THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, ·JUNE 22, 1938...
FORMER BANK CLERK TELLS OF £15,000 GIFT MANSION
Mayfair Subscribes To Help Him “Bring Spiritualism To The Nobility'
By LINDON LAING
London, June 2.
MR. COLIN SIDNEY COLLEN-SMITH, former City bank clerk, talked to me yesterday in his £15,000 house off Belgrave-square, S.W., presented to him freehold and furnished by his wealthy and titled followers so that he can "bring Spiritualism to the nobility."
Mr. Collen-Smith, still only thirty-four, immaculate monocled, told me that when he
medicines much pay-
parties as before, but studynug every i
Fali and text-boot
holy could lay hands on.
"I began LU treatments.
threw up his bank clerk's job he was
"without a bob really, absolutely dependent on going round to my friends and getting dinners from them."
We sat in the splendidly ap pointed drawing room of his house, No. 13, Chesham-place, S.W., big enough for 140 people 1.0 meet, as be Lalked of his former "semi-squalor."
RED INDIAN
Mr. Collen-Smith, who "WAS awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by a Chicago uni- versity for JL thesis on psychology," is known to his followers as "The Leader." the drawing room wealthy men und fashionable women meet him,
In
} NAW
"9
EMPIRE NEWS
RENEWED TROUBLE IN WAZIRISTAN
Calcutta.
The "elective steps" foreshadowed give paychologiral, by the Government of India to deal
with the Eakle of pt who in again j stirring up trouble in Waziristan, has aroused crition) comment
"le September 1938 foresaw the
T Douglas, and his father death of the famous entekeler, JW that he was goir; down in a colli. i saw ston, in a fog, that he would be with la futber, he would be chowned, and there windd be no time for them to save thruselves
notste falr Just betur
trouteng what I just toe
****
Cluste
1 WH $14
meses pagrera
# T The d fathes were among the forty tour propte drowned when the passen ges steamer Oberon wank after a
the court
Dermark on Deegiater 26, 1930 | "I wax truchs med.um: Wel known people came to the seviljees There were judges, larristers, jedi teins, all kizifa af gripales
work Ver
In the rooms downstais paintings of “ feathered Red felon Blac chief and a Presian philosopher. Tamara"--who died 1,500 years ago --clud yellow turbats and par pie robe, with thick strings of jewels around his neck
K
..THEN TO MAYFAIR
fromber
Con-
Dr. Inntz Theodore Griebl, first lieutenant in the Medical Reserve. V. S. A., and former American Nazi lender, who dis- appeared from New York a few chys before the Federal Grand Jury began hearing evidence in the nation's greatest peace-itme my hunt. Ofetals bellaved he had gone to Germany, beyond The reach of investigators.
It is painted! out that the has been disturbed almost impously for the past two years, and. that twice it had been prematurely | stated offendly that prave had been Sex Offenders
estorest!
Oh the her hand, the expiation
expreased that only maior
gust the Poku wesill be effective art would be less costly in the leng
Surenderedd Alle 16 Years
Act.
ing on the advice of Mi tienda, Stu dus Prather Singh, who was convicted in the Lahore conspiracy case in 1915 and escaped from gaol in 1922, hes petatterest M Gandhi, to whom the the mat vented his secret
State that since
eberapa Sarelar bal Kymnastic instructo was also doing prychological funbury chords Hefore
Instead of taking long time spent sumar vraes in Canada
1013 Je psycho-atalysas could, by of a elairvoyant picture. I
CANADA
photo for my have invented the same psycho- original gaug
method detect the COMMUNISM IN THE hundredth of the time usually taken. of the nearpods in A Then, at the end of 1932, 1 was! told by the other side to get out of **Taman,"
my serut-squalid surroundings- Smith, "is the chter inspiration of was in my ny that and go to my movement, which
M..hester-street
w that World Service Group**
would be in the area of the leading Vice-presidents of the movement| Harley-street.
doctors, around Wimpole-street and are listed in a brochure as the Viswas promised that thus would count Selby, the Viscountess Selby lead people to me the Lord Lawrence, D.L., J.P., the! lion. M. Borthwick. Sir John Squire, į Lady Wild, and Helen Viscountess Adare.
safe
MI Collen-
all Thr
11
SCHOOLS
Toronto
The doctrines of Communism are finding the
Will Be Treated In Special Institution
Sydney
SPECIAL institution for the treatment of sex offenders will be established, when a Bill prepared by the Minister for Justler (Mr. Martin is passed by Parliament. The Baurst gaol building will be used for this purpose.
RADIO BROADCAST
"Topical Gazette" And Other London Relays
HOTEL ORCHESTRA
Radio Programme Brouleast by ZJW. on a Frequency of 846 k.c's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 8-11 p.m. on 0.52 m.c's. per secund,
12.00-13.20 p.m. Relay of Service of Interecasion from St. John's
| Cathedral.
12.30 J. H. Squire Celeste Oclet And Nelson Eddy (Baritone),
Operatica (Famous Operatic Melo- dies arr. J. H. Squire)....J. H. Squire Celeste Octet; Tramp, Tramp, Tramp Along The Highway (From Naughty Marlelta'); I'm Falling In Love With Someone (From 'Naughty Marietta'). .Nelson Eddy: Narcis-
sus (Nevin)Ne
evin)J. H. Squire Celeste Octet; You Are Free
(From the
operetta "Apple Blossoma"); When I Grow Too Old To Dream (From
Is The Night Eddy: Souvenir
Young')....Nelson
(Drdla, arr. Wil loughby): Phantom Minuet (Hope)..
J. H. Squire Celesta Octel.
1.00 Time and Wenther. 1,03 Carroll Gibbons and His Boy Friends.
A Couple Or April Fools (Ken- nedy and Carr); You Love Me (Ray Noble); Bubbling Over (Car- roll Gibbons); Moonbeams Dunce (Carroll Gibbons).
Plano Solo by
Carroll
Gibbons; Life Is Just A Bowl
Occasional
RAIN!
The weather has a knack of deceiving even the weather
prophets, so have a Raincoat
handy
one of our good looking, well cut coats, light
to wear, Ught to carry and
thoroughly waterproof.
Prices range from $19:50
Less 10% cash discount
Mackintosh's Ltd.
MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS
VICHY-CELESTINS
Of Cherries (Brown and Henderson: The famous natural mineral water
Sleepytime Down South and O.
Rene and Musc); Ain't She The
Dainty (Theme Song Aunt Sally
H Woods); I Want A Fair Square Man (Theme Song Sally--H. Woods
And
'Aurst Duet: ..Pinna Carroll Gibbons and John W. Green neemnp. by The Boy Friends; To- morrow Is Another Day (From 'A Day At The Races').
1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather and Announcements.
1.40
ons,
Gülbert and Sullivan Selec-
schoolrooms, although
why intu Canada's i not come under the propused George Baker and Full Chorus; You
mental
treatment
Persons provided for wit loclude the type of offender released on conditii sht se sught medical Treatment for abnormal tendencies. "The Pirates Of Penzance'; Oh,
Men of normal mental capacity Men Of Dark And Dismal Fate will provisions for
defectives May Go, For You're At Liberty the teachers (convicted persuns) in the Bill, nur Full Company; Oh! Dry The Glist money collected under a capitalistle themselves receive their salaries from is it intended timt it shall apply to ing system of government, declared Col. i
Tear. Eisic Griffin and men guilty of assaults on children. Chorus Of Girls: Then, Fred'rls, Lot here. George A Drew, K.C, in an address
Where medical
Your Escort, Lion-Hearted...George rather than punishment
Baker and Derek Oldham; When The Foeman Bares Hits 'Steel....Leo desirable. It will be provided for, "We
sald Mr. Martin.
Sheffield, Elsie Griffin, Nellie Brier- Where a per- Ron is impelled by some organis
cliffe and Chorus. defect nat common to the com-
1.56 munity to commit
offence without having sufficient will power tes resist he will bo treated
pathological and not as a criminal case. Wherever possible such persons will be sent to a home for curative treatment. There the: restraint 2.15 placed upon them will be similar lo that for mental cases, na an effort will be made to remove the disability from which they suffer.
0 I moved into Manchester- i
assure freedom of street and tools consulung uns at Sprech," he said. "but the time hes £10 a year on a five-year lease, conse to say in no uncertain terms "y 1000 my income from paychu that so
British and so long as
K Canudo remains
Canada mals a democracy they must teach British democracy, or get out of the schools."
Mr. Collen-Smith said to me. "My logical treatments had been farly
father
FOLLOWS THIRTEEN
was a reucler at the Comm-easonable. bridge
University Press, and be.. cause of family Onances i was un- uble to go on to the university 1 worked as a bank clerk from 1922) to 1030.
"But I was told by a gipsy when I was only twelve that I was des tined to be le Parliament. That is my a:m.
TOLD BY CARDS
Pu
Even in the universities, he addesi,
professors create class prejudice
seeking to A country
were
"When I up to found the World Service Group, of which some om The Leader. I was given that lille on instructions from the other where there was "hardly a man in a side'
position of responsibility whar did not "We aim at world peace, abell-¦ start at the Hon of capital punishuvent, social Reuter.
foot or the fuckdler" reform, edentors and want to. later ny spirit
Inta the AUSTRALIA Church
K
2.9
"In Dreember 1937 i imoved ante HUNT FOR UNKNOWN MERCY
"On February 20, 1928, Lady Mary Dundas had tea with me. Ch, yes. while I worked in the bank I went this house. about to Mayfair parties and things.
"The "Lady Mary told
rich people in the group me 1 was thought that 1, as Leader, should live psychic. I did not believe it. She in a tig place.
tu, me: In two years' time you "They bright the use freehold. will leave the City and be engaged it is to my nume. Here un abie work. It will have some to receive patients for consultations. thing to do with humanity.
"Many titled people come to my meetings
I still carry practice as a psychologia Rut no main aim in moving into the heart of Belgravia is to bring Spiritual-
san to the nobility.
Bald
in
public
"Remember the date--February 28, 1928,
voyant.
Through a friend 1 met a clair-j yant. She told me about myucit. She said I was engaged in material! work which I did not really like- That I
destined to do
to be awful.
with the clarity of the
My
practised
SPECIES OF FISH
Melbourne.
The fisheries research ship Warren, 132 tons, has been sent to Australian waters to look for unknown sperles of edible fish. The vessel is a float- ing laboratory, and carries
tackle never before seen in this part of the world.
rm.
an
PLEA FOR BOY LOVER
DON
3
ONALD CARROLL, 16- year-old schoolboy, has just bren put on trial for trim life in New York.
Concert Waltzes. Joys Of The Past (Schwartz); Sorrowful (Schwartz)
....Russian Novelty Orchestra; Broken Life (Arr. Schwartz); Tosca (Arr. Schwartz) ....Russian Novelty Orchestra; An Dich, (Waldteufel, Op. 150); feh Liebe Dich (Waldteufel, Op. 1771.. Vienna Boheme Orchestra,
Close Down. 6.00 Relay of The Dance Orches- Hongkong Hotel. tra from the Roof Garden of the
(a) Sweet as a Song: (b) Down- town Strutter's Ball; (c) Half Moon on the Hudson; (d) in Old Chiengo.
6.14 Recorded: Le Regiment Qut Passe (Sconoscinto); Aria Con Vari- nzioni
Mozzani)
Mario
Miccafer
(Gullar Solo). 6.21 (a) Romance in the Dark (b) How'd you like to love me; (c) Thanks for the memory; (d) Mama, that moon is here again.
6.35 Recorded:-Stars Over Devon (Flynn and Egan); Speak To Me Of Love (Lenoir) ....George Scott- Wood (Plano-Accordion Solo assisted by Guitar, Bass and Drums); Same- tiffer (Clarinet Solo with Plano and body's Wrong (Ursell) .Ern Pel- Guitar)
8.44 (a) I'll never let you cry: (b) Vieni. Vient; (c) Rosalle; (d) Big Chief Swing It. Mr.
Robeson
One special net cost £1,000. De- "Mayfairites are the people who plankton, the minute forms of marine for his nequltis are Mr. and Mrs. ticate silk nets are enrrted to collect
Two of the people most anxious other come to me now." work. She told me with cards-of Mr. Collen-Smith told me its story
life which fish feed-3.0.P.
Matthieson, parents of 18-year-old a tail duck
Burrinjuck Dam.-Mr. toll dark man I would meet
Α. J
Gib Charlotte Matthieson, whom Carroli "There
son, of a Sydney engineering was no Jiggery-pokery | speaker. about it. She was an honest wo- wrote a thesis and was awarded the New South Wales Water
le explained how, in 1936. and Mr Brewster, chief engineer of alleged to have shot and killed in inan, and would not accept a bean the degree of Doctor of Philosophy servation and Irrigation Commission, that they want him to be freed.
a suteldal pact he did not keep. Con- and Mrs. Matthieson have declared
7.00 Songs by Paul from me.
by Roosevelt University, Chicago, You are destined for a
(15498). great spiritual work,' she said. Stranger than the
are leaving Sydney for London to story of Mr.
They and Carroll's father and Traditional, arr. Bruce); Pnor Old Old Folks At Home (Swanee River "Then I met this dark man. Het to Belgravia consultant is the con- measures to be taken for
Collen-Smith's rise from bank clerk
confer with n London firm un mother left the court together. was a medium,
the pre- We sat in the dark trast between my last glimpse of servation of the Burrinluck damn, the with one another, but got the iden mat (From 'Big Fella').
Carroll and the girl were in love Joe (Traditional); Roll Up Sailor- There were several women there as 11sun). I thought 'Oh, this is going alim in Savilc-row sult, and the ple
him, standing in the fine big ball, concrete walls of which are stated that their parents were opposed in
to be showing signs of deterioration. their meeting. So, it in sald, they Op. 16),Anatole Kitain
7.10 Piano Selections. Rondo In E Flat Major (Chopin- "Then, through him. my father 1,500 years ago ("I often see him."
trast between my last glimpse of SOUTH AFRICA
planned a joint suicide.
(Piano spoke to me. He had died six years said Mr. Collen-Smith) and the Red SIR J. ROBINSON FOR artificial lilies of the valley. before. He said, "My boy, it has Indian chief.
Carroll bought a black tie and for Solo); Feux D'Artifice (Extroit Des Charlotte he bought a spray
"Prelude 2e Livre-Debussy) taken me six years to get to you."
Marcel Clampi (Plano Solo); Hun- Together they drew up a note, Sarian Rhapsody No. 11 Liszt).**** in Carroll's handwriting except for Marcel Clampi (Piano Solo). the sceond signature, reading:
Closing Local Stock Quota- "Please bury us together.
Please tions. collect Charlotte's salary and my
7.28 Philadelphia Symphony Or- chestra. arvings accounts and pay of: 1, Charlotte's department store bitt:
Chorale Prelude (Bach); Prelude 2, Charlotte's dentist bill."
A Flat (Szostakowicz, trans. Stakowski): Tone-Poem "Finlandia" At the bottom of the paper, in the Op. 20, No. 7 (Sibelius); Yablochko girl's handwriting,
written: "Dear Mother and Daddy, I love you Red Poppy Ballet'); Hungarian Duoce (Russian Sailors' Dance from The love him more-Charlotte"
Waltz (Johnnn Strauss); Blue Danube-Waltz.
8.00 Time, Weather and Announce- ments.
TURNING POINT
"I became convinced it is possible]
communicate with the
to
world.
spirit
The mumber on the door was thir- teen. "always follew thirteen," said Mr. Collen-Smith.
MONTE CARLO
Then came the turning point in A King's £510 For salted in the Athlone Castle for
my life. I was leading a materialis-
ile life. It was afl wrong. I left
"The day I left was February 28,
the City.
1930. Remember the date?
Rejuvenation
Cape Town." Sir Joseph Robinson, who was de- feated as an Independent candidate in the South African General Election.
Europe. He intends to settle at Monte Carlo and to give up his big Poelug interests In South
£500,000
War
of
In
7.20
When James IV,.of Scotland, at the offer by More for both and I am sorry for this, but No. 1: Tales From The Vienna Woods
the Transvaal Chamber of Increased benefits
"I was still just a clerk, corning age of 30, married the 14-year-old Mines to grant Incre less that £0 a week. I had less than Eno in my pocket when 3 left Margaret Tudor be paid an honor- totniling £500,000 has been accepted the City. Friends said I was crazy her daughter, Lady Grey, to the value delegation. The offer replaces the arium to the Countess of Surrey and by the Joint Mining Trade Unions' "One Sunday morning I was walk of £510 for having clippit the cost-of-living allowance
Kingis berd."
and would starve.
"It frightens me
thinks
really
ing in Hyde Park-you know the crazy parade, you put on a silk hut
Tills "costly attempt" at rejuvent and white spats when you haven't
tlon was mentioned by Professor John bob in
Your
pocket often-when a Read, of St. Andrews University, in woman friend Interested in
a lecture on alchemy under James IV. In Psychic things invited me to a party. There of Scotland to the Suckety for the learned that I had psychle power. Study of Alchemy and Early Chemis
when I try in London. about it, that power. I have
the efforts of a certain Damian, "an ingenious and per-) people would John
cured
conble tailan "
to find a "quinta You escencli" (elixir of life) for the King. Professor Read sald that antong Bal off the ingredients used for these expert- ments between 1501 and 1513 were "But all the time I was studying. gold quieltallver and "aqua vitae," in I was spending every night, not at simpler language--whisky.
done things that
have
scarcely belleve. cataract in four treatments.
would say it is impossible. "I moved into
tiny Bryanston-square. W.
originally
asked for by the unions. Each miner scheme £13 n year and juntors half will receive through a savings bank that sun.
TWO-MILE
After writing the notes, the boy and girl lay on the bed for almost an hour, discussing what they should do with the loaded revolver under the pillow. Then Carroll fired.
The police believe that he intended to carry out the suicide pact, but that his nerve falled.
RAILROAD IS LOST OR STOLEN
Haverstraw, N.Y.
Lost or stolen: A railroad, two miles long. Police Chief John Spissinger dincovered that two miles of track, which hadn't been used since 1933, had disappeared with 80,000-pounds of metal molds from Ave brickyards. '
(Continued on Pago 5.)
BRASSO
METAL POLISH Makes light work
Shipped to all parts of the world provides a welcome opportunity of securing the beneficial action of the famous treatment at the Spa.
VICHY is the best dietetic water-special- ly indicated in of arthritis; acute or chronic rheumatism, gout and diabetic arthritis, and liver troubles.
cases
Distributed in Hongkong by: CENTRAL TRADING CO.
1000 HONGKO
TINS
Vichy-Celestins
THOUSANDS
OF DOLLARS DESTROYED!
But you SAVE if you have your expensive Suits, Overcoats, Gowns, Costumes, etc. thoroughly "ZORIC" Drycleaned in order to free them from any grub, fact eggs or life that las liable to causo damaga before or aftor storage.
THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO..
Penk Depot Tel. 29352: Kowloon Depot Tel. 59545
Head Office & Works Tel. 5703% Hong Kong Depot Tel. 21279
FOR HOTEL VISITORS
Tel. 30281 Penisula Hotel 'Tel. 27775 Gloucester Hotel
Hong Kong Hotel Repulse Bay Hotel
Tel. 88081
Tel 28938.
THE NEW
EWO
LIGHT BREW
PILSNER