FRANCE: Clem's Eye

In Parisian circles which fatten on tourists and rich appetites, a potent name is that of Clement ("Clem") Hobson. Out of Britain came Mr. Hobson some years ago to buy famed Ciro's restaurant on the Rue Daunou, later to control the music hall-restaurant des Ambassadeurs in the Champs-Elysées and several famed hot spots in Biarritz.

Besides Depression "Clem"' Hobson has had to contend with failing eyesight. One eye went blind years ago. Last autumn his good eye dimmed. Never giving up, "Clem" Hobson went to Lausanne, had his eye operated on, hurried back...

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