TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1925.
BODY AND MIND.
DEVELOPMENT ALONG HEALTHY LINES
́MBS. DIANA WATTS' LECTURE..
STRONG BLOW.
LOCAL JUNK FOUNDERS IN MONSOON.
BOAT CRASHED TO PIECES. ·
Through Mrs. Diana Watts not Loss of a cargo valued at $2,500 arriving by the boat by which she and the vessel itself was the reault was scheduled to; it was reported of a local trading junk founder ing in the monsoon early on Satur. officially yesterday that the lec-day morning when all op. board tures were cancelled which were rescued by a passing native she was to give at the Theatre craft, Royal.. but as Mrs.
Six persons were on board-in- Watte
cluding crew and passengers- arrived by another boat the when the junk perished on its way lecture on "The Principles of here from the Tung Kun district. Greek Balance" was delivered as Caught in a heavy blow, the sea 'arranged last night to an audience began to break over the junk until she foundered. Those on which was not large, probably onboard took to the small lifeboat, account of the difficulty in inform ||As they were being rescued they ing holders of tickets of the second saw the junk being smashed to pieces by the monsoon's fury. change.
Another opportunity to hear Subsequently the distressed people were brought in by the junk which Mrs. Watts is given to-night the saved them. 'subject of the lecture being Science and the Art of Perfecti Movement. The science Οι eurythmics is explained in many of its phases in a manner which will, be found to be fascinatingly interesting by all who are inter, ested in the connertion between mind and body and their de- velopment Q1 benutifal and healthfell lines,
Perfect Balance. Mrs, Watts explained the funda, mental principles of perfect balance, and showed the contrast between the movements of the modern human being and the antient Greek.
The lecturer demonstrated the "movement of statues in what have hitherto been considered as impossible positions. Her recon- struction of the poise of such masterpieces as the "Discobolus." the "Archer of the Augina Pedi- ment and the "Charioteer" of the Capitok was a brilliant piece of "work.
Mrs. Watts explained that the double arched Greek how she used in demonstrating the "Archer" was believed by experts. to be 2.000 years old It was of the period of the last days of Greece. It belonged to a Shah of Persin, who about 25 years ago fell very ill, and believing his doctor had saved his life he, in Oriental Jashion, repaid what he considered a debt by giving the doctor a priceless prissession which had bren in his family 1,500 yenes.
CRABS EYES.
WEIRD REMEDIES OF YEARS AGO.
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ANCIENT CURES.
Weird remedies of 1600 AD.
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The extraordinary case of the were described by Dr. Winifred "haunted" Yorkshire millgirl has Cullis, Professor of Physiology at aroused immense interest the University of London, when psychic circles; and although she lectured before, the Royal much has been written of the Pharmaceutical Society to mark noisy poltergeist manifestations, the eighty-fourth year of the such as the smashing of heavy furniture, crockery, and so forth. Society's history.
"Crabe' eyes, pearls, snails,that accompanied the girl's move- vipers, and even the thigh-bonements, practically nothing has of a hanged man were among the been said of the psychic methods remedies presented in those days employed in ridding, her of the
trouble. for varying diseases.
"Such remedies make ԱՎ During her stay at the British. smile," said Dr. Cullis, "at the College of Paychic Science in eredulity of our ancestors, but London, weekly sittings were, held the so-called organo-therapy of with the girl in the séance room, to-day is not so far removed from but except for a slight table move- the treatments of the seventeenth ment "no manifestations took century."
place.". Mr. J. Hewat M'Kenzie,
Later, Dr. Winifred, who has the principal of the College, states devoted her life to physiological in his report on the girl's treat- research. showed the "Sundayment that "there may have been Times" a remarkable little card-paychic power in her case which, Six witnesses will be brought board disc, which might be not with patience, could have been down from Namtan for purposes unreasonably described as the used, but I advised her to leave of identification of a Chinese who panacea for all ills—or at least everything of the sort alone for was arrested on disembarking for seventy-two of them!
the present, and only take it up from the ds. Sai On" from Macno.
About 5 in. in diameter, it later in life if she earnestly de in connection with the piracy, on carries on its outer circle the "sired this herself. She profess- July 9, of the Hongkong, steam names of over seventy ailments, ed little interest in the matter." launch "Po On" which plied to each name radiating from the Numtau The informant claims centre, and ranging from asthma to have been one of the victims to obesity On a similer and who was ransomed. Yesterday smaller cardboard circle, which the arrested man came up before revolves by hand, is a correspond Me. E. W: Hamilton at the Kowing number of numerical figures. loon Magistracy and was remand-
This doctor, continued the Tec- turer: gave the bow to a friend of hia, a collector, who after seeing one of her demonstrations, came" to her al suid: "Really I must give you this bow. It is yours by right of heritage." She had the
- bow strung, and it took two men
to do the operation. That was 14 years ago,
With "60 lb. pull—her own power--the boy shot a long arrow 200 yards. With a 75 lb. pull at ( the present time-2,000 years)
ed till next Monday on Charges
WHAT IS NECESSARY..
and
HYPNOTISM AND SUGGESTION. Hypnotism, magnetism suggestion were the methods used of laying the ghost." When Mr. M'Kenzie first saw the girl in Yorkshire, after Sir A. Conan Doyle had drawn his attention to "All that is necessary is to the case, he made a few hypno- ta) assault and robbery while turn one dial over the other untic passes over her, to which she armed, (b) holding persons to a little slit in one card is over immediately responded, and fell ransom. (e) possession of a re-the particular ailment for which into the first stage of hypnosis volver.
remedy is sought. Then an from which she'was easily awak.
ened by demagnetising.”. short sitting followed at which Ja slight swinging movement was felt, and the table was pushed sideways and rose at the end near the girl..
Col. William Mitchell, on trial on court-martial charges,
had three generals ousted, from the trial board for pre- Budice.
FOR CHARITY.
RESPITS OF BAZAAR RAFFLES
after it was made-it shot an umbers of the raffles in copnectie arrow 500 yards, yet the strongest with the Buzur of the Sisters of modern how woid only shoot 450 the Precious Blood:-
The bow was made of yards.
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LOSS OF HAIR.
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FOUGHT BIX POLÍCH,
A remarkable case of mistaken lentity occurred at Genevs when Eraulein Maria Seeger, a beautiful sixteen-year-old girl, with long back hair, was arrested, imprisoned, and accused of fraud.
At a later sitting at the Col- lege. where there were similar onfession," handcuffed Framlein The police, in order to obtain a
manifestations. Mr. M'Kenzie states that "great coldness was: Seeger, and cut off her luxuriat The girl fought like a noticed by several sitters. The tresses. girl, it is stated, often spoke of tigres, and it took six gendarmes "seeing red." and on those occa- to hold her during the operation. sions suggestion was used to help Later, however, the police dis- her to visualise herself among overal hub it was a cess of mis- green grass and under the blue taken identity and released her. sky." At other times when the Faulein Seeger now claime £8,000, manifestations were violent, she damages for the loss of her hair and Was magnetised, and became
for injuries to her hands, quite tranquil“
"WHITE HAWK.
Mrs. Barkel the trance medium
at the College, attended several VISITORS AT HOTELS, sittings, when the girt was "put into a passive condition by sug- gestion, while the case was dis- cussed with White Hawk, Mrs. Barkel's Indian 'control"
Referring to these sittings,
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Mr. M'Kenzie says in his re-
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Mend. Mrs G. relatives, friends, "and incidents
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fine splicings of horn, litter Two cushious kindly presented by from many causes, and the varyiances. began at all, was clearly D.
together somehow, and bound with hide which was lacquered.
noon at 5.15 on "The Science and Art of Perfect Movement."' All
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LeKinley Mrs. G. MoMickan Mr G.-Holler Mr Montpelliar Mrado dias
Miss Mooney Moore & child Dr J. Morrison Mr A. Besim MeJ. E. Ollerton Mr E. J.. Penros
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The following uro the winning Origin 1 must not disclose to you in her past life which the gir not, unhappily, go to show the One relative whom she had fear- said Dr. Cullis, smiling, does acknowledged and corroborated. Mr. CHuse of the disease. Take ed, and had herself often seen Mas asthma, for instance. It arises clairvoyantly before the disturb- Mrs. C. Clementi-19 144, 2nd ing types of the ailment cannot.
Through Mrs. Barkel's of course, always be cured by one Americna. Raffles.—1st 595, 2nd and the same remedy. So 'guide' I got into touch with him, Mr And Mre J.
Obernook Mrs. Watts will give a lectures, 3rd 1478, 4th 983, 6th 1456, must still depend on physiology, and he promised to carry out any E. &. Christy in the Theatre Royal this after 74, 7th 1118, 3th 1974, 9th and get at the root of the matter benefit of the girl. The request Mr J. E. Cook
instructions I might give for the 1182, 10th 256, 11th 636, 12th 980,.
"Seriously" she. continued,
B. Cowper 200, 141 995, 15th 586, 16th physiology was my first love and was made that he should with- Mies B. I am Armly convinced that. pre- with her.
draw altogether from any contact. Dalgarno.
Mr W. &. Dawlay 31, 17th 778, 18th 250, 19th 702,
ventive medicine is the great
Mr G. E. Ellams CLEAN HOR:
medicine of the future, and here the people themselves must
Mr. G. A. Fatait. EFFECT OF A FALEN
Mr & Mrs A E. operate with the municipal and Unseen, who seems to take an Mr B. 8. Forsbor
"Professor J.," a worker in the A. Fong health authorities if any real interest in my work continues Mr. Garllagton Me
W. Franke benefit is to accrue to mankind. Mr. M'Kenzie), became interest-Me Mes J. Gorid Mrt W. A. Beide!
ed in this case. "In my own Capt. P. P. Hall De Z. O. Rely "Hence, my lectures, which room and unknown to anyone, I Capt. B E Hamil Mr. and Mr. V. B have been received with,, to me, made the request that a band of
Riddoll 24 พ. I may say, with all modesty. Indians, who sometimes profess
MER. R. Boxburgh ! Me & Mes W. A. Honibal
Mr A. E. Rowa. amazing enthusiasm. To give to be able to help, should take the Misses and F... Dr D. Bobokman only two instances at Glasgow girl in hand and protect her from Hamiltos
MB. and at Redditch-hundreds in the assaults of disturbing intel-r Halpine Mr each case were turned away from ligences The following day ro to address large overflow meet-who had come to help, a descrip- Mro. U.P.Hay my lectures to women, and I had Mrs. Barkel described an Indian MrJ. Booth Earston
Mr B. Eappook MrJ.
thenings.
tion I had not had for a consider-, MrJ.: Hector "Yet my only points were able time, and certainly some im Mr F. H. Hodgson Mr E.. Sacks
Bir A&. tiones feeding, cleanliness, and exer- provement seemed to come about P. H. HM
Mr. A. Hoffmeister Mrs G. cise. Every household, in fact, this date. N
Mr A. K. Jenn should be instructed (and every "On one occasion "Professor J
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Foul play is not "suspected in connection with fatal results to a feast on board a local jank in the Yaumati typhoon refuge. A cer- Lain kind of fish, "Kai Po U," prizes. favoured by the Chinese in a pre- served state in preference to the
Bonom: "After my death the fresh article, was the chief item of world will realise what I have the banquet. Two of the crew of done," fifteen have died since the repast Sympathetic Fried: Welt, on Saturday evening and a third don't worry about it, old chap is seriously ill.
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individual also) in his personal stated that owing to a fall some Mr J. NZB Thomas.
Mrs B. Thoman Tt-Out & Mrs Tokes
responsibility towards the health months before, the polarity of the W. Keyer, in Thomas of the community."
medium had been altered from Mr Arango Dr. Winifred Cullis, a hand-positive to negative. This fall. He and les F. N.. some, grey-haired but young. Was corroborated by the girl. Mo looking woman, is to lecture The prófessor" encouraged the Ward Makin at "King's College before the treatment by suggestion, and said yr and Mrs. 5. B. British Social Hygiena Council, that in a few Weeks, with the help
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place the medium in an entirely red Miss Low new paychic condition. MY LAMOJEDE Telegraphic communication "This promise was fulfilled. Las Hi Lille with Tientsin is totally interrupt Mrs. Barkel's control White Fr Cimmerman. ed, Telegrams for Tientsin are Hawk, spoke of elemental M&M Long forwarded by wire to Chefoo and non-human intelligences-being thence posted to Tientsin by irre the cause of the trouble Pro- gular mail. They are accepted fessor J. smiled at this, and Bald
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