal to the Court of Errors and tently Appeals. The high court unanim-Senorita

ously

osed his marriage opper,

to should he divorce

sustained the conviction and that lady and wed Senorita Rocafort Herron WRB sentenced by the late outside the church. Justice James J. Bergen, in Middle- sex county, to die during the week

25, 1909.

of

Count Covadonga is a house guest of Dr. Rocafort, Muria's father, dentist of Havana. Marta is staying

25rceded for Herron in Miarni. Florida.

to

T.T.

EXCHANGE

Selling

TT. Shanghai Demand

Singapore India

T.T. Japan TT. U.S.A.

allow time for an inquiry into the him go has a movie contract, paying TT. Bangkok

sanity of Archie Herron. Later on June 2, Justice Bergen ordered the execution stayed until further or ders.

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and Gov. J.

J. Franklin Fort granted a Senorita Rocafort worked in New reprieve on January 20. A second York as a dress model, and is known reprieve followed

owed on February 24,

to have ambitions to enter the The execution, later set for the week | movies. The Count told friends TT. Manila of March 30, was stayed again, this upon his recent arrival in Havana, TT. Batavia time on order of Justice Bergen,

that he him $25,000, and other

contracts for

T.T. Salgon the publication of memoirs, etc.

T.T. France Countess

member Covadonga,

of a TT. Germany wealthy Havana family, of hig

high TT, Switzerland social standing in Cuba, has con- TT, Australla tinued living quietly with her mother here during the count's absence. 4 m/s. L/C London She has received no visits from her 4 m/s. D/P do husband since his return to Cuba 4 m/s. L/C USA, although the. Count called upon her m/s. France elder brother, Luciano to discuss his 30 d/s. Indin plans.---United Press.

The further orders never came, ns *Justice Bergen died. Under the then existing law, the death warrant of a prisoner had to be signed by the justice who signed the original war rant, presiding at the trial. Allenists had disagreed

as to the sanity of Herron.

All the other convicts 'know his story

and look upon him with awe. Herron refuses to talk to them at any time. His cell door is unlocked most

of the day. He seldom exercises.

A year ago he saw his first molion picture. He liked it. Three years ago when he was 1 and was sent to the prison hospital, he was startled. to hear a radio,

Convicts surrounding Herren fre- quently try to joke with him. But Herron merely puts harder on his pipe. He never talks,

Australian

Discoveries

U.S. Cross rate in London 4:88.20/32

U.S. BUDGET HAS $2,000 FOR

RED TAPE, $83,000 FOR

BEES, $33,500 FOR REINDEER

Washington, February 21. America's 1937 budget contains some very queer items. ...For instance, the government will pay $2,000 during the next fiscal year to run the little electric train that trundles Scna- tors through a subway between their office building and the Capital,

The Bureau of Fisheries will spend $25,000 to investigate shell fish, while the Commerce Department will invest $33,700 in African trade promotion. Speaker Bankhead will get a new

Beyond The automobile, price $4,000, including a year's gasoline and oil, Stratosphere

and

The War Department will spend The District of Columbia will buy $3,100 for the services of a music $1,100 worth of hucksters and teacher at West Point, The Treasury hackers' badges and dog tags. It will purchase $100 worth of rubber will spend $12,000 for eradication of finger cots for its money counters mosquitoes. Australia is now taking a lead- and $2,000 worth of tape, both red

and adhesive, to keep the records for enforcement of the law Axing Secretary Wallace will get $30,328 ing part in investigating the straight.

standards upper electrified layers beyond

for grape, fruit The killers and sinners of foxes vegetable baskets. Ife will receive the stratosphere which are and seals on the Pribilof Islands will $83,000 for bee culture. responsible for all wireless com-an International map of the world get $70,000, while the projectors of

The immigration and naturaliza- munication for distances greater will receive from the State Depart-tion service will rent animals-most- than 100 miles.

a contribution of $50 in cash. ly horses for $1,200. It will spend Recently machines were

bullt at

Secretary Hull will spend $10,000 in $1,000 for new window screens at connection Sydney Universlty to aid the study of

with

the forthcoming to East Boston Immigration Station. International

The Lof convention of these layers, and English authorities

Secret Service will get $25,- 000 to buy automobiles, badges, guns, W.C.T.U. are now anxious to secure three of

ers. It will use $850,000 them, says Austral News” In the fast He also will use $50,000 in an at- and typewriters.

suppression of few months English workers have tempt to settle the long-time contro- for the

counterfeiting. The Federal Narcotics Burcou will confirmed the discoveries made in versy between this, government 'and Í Sydney, three years ago, that there Canada over the fumes from a order $2,400 worth of grease Jobs for close connection, between the smelter on, the British Columbia its automobiles, while the Interior. electrified layers-sixty miles up and border. The State of Washington Department will spend $33,500 on its ground level weather conditions. doesn't'ilke the smell.

herds of reindeer In Alaska,

ment a

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INTRUDERS SET

FIRE IN STORE

Following attempts to set fire to

IN HOSPITAL AFTER FIGHT

A fight between two Chinese men at 7 Chung Hing Street ended with the admission to the Government Civil Hospital last night of Lal Kal, suffering from severe head injuries.

When polico went to the address

other to Interrogate the

inmate

No. 33 Queen's Road Central, extra they found that he had decamped, precautions are being taken by the taking his meagre belonging with police and tenants.

When the Manager of the Lok Hing Curio Shop opened up his premises after the week-end holiday, he dis- covered that a deliberate attempt had been made to set fire to the busć- ment of his shop.

Kerosene had been liberally splash. ed about by the intruders, who had gained entry from a private lane. They had then set fire to some indammable material. The flames,

bim.

SMALL FIRE

FLAMES QUICKLY

SUBDUED

Fire brigade engines answered an

for some remarkable reason, did not alarm from Tung Choi Street this spread, and comparatively Hittle damage was done.

morning, to discover à small out- No attempt was made to steal break in the Fook Hing Joss Paper anything from the building, arson ́ be- | Firm's establishment. Ing apparently the only motive.

BELGIAN CONFIDENCE

Brussels, Mar. 1. Ono and a half milliard francs- the full amount Bought was sub- scribed to the new 3% per cent, loan when the lists were closed to-day, and this total was exclusive of pro- vincial subscriptions.-Reuter.

ACTING FOR EMPEROR

The flames, which had started through the overheating of some wax, were very quickly extinguished.

Damage is estimated at less than $100,

URGES BUGAR QUOTA

Washington, Mar. 1.

In a special message to Congress to-day, President Roosevelt recom- London, Mar. 1.

mended legislation for the continua- Emperor Haile Selassie, the King) without a country, has decided that tion of the sugar quota system plus a his eldest son, Crown Prince Wosan, provision for an excise tax of not less shull represent him at the Coronation than 3/4 cent per pound of raw of King George VI, according to an value. He climated that such a tax announcement from the Ethiopion would yield the Tremury $100,000,000 Legallon in London. Reuter Bulletin annuallyUnited Press. Service.

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