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MONDAY, MAY 21, 1928

NA NEW RASPUTIN.”

GERMAN IMPOSTOR'S:

› CAREER."

SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT.

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LAWN BOWLS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Shaking off the dust of Leipzig from his feet, Hausser continued kis 'march northwards. By time he' VISITING TEAMS SUCCEED. reached. Berlin he was figuring: mainly as "the apostle of chastity With the exception of the who was going to teach mankind Craigongower 'team, the four to overcome its sexuality.” Here, visiting clubs won their league too, he made his inevitable appear- lawn bowls matches on Saturday, ance in criminal courts, and in reply the most noteworthy being the to the judge's order to take his defeat of the Bowling Green Club, place in the dock sternly declared, last year's champions, at the hands "The time is at hand when no one of the newly-formed Kowloon but myself will command." The Dock team. actual charge against him was that of swindling a paper which he had refused to pay for one of his adver- TAIKOO NO. 1- v. GRAIGENGOWER. tisements. It appeared that in Played at Taikoo, the home team such cases the Was accustom-winning by 69 points to 50. Scores. CRAIGENGOWER.

Green Souza MacFarlaue Bradbury

(S.) Alves L. Rosc Lennis

The detailed results are as follows:-

TAIKOO NO. 1

A sentence of twenty-one months' imprisonment passed at Oldenburg temporarily checked! the many "Messiahs" who have cropped up in Germany since the war. Louis Hausser has been called "a new Rasputin," and though the term is liable to misinterpretation, there are no doubt points of resemblance between him and the strange being who, during the first

of the

to tell his

creditors Muirhead way, was the ed

receive their Mackintosh that they would money from heaven as soon as Grimshaw they believed in him and his A. Hamilton miraculous powers. The further ho (S.) travelled more fantastic and pro- Foulds fane his professions became. At Sloan Hamburg he started a paper which Young

called after himself, "The Wotherspoon. in jail, whither he has been Hausser" and for which he de (S.) brought rather by defiance of the manded the then extravagant price Grimes authority of the State than by pre-of 1,000 marks. In this publication, Whyte tensions of divine attributes. As in which he called himself" the J. Russell he is only 42, and his temporary eclipse will probably serve but to stimulate the zeal of his disciples, he will certainly be heard of again, and in any case his extraordinary record is worthy of a permanent place in the world's chronicle of imposture and credulity.

personality in Russia If

had been in Germany a court like that of Tsarkoc Selo, Hausser might to-day have been sitting in the seats of the mighty instead of

he

President of the United States of Europe," he announced that he had secured as literary contributors Michael Kohlhaus (sixteenth cen- tury Brandenburg rebel), oln Huss, Nietzsche, Robespierre, and "Jesus of Nazareth."

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KOWLOON CITY SENSATION.

BANITARY INSPECTOR

WAYLAID.

FOOTPANS* MIDNIGHT ATTACK.

Sanitary Inspector G. E. Roy- lance was the victim of a murderous salt at midnight last night, which seemed to have more in it than appears on the surface. Ho is, in chigo of the Hunghom and Kowloon City districts and it was his custom to visit the Matoukok slaughter house every night when killing was going on.

Last night he proceeded along as usual, starting from his quarters. Three men who had, apparently, been lying in wait for him on the road stopped him at a path behind the slaughter house, According to his report to the police, one of them struck him on the head. with an 18, instrument inte another drew a revolver at him. Fortunately Inspector Roylanco was also armed with a revolverHe drew his wea pon and fired gound at his assail ant. This man dropped his revolver and ran away followed by his confederates. Owing to the darkness it was not easy to follow the direction they took and were K.B.G.C. v. KOWLOON DOCK.

soon last sight of." Played on the Kowloon Bowling, Inspector Roylance was slightly Green Club, the Dock-team win injured on the best from the blow ning a close game by 50 points he received. He could adduce no reason for the attack and thinks) who that he wounded the man pointed the gun at him. He picked up the revolver which contained three rounds and these are now in police custody:

(S.) Greensett, Forbes Martin' Ferguson (S.) 28 Greener (5.) 17

to 46.

K.B.G.C.

KOWLOON DOCK.

Atkinson MacKelvie Puncheon

A MISSING BRIDE.

Guy That, in spite of this and similar

Muir extravagances, Hausser was ex-al tending his sway over educated Crawford (S) 18 Gow (5) people of good social position was way. A few weeks previously, just suddenly proved in a very curious:

J. Hamilton

Harvey

Whibley

Barr

Born in modest circumstances in alittle Wurttemberg town, Hausecer at the age of 18, against the wishes of his parents, emigrated to Lon-as the Ruhroccupation was begin-Russell (5) 17 R. Lapsley (S) 17. Tramway Co., Ltd., before joining don, but a year later moved toning, thirty papers published an

Hedley Simpson Johaston

Browh Keith Gourlay

Everetts (S) If S. Grey (S) 15

KC.C. v. TAIKOO NO. 2.

Played at the K.C.C. n Satur day, the visitors winning by 57 points to 46. Scores:

LC.C. H. Davies

Paris. Here he married a French- advertisement announcing his MacFarlane woman known for her beauty, who engagement to the daughter of

Admiral von Pöhl, who com- Farre!! brought him a dowry of 100,000f,manded the German High Seas and speedily blossomed out into a Fleet at the opening of the war. If prosperous commission agent, the notice had not been printed in French it would have attracted partner in a champagne factory, comparatively little attention, and owner of betting offices in but such a preference for "enemy Switzerland. Already at that time language" at a time when the Berlin police and several Ger- it was even being expunged from man chambers of commerce issued quite a stir.

the glossary of the kitchen caused

H. Stephens This was greatly in- notices warning manufacturers creased when the president of the Gibson (S) D. A. Purves against the bogus exhibitions Naval Officers' League sent a long A. Davidson organised by him, which sold communication to the Press expla

ining the circumstances of the bet. Hyde

1. Cornley

R. Abraham

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worthless "diplomas" at high rothal. From this it appeared that McMurtric (S) 9 prices. That did not, however, Fraulein Pohl had been keeping prevent him from living many house for her widowed brother-in- years on an extravagant footing. law, Count Adolf Bothmner, amem- C. J. Tacchi He has a large, luxuriously furnish-ber of a very old and well-known H. Over

TAIKOO NO. 2.

H.-Dinnen

5. Amery

J. A. Sloan Wallace (S) 24 J. Laing

M. O'Brien G. Morrison

MacLachlan

(S)

J. McLeod

C. Young D, Mo on

ed flat in the most fashionable quar- family, who was one of Hausser's A. G. Pile (S) 20 N. Drummond ter of the city, and was a regular disciples, and had there fallen

visitor to Trouville and Interlaken

under the spell of "the new Christ."

Neither she nor her mother had had

C.S.C.C. v. POLICE.

C.S.C.C

POLICE.

Grant

Moss

Oge

Grimmett 19(5)

Knight Nicoll Mair

Inspector Roylance was formerly in the army and was with the Peak

the Government service. During the war he rendered signal service with the Hongkong Police Reserve holding the rank of Corpa Sergeant Major with the seniority of a Chiof Inspector;

CANTONESE SUCCESS.

SHIU HING CAPTURED.

READY FOR· CARGOES.

A notification, dated Hongkong, May 19, posted up at the Harbour Office, announces that Shiu Hing was re-captured by the Cantonese 22 last Friday and that cargoes can

now be landed there.

troops holding the city was brought about, not so much by military force, as by negotiations by the inhabitants who wished to secure their removal to prevent further bombardments of the place. It is "said that the Kwangsi troops were guaranteed safe conduct, with their anns and equipment, to W chow and were paid a sum of 29 $100,000.

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On Saturday afternoon advice was reggived in the colony that owing to the pressing situation on (5) II the East River front, Sun Yat-sen

had ordered a combined "drtackį during the sensons there. The war

Played at the Civil Service on Shiu Hing and that this put an end to his profits, and he anything to do with the publication ground, the Police winning by 64 that the evacuation of the Kwangsi had succeeded. It was learnt later squandered his accumulated sav of the advertisement. By "appro-points to 56. Scores: ings on the neutral soil of Switzer-priate treatment" it had been land, where he is said also to have possible" to break the tremendous- Knott run up debts to a total of 400,000f.ly strong influence of Hausser" Alderman At the end of his resources, to induce her to "flec from F. Allan Hausser underwent a process of her brother-in-law's. house and A. B. Allan "conversion? and became an take refuge in a sanatorium. (S). itinerant preacher. Attired in a

A wild hunt by Hausser after his Hall monkish hair robe and sandals, his missing bride eventually resulted Rudd- tall, athletic figure attracted atten- in the apostle and a number of his Cullip * · tion wherever he went. A long, disciples being confined in an W. Hill (S) flowing beard, carefully groomed. asylum at Langenhagen, in order Oswick and lacks falling about his shoul- that their sanity might be tested. Massey ders emphasised the distinction of They were, however, too tough Patheyjohns his handsome features. But his job for the warders of that institu- Stanley (5) 18 doctrines soon brought him into tion, who, after Hausser, armed conflict with the Swiss police, and with a knife and backed up by after serving a sentence of four-eighteen of his followers, violently teen days' imprisonment for re- resisted an attempt to enforce the sisting their intervention he was regulations, had them removed to a expelled from the country.

more experienced asylum at Hilde sheim. There similar scenes took That was in the spring of 1919, place, but when the warders were and when Hausser crossed the reinforced by police Hausser K.C.C.

C.S.C.C. frontier into Germany he found gradually became "normal," and people's minds prepared by the after a time was set at liberty. No Craigenower. disillusionment of the war and the sooner had he recovered his

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TIGHT CORNER."

QUARRY BAY A.D.C.'S EFFORT.

At Volunteer Headquarters, on Saturday night, Herbert Swears was succesfully staged by the farcical comedy "A Tight Cômer”. Quarry Bay AD.C.-

The plot is very simple. Jack Hyacinth and his wife, a really devoted couple, are set by the cars" through certain statements made by Samson Quayle, a solicitof and friend of the family who tells the husband that every one is talking about his wife's relations with Barrington Skews, a young dandy, who, while foolish, is quite innocent of any illicit rela tions. Jack Hyacinth takes the matter seriously and readily listens give up her male admirers. The to Quayle's plan to make his wife solicitor dictates a letter to Mrs., Pertwee which is to be left in an. open envelope. The lady is sup- posed to be in love with Jack. The wife finds the letter and sees through the scheme. She sends the letter, by the maid, to Mrs. Pertwee, who eventually turns up at the hatise and Jack has very strenuous time in trying to explain The wife returns at a matters. very inopportune moment and Jack is nearly caught in hiding his unwelcome guest in oak chest. The chest, with its auction which leads to amusing contents, is eventually sold by

complications. Without being stated, the outstanding character invidious, it must be candidly was Mr. G. McLeod in the part of Samson Quayle. At the conclusion of the performance bouquets were presented to the ladies taking part. Jack Hyacinth...... Mr. A. Morrison. Samson Quayle ... Mr. G. McLeod. Barrington Skews..Mr. W. Robert- The Auctioneers' -Men from Don-

tons..... Clara....

son,

an

Mr. E. Moore. [Mr. J. Gardner.

.Mrs. G. McLeod. Mrs. Pertwee........Mrs. G. Gerrard,

O.B.E.. Mrs. Hyacinth...... Miss Hansen..

:

At the Piano......Miss E. Mac-

Lachlan,

SWATOW INTERPORTERS.

HONGKONG DRAW FIRST BLOOD.

News from Swatow says that the Hongkong team which left here a few days ago to play a mumber of matches with Swatow have won the soccer game by two goals to

one.

Swatow won at billiards, (one match played.)

Hongkong won at tennis, by two games.

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THIS Establishment will be closed -on THURSDAY, May 24th, all

Hongkong, May 19, 1923.

This means that the anti-Sun pressure of both the North and and that he will be able to despat-day. West River fronts hasbeen relieved!

ch more troops to the East River where his troops have been driven back and the remnants of Cheri Chiung-ming's army are moving about unmolested. Some of the 2 victorious Yunnan troops have al- ready been sent there to cope with

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Taikoo No. 2 Kowloon Dock K.BG.C. Taikoo No. I Police.

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ONLY A RUMOUR.

A story was circulated in Central Police Station quarters this mor- ning to the effect that Sergeant, Rogers of the Police had killed a large saake on Bowen Road on Saturday. When interviewed, Sergeant Rogers said that "there' was nothing in it" but informants averred that this was due to modesty. A

peace for the reception of almost freedom than he set to work to rally The following are the results of a any kind of religious quackery. his devotees, and, having discover-friendly match between the "B" SERGEANT AND THE SNAKE. In enormous placards he announceded where Fraulein Pohl was hid-teams of the Bowling Green club that he was the truth, the life, the ing, attempted with their assist- and the Kowloon Dock RC saviour," and the public of the ancesto storm" the sanatorium.

which he South German towas flocked to his The accusations on meetings, though exorbitant prices has been condemned seem to have McKay were charged for admission. Hefbeen connected with this last ex- McLaggan realised that there are circum-ploit, though a very brief telegram Boteler

printed in one of the morning's Kynoch (S) 13 nothing

Berlin papers does not give a clear Duncan impudence, and instead of flattering his idea of their character. There has Taylor audiences he reviled them with also been talk of a charge of steal-Hatt lofty contempt, calling them dogs, ing the plaid of Count Bothmer, Coleman (S) 2 Greig (5) 27. The story goes to the effect that pigs, asses, and vipers. At the who is understood to have been Kinross same time he assured them that he reconverted from Häusserism, but Pryce alone could save them not only his appears to be still pending.

stances in succeeds like

which

from their zoological conditions

and the unpleasant consequences of the war, but alsò from all the ills

Wevill

K.D.R.C.

Duncan Hartley Steel Smyth Allan Dixon McKimon

·(S)

Henderson Crookdake Stewart

at about 3.30 p.m. on Saturday, Sergeant Rogers was walking

WHO

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THE GODDESS

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EMOTION?

along Bowen Road with a friend TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND NcNeil (S) 17| Goodman (S) 23 when he saw a snake of about... OTHER INSTITUTIONS, Hunter

Brown

Owens Cullen

D. Neilson

eight feet in length and 12 inches circumference some distance ahead

of him. It was also stated that the

Lord Reading, the Viceroy of Neilson India, has shot four tigers in the Smith (S) 13 Docherty (S) 26 snake had its head drawn up in a Gwalior jungles.

to which their eternal souls were hgin But Bavaria was not a favourable spot for religious in- novations. The Catholic Church: became uneasy, and Hausser was The Hungarian La Fontains given notice to move on.

Bociety organised a matinée in hon Hio next chief point of our of the poet Shelley, which was. attack was Leipzig, where the attended by the British Minister, largest hall in the city was Mr. T. B. Hohler, and Mrs. Hohler, crowded by those eager to and the staff of the British Legn hear him. A fervent community tion, and by members of the British gathered round him, adopted his methods of dress and coiffure, and colony

tried desperately to pluck out the

TENNIS LEAGUE,

"A" DIVISION;

Playing at home on Saturday in the "A" Division of the Hongkong Tennis League, the Indian Recrea- tión. Club defeated the Civil

gaines to 31. Scores

heart of his new gospel. But here, & woman in flames was the Service Recreation Club by: 68.

too, he soon had trouble with the astonishing right-that; police and found himself once more two men in Couper. Stre

in jail. Undeterred; he wrote to head Glasgow recen the faithful from his prison me

*at (some risk, extinguished, Your master, the saviour, curses the flames and carried the the Sodom and Gomorrah, of] back to her house, Leipzig "#1 the

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“O, and H L4Rumjah beat Allen land Lane, II' beat Shepherd and derson, 10-1 ; beat Wilson and

coming meetings, lectures and ALL preliminary notices of forth- striking posture but Sergeant entertainments, sent for insertion, in Rogers struck it with his stick be the news columns of the China Mail, fore it could do anything. After de-are charged for at the rate of $1 each. livering a number of blows Ser(as announced in. May and June of geant Rogers is said to have killed last year) providing that they do not the snake and to have taken occupy more than four linen In photographs of it. The snake was! future if this space is exceeded they ultimately taken away by sums will be placed in the advert wing

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