EASTERN CURSE

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 June 1936, Page 12

EASTERN CURSE

DARKENED ENGLISH HOME. In England a woman lives under the shadow of an Eastern curse which, for almost a hundred years, has brought tragedy and disaster to her family. She is Mrs J. Schofield, of OHdfield House, HeSwall. An Indian scientist, Mr Manikon, great-grandson of the man who first pronounced the curse, is to-day working to dispel it. The story began on May 13, 1844, when Mrs Schofield’s ancestor, a White Rajah in India, won a law case which gave him jurisdiction over land on which a Vestal Virgins’ Temple was built.

’ The White Rajah robbed the temple, and two days later was found stabbed to death.

On the dagger a parchment had been stuck which contained a curse. This has followed his family from •generation to generation. The latest link in the tragedy whs the discovery of Mrs Schofield’s mother in a gas-filled room in Kensington.

This tragedy caused Air P. Manikon to write to Mrs Schofield. He told her that he was the greatgrandson of the man who killed and cursed the White Rajah—and was ready to do all in his power to remove this terrible curse. “The curse has followed our family for 90 years,” says Mrs Schofield. “My father died of a violent death; and the discovery of my mother in that gas-filled room makes me feel that this is something more than a series of coincidences.”

The detailed story was told by Mr Manikon, keen-eyed, swarthy scientist. of North Kensington. “When I heard of the mother’s death I wrote to Mrs Schofield,” he said.

“I do not wish to see any more harm come to Mrs Schifield, or her family through revengeful spirits of my ancestors. I want to help her. “The curse has wrought enough trouble already. If I can meet a member of the family, and found a reunion on a Christian basis, 1 am only too ready to do so.”