NEWS BY MAIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 May 1921, Page 3

NEWS BY MAIL.

MRS. BROWN ROTTER’S DAUGHTER. XKAY YORK, .March 17. Xew York was stirred to-day by the divorce suit filed by Mr James A. Stillman, one of the most prominent New York figures, president of the National City Bank, whose marriage to “Fifi” Rotter was the most brilliant' event of the 1901 season. Mrs Stillman has filed a counter-suit for divorce. The ‘‘Social Register of New York’ gives the names of the children ot Mr and Mrs Stillman sis Anne and James but contains no reference to a child known as Guy Stillman, horn in 1918 who is now with his mother. Mr Stillman is the eldest son of the hanker who died in Rnris in 1918, loa\ing an estate of more than £10,000,000 to be divided among five children. Mrs Stillman is a famous beauty, horsewoman and huntress, the daughter of Mr James lirown* Rotter, a nephew of Bishop Rotter, and of Cora Urquhart Rotter, who in 1887 created a sensation |,v appearing at the Haymarket Theatre London, against the wishes of her bus band. Mrs Potter’s stage career was spectacular, and after the failure of “Du Barry,” which she produced in London she for a time appeared oil the music hall stage of New Y ork at a salary of £6OO a week. ‘ , She was divorced in 1900, her husband obtaining the custody of the present Mrs Stillman, whose statuesque appearance, auburn hair, and hazel eyes made her one of the most remarked figures in New York.

Judge Morschnuser. of the Supreme Court of Justice, has been appoint'd referee to hear testimony in the case, and he announced yesterday that he had selected Mr John E. Mack, a lawyer to act as guardian of the child known as Guy Stillman.

LIMIT IN TRICKERY. BUCAREST, March 16. An ingenious trick was played on one of the chief jewellers here a few days before the wedding of Princess Elisabeth of Rumania to the Crown Prince of Greece. A well-dressed man. alighted from a motor-car and asked to be shown some diamond earrings. The gems shown him were not good enough. He said he had been asked by a Ministry to buy a wedding present for the Princess. The jeweller produced his best diamond ear-rings which the customer agreed to buy for 190,000 lei (nominally £7,600). "When the customer (whose right arm was missing) came to pay he found that he had only £BOO on him. He asked the jeweller to write a note to his wife asking her to send the rest by the motor-car driver. Accordingly he wrote a note to this effect: Dear Helen,—Please hand the cha'uf feur £6,800 for the purchase of the jewellery. Yours, —John.

After the motor-car driver had left, the customer having handed over the £BOO, Told the jeweller that he was going to another shop, but that he would be back shortly to take delivery of the earrings. At 1 o’clock the jeweller left his shop and went home for luncheon, without the customer having returned.

“Why did you want that £6,800 that T gave to a motor-car driver for von?” asked the jeweller’s wife, producing the note in his handwriting. The jeweller had failed to notice that Helen was the najnc of his own wife and John his The police are looking for the customer and his chauffeur.