COUNT VON LUCKNER

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 143, 14 March 1938, Page 6

COUNT VON LUCKNER

To Lecture In Wellington

Box plans will open to-morrow at ,the New Opera House for the first Wellington lectures next Saturday afternoon and evening by the famous war-time figure Count Felix von Luckuer. From the stage he will recount the story of his v\ai adventures. He will tell of his career as a raider, his adventures ou the Seeadler, his capture by the British, and his celebrated escape from Motuihi Island iu Auckland. Many and varied, stories have been written about the count’s escape and his subsequent commandeering of the scow Moa, and for the first time Count von Luckner will give his own version, not only of the actual escape but of thw months of careful preparation which preceded- it. He is a particularly effective ''speaker and is said to live over again every incident which he recounts. Count von Luckner, who during the war earned the reputation of being not only a redoubtable foe but a splendid gentleman and friend, has a personality which impresses all who come in contact with him* During his stay in Auckland he has visited many old friends and also the various places connected with his internment during the war. and has been the guest of various branches of the Returned Soldiers’ Association. His engagement to appear at the New Opera House is one of the most unusual theatrical bookings arranged in this country.