THE NEW MESSIAH.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5147, 4 July 1927, Page 3

THE NEW MESSIAH.

BELIEVES IN REINCARNATION. 1 REGRETS NO TIME FOR GOLF. Dqrk, -magnetic eyes, smiling from a clear-cut, handsome face, thick black hair, and an array of the whitest teeth imaginable—that was the first impression gained of Krishnamurti, the young Hindoo Theosophist, who has been- called by his. follows the “New Messiah,” by a London reporter who found him in the study of Countess de la Warr’s house at Wimbledon Common, where a number of theosophists have formed a small colony, Krishnamurti had just arrived in England after an eight-months’ tour in Amedrca, and was accompanied by Mrs Annie Besant, president of the Theeosophit Society and “Protector of the Star of the East.” He said : “I do not like the name, the “New Messiah,” but once you are labelled it sticks, does it not ?

“It is hard to explain theosophy briefly, but I will try. “In England you give boxes of soldiers to your children, and they grow up like soldiers. But in India the children receive religion like, you receive toys, and are instructed to copy the great prophets and teachers of religion. “My parents were of the strictest caste of Hindoos, and I, grew up to emulate the Christ, Krishma, Buddha, and other great teachers. I soon found within myself a dominating influence, something-big, affecting my mental and physical life, a call. “Theosophy has various branches, as has Christianity. Some, like myself, believe in reincarnation. “I came- to England at the age of 11, and was privately educated. My one regret is tnat now I have no time for gc-lf, and hardly touch my dubs. I learnt golf at North Berwick, from Ben Sayers, and got my handicap down to plus one,”