The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
SHE REFUSES To
BE PRINCES 63
Miss Adele Ritchie Says "23"
to Marriage Proposal by
Proxy.
ACTRESS Is NOT WILLING
TO CUT UP AFFECTIONS
Novel Mission of Low eek Seng
of Singapore, Now in
Zion.


Zion.
Low eek Seng of % Waterloo Road.
Singapore, Straits Settlements and also
of Slam, is a guest at the Knutsford. In
appearance Mr.. Scng Is about 10 years
old. spare In frame and most excellent
conversatlonallst. He is a man with a
most remarkable story If Aladdin and
his lamp were here they would not be
out of place in company with Mr. Seng.
Mission to America.
Primarily MI Seng is in America In the
interest of his great rubber planta-
tlone in Singapore, and has many wealthy
correspondents In the East with whom he
has been comforting recently,
Prince Wants Another.
1t Is of his special mission. however,
that he thinks and talks most He is a
special envoy from the Prince OF Singa-
pore. SaronB Tabell by name to procure
as his wife Miss Adele Ritchie, now play
ing at the Casino in New York, and
whose picture tho royal lover saw In q
magazine In his native country.
Falls Before Picture.
Seeing tho picture of this beautiful wo-
man, he fell in love with the original, and
straightway commissioned Mr.. Seng to
Prince to her. 1t is we'll to state just
here that polygamy is the common Gus
tom Of the people in the Straits set
Elements, and even Mr., Seng believes In
and practices 1t. The Prince has
harem OF sixty-two wives. and would
mako Miss Rltchie No. 81.
Commissioned by Prince.
When Mr.. Song left home, six weeks
ago. Prince Tabek. who is physician 10
the royal house of the court OF Bangkok,
IN 1iae IN
him to Miss Ritchie, as he desired 10 make
her Is eixty-third spouse
"Twenty-Three" FOR Prince.
when laid the proposal Of my Prince
at her feet In her dressing-room at the
''she cried. 'Twenty-thrce for you! and
1t was some time before l learned that
meant skidoo."
Prince IN Earnest.
There is quite a romance surrounding
this whole strange affair. Mr. Seng said;
My Lord, the Prince. first conceived
In tho garden one summer afternoon. 1t
was n case Of love at first sight, but not
20. alas on hers. He noticed her pic
ture while reading and he must have
her at any cost. When he heard / was
coming West he made me his emlssary TO
win her for him So far ! have failed
] saw her first myself In her play, and
she Is worthy of the Prince"
She Only Laughed.
She Only Laughed.
But when 1 proposed to her in his
name she only laughed, and said she
his sIxty-third, never. She had asked
me II the Prince were fancy free. In tho
East my Princes sixty and two wives
would prove no objection to fair lady,
but here IL Is very different. The worst
of 1t all Is my Prince does not understand
the ways of Christian countries.
Polygamous Country.
1--WE are a polygamous people in tho
country there. and these things do not
lone as BELTS his dignity. 1t Is complete
except for the American beauty he wants
so much. In the one great house lives his
chief wife and all the other wives live In
bungalows all around 1t
Many Pretty Women.
"They are pretty women. of course; you
can see the flower of the beauty Of Slam
among them. Each afternoon. Prince
lSarong walks In the garden, his sixty-two
wives with him. Each wife wears dis
/ Itinguishing flower. The Prince takes the
flower OF the wife who strikes his fancy
THAT day. and the fortunate woman dimes
with him in state
Governess Also Wanted.
"I have another mission which seems
equally difficult and that Is TO get an
English goycrness for my Princes chill
.dren. When a capable woman learns he
fproposition That mission ! must also
Ifuhn or return in disgrace, no longer the
! favored courtier."
Big Manufacturer.
In his own right and person Mr.. Seng
is a manufacturer OF rubber In Singapore.
In that interest he promoted company
,rccently in London capitalized for $500,
1000. His business brought him In contact
with New York's leading merchants He
lis studying the rubber interests In Amer
lea and VIII return with some new ton-
ccptions OF Its possibilities.
Should See Joseph z.
Mr.. Seng is looking over Salt Lake, as
The says, TO see how polygamy works here.
He Will make copious notes of his impress
sons and report them on his return.
Mr., Seng is enroute just now TO san
francisco, where he Will reserve tho
bridal chamber of the next great Pacific
Mall liner for the use OF Miss Fitchle.
whom nc hopes vet to win to be- No. %.