Show Beautiful English Heiress Who May I Some Day Rule in Borneo Becomes Mohammedan While on Plane Trip Ceremony Conducted in Midair During Flight Across Channel Copyright 1932 by United Press PARIS Feb 19 An 19 An English beauty and heiress a princess of Borneo who some day may rule over savages left England as a Christian in an m airplane speeding miles an m hour and landed landed land land- ed in France a Mohammedan after alter altera a ceremony in midair in the Flying Moso Mosque ue I chose the air for my conversion because I wished it t to be performed in no earthly territory the heiress Princess Muda of Sarawak and daughter of or the late Sir Walter Palmer Palmer Pal Pal- mer said The fore compartment of or the Silver Silo Sil- ver vel Wings liner of or Imperial Airways was converted into a mosque The ceremony was carried out feet in the air halfway halway between England and France Dr Khalid Sheldrake president of or the Western Islamic association performed per per- formed the ceremony Shouting loudly to overcome the roar of ot the motors he prayed to Al AI- lah lah the Uthe beneficent the merciful allI all praise due Allah lord of the world I the beneficent the merc merciful ul REPEATS KORAN WORDS Then he placed his hands over the th palm of the right hand of ot the princess princess prin prine cess who repeated the words of or th the Koran KoranI I bear witness that nothing de de- servos to be wor worshiped but Allah Al AI 1 lah Jah and I J bear witness that Mohammed Mo Mohammed hammed is the apostle of Allah Al AI lah lab I give thee the name of or Khair Ul Nissa fairest of women Dr Sheldrake Sheldrake Shel Shel- drake shouted as solemnly as possible under the circumstances Princess Muda wore a black fur coat and a black frock The red fez worn b by Dr Sheldrake was the only eastern touch to the scene The plane crew was aboard in regular regular reg reg- reg ular uniform The plane carried other other oth oth- oth er regular passengers The Thc princess was reared a Protestant Protes Protes- tant and later became an ardent Christian Scientist In 1930 1931 she be be- came a Roman Catholic and was received received re in in private audience b by the the the- pope The princess said she was assured that truth could be found only in Moha Mohammedanism n ism SUMS SUlUS UP COST My J religion was most austere and made no allowances for human na na- na ture lure she said It tried even to control con con- trot the thoughts of its followers But Mohammedanism is a straight direct and pure message from God I have counted the cost and know it will wm mean bitter criticism and possibly possibly pos pOSe sibly alienation from my famil family but I never will re regret ret my action The princess will become custodian custo custo- dian of one o of the worlds world's most valuable valuable valuable val val- val val- garments a tunic which Mohammed Mo Mo- hammed is said to have worn more than 1300 years ago It is valued at Princess Muda was left a fortune by her father the late Sir Walter Palmer who was a partner in the biscuit manufacturing firm of or Huntley Huntley Hunt- Hunt ley Palmer |