1937-12-28 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1937.

KING'S LONG SEARCH FOR A BRIDE He Is Handsome And 42; She Is A Moslem Girl

ROYAL ROMANCE

IN THE BALKANS

King Zog, handsome 42-years-old autocrat of Europe's smallest king- dom, Albania, is believed to have found a Moslem bride after secking a wife for ten years.

More than 12. dozen times this monarch's name hus been linked with that of some distinguished woman.

A baroness was said to have killed herself for love of him.

Ferdinand

Once he risked his life and nur-RANKS rowly escaped assassination for the

sake of a pretty woman's company.

Diplomacy has striven to unite lin with one other European ruling) house.

His religion has always been the

THINNED

OF GREAT WAR

19 YEARS AFTER

Half Of Veterans

great barrier; he is a Mohammedan; Only 1 Of Generals Alive; so are a majority of his subjects.

Once a plot was hatched by the father of a girl he was alleged to have promised to marry, and t national revoll was only just nipped in the bud.

Still Remain

(By Ralph Heinzen) United Press Staff Correspondent

of

Throwing his Ballast

(Cepnight P. L. B. Dos 6 Copenh

Mob Forced Girl On Her Knees Before Priest

In the lonely country of Co. Mayo, in the extreme west of Ireland, a pretty girl of twenty-five was dragged by a mob through a mile and a half of bog road, and forced on her knees before a priest to vow that she would stop sceing a married man.

Mik

RADIO BROADCAST

Elvie Yuen and Father Riganti from the Studio

ROTARY SPEECH

Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.BW, on Frequencies of 45 k...,

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The girl was in the man's car when the attack was

12.0-12.20 p.m. Relay of Special made. No attempt to interfere was made by the authori-Service from St. John's Cathedral. tics.

King Zog is a king of paradox, Known to the world as the Bachelor King" he had actually

Paris, experienced marriage and divorce

Nineteen years after the signing before he came to the throne.

own faith, of the Armistice, in the forest of Com His wife was of his

World daughter of the chieftain Chevket piegne, which brought the

War to a close, only four of the Beyli

While he was Republican Presi-hundreds great

soldiers who conflict, dent, from January 1925 until Sep-commanded the armies in

And at Ballina, the girl-Miss Mary Stokes-was tember 1028, he wore splendid are still alive John J. Pershing.

Erte Ludendorf and awarded £75 slander damages and costs against one uniforms and held "court" lavishly. Henri Petain.

Anton Denikin. When he became king, with Musso- lint's support, he wore simple that.

A survey of military statistics the ringleaders of the mob. Then began his search for a bride. showed that the soldiers themselves But Albania's throne Is dan-faced better, and a

that out of the

The story, one of the strangest that Blood-feuds are still an 22,000,000 men

who went to war have yet come out of the Irish Free more than 11,000,000 veterans of that State, was told in the court of Judge

Wyse Power,

gerous ane, Albanian custom.

So there was still an empty throne conflict still are alive. In his villa-palace.

CENOTAPH TRAGEDY

On Christmas Eve, 1933, a beaull ful but penniless Albanian woman, of noble family, collapsed and died near the Cenotaph in Whitehall.

She had poisoned herself.

Mme.

Zeinep Vlora was alleged

to have been King Zor's ex- mistress, ousted from favour by .an Italian beauty.

She was said to have turned spy, on behalf of Italy, and afterwards come to England with letters from which she sold to the Zo

King's agents!

of

leader who organised the kidnap- ping.

He agreed that he told another man to follow the girl, as the priest wanted her brought to the Belmullet curate.

the girl the

The kidnapping was not denied. No attempt was made to justify it.

Miss Stokes claimed damages from When being kidnapped

kidnappers across in forty-two-year-old former. Peterstruck her

face. He denied that she was flung across a bicycle after she fainted or Geesalagh that Munnelly told her she would

be in her coffin.

Of the great political personalities on both sides of the war, only three remain alive-David Lloyd George, Newton D. Baker and Francisco Nitti, Only three of the score of rulers who McConagh, of Geegalagh. sat on thrones or in presidential chairs during the war are still alive, Her case was that in and two of them, desposed by their dispensary McDonagh alleged that subjects, are alive in solitary.exilc- Miss Stokes lived inmorally in Lon- Wilhelm II of Germany and Ferdi-don and came home to do the same nand of Bulgaria. King Vietor Em thing. manuel of Italy is the only ruler of wartime who is alive and still on a throne.

Counsel for Miss Stokes sald that while she was going to Geesalagh with her sister she met n married

! niotor nan named Heneghan in car.

A crowd surrounded the ear and

The toll has been heaviest among the generals who commanded the It was later officially denied that armies of millions of fighting men. she had ever been a spy or had ever | Most of them were old in the service known King Zog. But the inquest when the war started, and 20 years pulled Heneghan out. was held in secret.

having passed since they won glory Next, King Zog sent his personal on the battlefields, those who have adviser to America to look fora, survived have abandoned active mil beauty of wealth and sweet temper,¦itary careers. with a family of long pedigree,"

The quest failed.

Although he has spent a de- cado secking a wife outside his own realm. King Zog has made a law forbidding Albanians to marry foreigners.

Albania walts-to see whether be will break his own rule.

JOY-RIDERS CAUGHT

PERSHING IN FRANCE NOW

это

PRIEST ASKED HIM

TO KIDNAP HER.

There they were brought before a Roman Catholic curate, who made Miss Stokes go down on her knees and promise never again to go with Heneghaan.

The judge, referring to the kid- napping, and that counsel for the defence had frankly said he would not attempt to justify what had happened.

It was an unpleasant part of the ease that McDonagh had said that he was only carrying out the outrage 12 the instructions, of the local Ruman Catholic curate for Farrell.

'FORCIBLY DRAGGED'

-'ACROSS-COUNTRY—

some allegation had against the girl. and apparently

"That was sworn in open court to have happened in this country in the year 1937.

12.30 Haydn 'Surprise' Symphony (No. 6 in G Major).

Played by the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Serge Kous- sevitsky.

12.55 Pau Casals (Piano).

Menuet (Haydn, nr. Pinti).

10 Time and Weather.

1.03 Spanish Muale. Arc

Andaluz (Lucena).

Philharmonic Cordoba

Orchestra cond. by Jose Pablos; Granada (Cuenca and Albeniz); Cadiz (Cuen- ca and Albeniz).

Conchita Velazquez (Mezzo Soprano); La Habanera (Lucena).

..... Cordoba Philharmonie Orchestra cond. by Jose Pablos.

1,26 Reuter and Rugby Press; weather and Announcements.

1.40

Relay

of the Rotary: Tiffin Speech from the Roof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel.

2.15 Close down.

0.0-7.0 Chinese Programme, 7.0 Dance Music.

Tangos-El Payaso Del Corazon Partido; Le Tue Carezze, .... Vieler Silvester and His Ballroom Orches tra; Fox-Troto-I Need You; Dancing Moth; Was It Rain? (lm The Hit Parade'). ....

Jay Wilbur and His

Band. Liverpool.

7,15_London_Relay—Birmingham 7.

Miss Stokes escaped, but she was

"It is plain." the judge sald, "that A commentary on the Association with pursued by the mob, armed

been made League Football Match by E. A. sticks, and dragged about a mile and

Eden from St. Andrew's Ground, Three of the four great surviving a half along a bog rond.

without any trial, or choice or an Birmingham. Renerals

ΤΣ France to-day.

for the girl to defend In the course of this she fainted. opportunity

7.35 Variety. Pershing, Petain andi Denikin. She was then thrown across a bt-herself, she was forcibly dragged Novelty-Harry Roy Stage Show. Pershing. now 77, has had an active cycle, and carried in that way back across the country, put into a motor-

Harry Roy and His Orchestra of the 10 the motor-car. Then, with Hene-ear against her wit and brought. (Recorded at the actual performance year in France as chairman battle monuments committee

which

en | ghan, she was taken to Belmullet. before a priest In Belmullet and at The Garrick Theatre, Southport). the granite shrines on

there fareed on her knees. the

Piano and Vocal Singing For You American battledelds, which were de-

(Hackforth); Paris Is Not The Same dicated these past weeks to posterity.

- Strachey).

Leslie Petain is the oldest of the survivors,

Marvell Hutchinson; Orchestra Neapolitan 81, and still sits on the French Super-

Serenade Parade

(Winkler); Falry-Wood for War Council. Denikin, now 65,

This said counsel,

(Noack). Is unhappy survivor of the high

itis Orch. command of the White Russian army mitted fact. He after having commanded the Russian refer to the lack of subsequent crimi army against the Central Powers on nal proceedings without stating that greatest outrages the Rumanian front. He lives mit is one of the

in the

circuit, exile at Versailles, near Paris, and has that ever occurred wholly withdrawn from political and having regard to the fact that it

that military

Miss netivities and shuns any at- was suggested

Stokes tention which might carn for him the should be medically examined." Two dining room boys of the fate of Generals Koutipof and Miller.

Miss Stokes, in evidence, said that the Repulse Bay Hotel, dressed in smart Ludendorf lives in retirement in McDonagh was the leader of European suits, Chu Leung and

When she was brought before the Yeung Hung, were charged before Munich, where he heads the German mob.

on her knees and made her promise

Other Vehicles Disappear

the

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a few years

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cannot

"If an individual elergymon thought At to urge physical violence, and deliberate breaking of the civil law how could he expect his flock to obey the civil law on other occnsions?"

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U.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

8.03 Dance Music. Fox-Trots-The Boston Tea Party; Another thing that emerged Was that the venue was changed from It Ain't Right, Jimmy Dorsey Geesalagh to Belmuliet, so that the and His Orchestra; Waltz-Love, Quickstep-Girls curate in Gecsaingh who instigated Live For Ever; the kidnapping, would not be forced Were Made To Love And Kles to the conclusion

Victor of the matter in (Operetta Paganini'). Belmullet.

Silvester and His Ballroom Orch.

8.15

And London Relay — 'Ann

INCREASES IN TAXES

Rose,

6.45 Marck Weber and His Orches- tra.

The judge said that McDonagh Harold Goodrich, Their Honey- Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magis-

None of the chief delegates who Priest Father Munnelly put her down struck him as an entirely unrellable tracy yesterday, with driving car No.

by 460% without a driver's licence in signed the Armistice is alive-Foch, she would never go into Heneghan's witness. He was satisfied that the moon, Their Only Quarrel; The

words were spoken. Des Voeux Road Central on Christmas for France; Admiral Wester Wemyss, car again.

Christening. Production by Howard Britain's First Sea Lord;

He said that if she did "the Lord' morning and driving the car without then the

Erzberger, secretary of of state, Gen- would coffin her “ owner's permission.

ergeant Dall sald that a re-craf von Winterfeldt and Count von Then she had to make the vow. Traffic

made to

to the police by Oberndorf for Germany. Erzberger Mr. Connolly, for the defence, sald port was Colonel T. W. Haycraft that his car was executed

Inter. that the kidnapping of the girl, and had been stolen from Repulse Bay. France's General Weygand, Ger- bringing her before the priest, Indi- At about 1.45 a.m. the Sergeant saw many's naval Captain Vanselow and ente A rather

er unusual state of Staff Captain Von Geyer, and Bri- Affairs that might not be found Chu driving the car along Des Voeux Road Central, stopped and questioned

tain's Captain Marriott, who were except in the more remote parts of Jim, and then took the man to Central aldes-de-camp in attendance at the the west of Ireland.

signing of the Armistice in Foch's But he defended the ease entirely Stallon

Yeung was on the seat next

dining-ent in a clearing in the forest on the to Chu.

submission that McDonagh Yeung pleaded he had only taken at Rethondes, are the only survivors did not use the words alleged. a ride in the car with Chu, who had of those who witnessed that historic asked him to do so. He was accord- discharged, as Sergeant Dall accepted this explanation.

Chu was fined $10 on the

Arst

ceremony.

FRENCH CONCESSION RATES HIGHER NEXT MONTH

while

an

The Caravan (Characteristic Sketch) (Bayer, arr. Leopold); The Coolles Of Sumatra (Jessel); Chinese

Tales Fairy

(Character Sketch) (Dreyer, arr. Yoshitomo); In The Temple Of The Bells (Study From Peking) (Yoshllomo),

9.0 Studio-Recital by Elvie Yuen (Soprano) and The Very Rev. Father Riganti (Piano).

McDonagh, in evidence. agreed Increases in all taxes and rates

Senza Euridice that he was one of the kidnappers, levind in the French Concession In() Che furo He said that he had been naked Shanghai will. go Info effect

('Orfeo' Gluck), (b) Quando miro- FEW TREATY SIGNERS ALIVE

quel bel cigllo (Mozart), .... Elvie by

Os it in announced

Yuen

Andanic oprano); 2. (a) Of the major personalities who Father Farrell, the Roman Catho- January 1

curate in Geenalagh, to bring the officially.

from

Sonata in B Fiat signed the consequent Versailles girl to Belmullet. count, and another $25 on the second. Treay, only 11 are alive, including

General Increases have been order Major, (b) Minuett! I and II from He denied that he was suggestinged, the advertisements state, He admitted he had a few drinks, David Lloyd George, Col, Kalward M. that the girl was living an immoral further to finance the defence system.... The Very Rev. Father Riganil; order Mozart's Sonata in E Flat Major. and took the car as he was in a hurry House, Andre Tardieu, South Africa's life, but it was in the minds of the of the Concession,

other. (a) Faith in Spring (Schubert), to get to town.

two generals, Jana Smuts and Botha, publie that she was keeping company additional funds raised by special (b) The Secret (Schubert). Belgium's Max Hymans and Emil with a married mun.

entertainment taxes will be devoted Elvie Yuen: 4. Little Scherzo in D Vanderveld, Ignace Paderewski and

to the relief of the destitute within fat Major (Schubert).... The Very Dr. Edward Denes.

Rev. Father Rigani!; 5. Voce di donna the Frenchtown boundaries.

Householders have escaped most o d'angel ('Gioconda'—Ponchielii). Bahtly in the new rating system, Inasmuch as they will have to pay only an additional two per cent on their present rates, while a blanket Increase of 10 per cent, will beFlat applied to all other rates, taxes and licencing fees.

CARS TAKEN AWAY

Three Vehicles Disappear During Holidays

McDonngh suld that It was only in the eyes of the public that Miss Stokes was doing wrong.

GIRL STRUCK MEN ACROSS FACE

Of the grent feld commanders, Hindenburg, Von Bulow, Von Moltke, Von Kluck and Von Tirpitz, of Ger- Several motor cars were reported many, have died, as have Foch, Joffre, missing from various car parks in the Nivelle, Fayolle, Lyautey and Mangin, It was Heneghan they took to the Colony during the week-end,

of France; Generni Jacques, Belgian priest and the girl came along with Mr. J. McKelvie, of Kowloon Docks, commander in chief: General Diaz, him. Father Farrell was the ring lost his car, No. 1055, from the who led the Italian army Into Gascoigne Rond car park, while war; Haig, Byng, Beatty, Jelco Alexander of Serbin, Carl of Austria be made as follows:

Silva, 20 Kimberley Kitchener, Allenby und French, Mr. L. A. Road, reported the disappearance of Britain; Poland's Pilsudski; Austria Hungary, George V of Great Britain, car, No. 83, from the same park. Hungary's grent chiet of staff, Hat- Albert of Belgium, and Ferdinand of Col. R. Macpherson, of 4 Cumber-zendorf: Russlie's Grand

Duke Rumania are all dend, Francesco

bly

of

tho

Jand Road, reported that his hired Nicholas, Wrangel and Brusilow. Nitti, who played the second political motor car, No 2310, belonging to Of the political personalitics, Wi-role to Orlando In Italy, is a politicnt Messrs. Gliman and Co., and valued son, Clemenceau, Poincare, Bonar refugee in Paris, but Benes recently at $1,000, was taken from the Salis- Law. Asquith, Balfour, Orlando, rose to the presidency-of-his-land, bury Hoad car park.

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