A Descendant of Nebuchadnezzar.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4787, 31 July 1894, Page 3

A Descendant of Nebuchadnezzar.

Tho Archdeacon of Babylon, who claims to bo a descendant of Nebuchadnezzar, recently paid a visit to tho offices of tho Fall Mall Gmttc, and told a more than wondorful story, which.that journal publishes.' Ho claims to be one iof tho lngliost dignitaries of the Chaldean Greek Chnrch. At the ago of 21 ho commenced travelling, and ho his preparing a book on tlio ecclesiastical history of tlio world from tho beginning of tho Christian era. He claim's to have spent two million dollars on tlioso travels, which havo extended to 600,000 miles—cqvivalcnt t024 times round tho world. Ho claims to have penetrated to tho remotest parts of the world -to tho Mouutains of tho Moon,' the Great Sahara/Abyssinia, Central Africa, Ceiltrnl Asia, Afghanistan, Thibet,'' Mongolia, Siberia, tho interior of China, and no forth. He claims to havo reached a height of 17,000 ft in his ascent of Mount Ararat, and from there scon the remains of Noah's Ark on tho highest domo of the niountain. Those who. remember how the story of the discovery of the Ark, which was invented before Nobuchaduczzar's descent by Mr G. M 1 Kccd,ajournalist,wcllknownin Dunedin, who travelled around tho world, will regard this part of his story with some scepticism. However, Monsojguor Vnlorin Nonri avers that when in the United States tlio news of this discovery and the valuable jewels, etc., which lie possessed led to his being "railroaded" —that is, incarcerated in a private lunatic asylum. He has gone to England to claim tho diplomatic intervention of the British Government. '