All England is laughing at the practical joke played a few days ago on the officers, of H.M.S. Dreadnought by five men and a young woman, who, with the aid of elaborate "make-ups,," passed themselves off as Abyssinian princes, an interpreter, and a representative of the Foreign Office, and were accorded royal honours and shown all over the mighty battleship by William May and the Dreadnought officers. Above is a photograph taken in London just before the party started for Weymouth on their visit to the Dreadnought. Reading from left to right the figures are:—l. The young woman of.the party, who disguised herself as "Prince Sahganya." 2. "Prince Mandok." 3. "Horr George Kjmffmann, the German interpreter." 4. VPrinoo Makalen, the chief of the Abyssinian princes." 5. "Prince Mikael Golen." 6. "Mr. Herbert Cholmondely, the Foreign Office attiblie."AThe lady and the, man who posed as "Herj Kauffmann." are brother and sister. . ' ■ .

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 793, 16 April 1910, Page 6

All England is laughing at the practical joke played a few days ago on the officers, of H.M.S. Dreadnought by five men and a young woman, who, with the aid of elaborate "make-ups , ," passed themselves off as Abyssinian princes, an interpreter, and a representative of the Foreign Office, and were accorded royal honours and shown all over the mighty battleship by William May and the Dreadnought officers. Above is a photograph taken in London just before the party started for Weymouth on their visit to the Dreadnought. Reading from left to right the figures are:—l. The young woman of.the party, who disguised herself as "Prince Sahganya." 2. "Prince Mandok." 3. "Horr George Kjmffmann, the German interpreter." 4. VPrinoo Makalen, the chief of the Abyssinian princes." 5. "Prince Mikael Golen." 6. "Mr. Herbert Cholmondely, the Foreign Office attiblie." A The lady and the, man who posed as "Herj Kauffmann." are brother and sister. . ' ■ .