THE TIMES

London, England

9 February 1935

AN AUTHOR’S AFAIRS.

The statutory first meeting was held yesterday at Bankruptcy Buildings of the creditors of Mr. Edward Alexander Crowley, author.

Mr. E. Parks, Senior Official Receiver, reported that the debtor had stated the he was commonly known as Aleister Crowley; he was also a psychiatrist. He roughly estimated his liabilities at £5,000, and did not admit insolvency, his present position being due to his inability to earn money owing to damage to his reputation arising out of a lawsuit. The assets constitute a large claim in a pending action against a person now said to be in Shanghai [Gerald Yorke].

The case was left in the hands of the Official Receiver.