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LONDON'S LEADING CRYSTAL GAZER.
MISS NELL ST. JOHN MONTAGUE.
CONSULTED BY KITCHENER.
A SCEPTICS EXPERIENCE.
Some time ago a member of our staff gave an interesting account of his visit to a Chinese fortune teller. The Daily Mail has hit on the same idea and is sending a special correspondent to interview some of London's leading witches. We reprint the following account of one experience.
PASSENGER TRAFFIC...
LARGE MAJORITY OF DEPARTURES.
The passengers trafic returns for June published by the Harbour Office, show that departures excord- ed arrivals by more than 14,000.
There were approximately 6,000 excess on ocena steamers, 9,000 on river steamers and 800 ou janks and launches.
The exact figures are as under:
Arrivals. Depts. Ocean Steamers
***. 29,613
29,378 River Steamers .... 75,003 $4,297 5,142 Junks and launches 4,539
117,807.
103,205
The High Priestess of London I put the crystal back on the cushion and she took it from me, the Crystal Clairvoyantes and
not touching the crystal again her- Gazers is Miss Neil St. John Monelt. She bent her head and look- tague, whose temple is in Southed into it. Kensington. She is consulted fre quently by numerous admirers, in- eluding men and women in bust ness who ask her advice.
One minute's silence... Then
"Are
I see you moving among many people in many places." She lean- ed back and closed her eyes. you a writer? If not you ought to She makes no attempt to eamou-
be. You can create people and flage ber business under "high-move thein about swiftly. Bounding names beginning with the prefix psycho-. In her book "Re velations of n Society Clair voyante," published two years ago, she gives the names of famous people who sought her advice the inte Lord Kitchener, Sir Evelyn Wood, and others." She gives de tails of many prophecies which she claims were fulfilled and declares that by timely warnings to the people concerned she was some times able to prevent tragedies.
In a newspaper interview she said that she repeatedly warned the fate Mrs. Rosoce Brenner that she was in danger of a violent death. She says that she "had warning of a great tragedy at sen, and saw many dead bodies floating in the water shortly before the news came of the sinking of the Lusitania,
Several Secretaries,
Mias St. John Montague is not one of the sisterhood who hide be hind elaborate defences and insist upon introductions from friends who will vouch for the bona fides of the visitor.
"Eight years ago a great wrong was done you by one man. Some thing was coming to you but you did not get it because of this man. Always you have been on the point of achieving something but always some influence, some person, has Prevented you from obtaining your reward.
"You are
are
artistic, you idealistic, you are very sensitive, you have suffered much all your life, but you have been very brave."
"You Will Marry Twice, "There was some truth in these generalisations about my character, but I was disappointed; I wanted something more definite.
definite, some event?" I asked.
"Can't you see something more
ed.
Her eyes still closed, she answer
"You should have married some time ago. (But I did!) You will marry twice, the second time to a woman younger than yourself and you will be happy.
1928.
HAD NO PEACE NIGHT OR DAY
Terrible Rash On Body. Cuticura Healed.
"A terrible irritating rash broke out on my body, limbs, arms and handa. The skin was inflamed and got no pesce night or day. I could not work, sleep or eat in fact I had to stay in bed for weeks. The trouble lasted a year and three months.
**I tried several remedies but they did not help me. I read as adver tisement for Cutierra Soap and Ointment and sent for a tree sample. After using it I purchased more and Low I am completely healed." (Signed) Mrs. Mary H. Sibley, 5. Sunningdale Couages, Hulingdon, Middz, Eng.
Use Cutiara Soep, Ointment and Talcum for daily toilet purposes.
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TJISAROEA AMOY; K'LUNG. 9th July 11th July, -4 pm TJITAROEM - AMOT, DALNY 16th July 18th July,
TJISONDARI ..... AMOY, X'LUING. 23rd July 25th July, &B'stas. TJILEBOET ... AMOT, DAINT 80th July
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& S'HAI.
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A MASTER CRIMINAL,
NORTH BOUND.
EXFECTED
WILL
STEATER
Frox
"OY OR LEAVE ON
FOR
ABOUT
OR ABOUT
VIENNA, June 6th. Bucharest, the poice of Kishinev, According to a message from
in Bessarabia, have arrested A well-known Leonides Adazki, beggar in the town, who posed as cripple with only one foot and afflicted by a bad illness. Envious competitore, however, informed the TJIBODAS police anonymously that he only a humbug.
was
TVJIKINI
SEMARANG 8th July 10th July | Amor, SEANGHAI,
KEILUNG Maxasazu,Java 16th July 18th July Amor, N. CHISA
he was arrested and imprison. TJIKEMBANG BA 19th July 22nd July Amor, SHANGHAI, ed, and his two dwelling places were searched. It was discovered
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that he was the head of a gang of TJIMANOEK ... MALAMBE¤, Java' 80th July thieves who had obeyed him blindly for years, burgling wealthy houses and plundering jewellers. He never took any personal part in thote expeditions, but be always organ- ined the business in hand, and that with surprising cleverness. In order not to call attention to himself he posed as a beggar.
3
It was found out that he owned four sales at various Bucharest banks. Those have been opened "You are shortly going a long by the authorities, but it is doubt- journey across the water. It willful if they contained more than a be an important mission. There fraction of his booty for some Her name is in extra large black will be documents; be careful how valuable treasures, including bonds type in the London Telephone you deal with them. Directory and when I telephoned "You are clever, very elever. I and stocks estimated at £80,000, were dincovered in a number of
These include to her address on the morning of am certain you are going to write hiding places. June 2nd a female voice answered and to create something, yes, at the golden cigarette case, with a de that Miss St. John Montague end of this year. I am certain." could be seen at 1 p.m. that day. Still disappointed, I begged her dication engraved inside: "To the Austrian Ruler, by Emperor Wil- I had been informed by one of her to tell me something more definite heim," dated 1908. The enamelled clients.that Miss St. John Mon. A paus.. Then't tague had several secretaries, and "You have been better off. I portrait of the latter is shown set' this was presumably one of them don't say that you have fallen in in large diamonds. Other objects, Up ere short flight of stairs in the social scale, but you have been consisting of magnificent pearls, a Harrington-road, South Kensing used to more luxurious surround- dagger with a sapphire hilt, and ton, I found a brase plate bearing ings, you have had more material several bags filled with all kinds of
jewellery, have also been,, found. the name of her whom I sought things" (All wrong.) In answer to the bell the door was opened swiftly by a butler of the youngish tyr, tall, dark and as impressive any you would meet in Belgravia...
"But the future I asked desperately. "Can't you see any thing to warn me about?"
The eyelids flickered.
Beware of high places. They will drag you down." (In her book "Have you an appointment?”* That was all he asked, and I the describes how she warned an gave no name, although I had pre-airman about high places. He was viously mentioned one on the tele phone.
Egyptian Headdress.
He showed me into a small room, where there was one young woman waiting, On a small table were two iron sphinxes and some maga- Brompton zines including the
killed.).
"You have been very ill, but you will have a very long life. You have a splendid ancestry.'
She gave me the crystal again and when I returned it she said:
"Polson."
"I sce poison on the back of your
Parish Magazine, a much-thumbed head."
copy of Revelations of a Society "What!" I exclaimed, my hand Clairvoyante," and a pile of instinctively moving to the place leaflets about her lucky mascot, con indicated. Do you mean to tell me cerning which more shortly.
head
When the police dug up the court and cellare of the mean house in which Adazki lived they found two more private safes containing for cign securities and precious objects.
Adazki is an Armenian from Can- stantinople, where he was a jewel- ler.. He had to flee from the capi. tal ecveral years before the war, at the time of the Armenian persecu- tions. Several years after the war ho settled down at Kishinev, He suffers from tuberculosis, and his incessant cough and insignificant appearance have aroused an almost time. A number of his chief accom general sympathy among his vic. plices have been arrested.
REGISTER, .
J
On a corner table was a Salvation you can see poison on the back of HONG KONG METEOROLOGIUAL Aring collection box. The most es," she said, that is the striking object in the room was nerve poisoning I told you about. photograph of the woman herself, I know a doctor who will cure you stretched on the floor and resting of that."
some woman,
on her elbows clad in a leopard I should explain in fairness to skin, plus the tail, her back bareMin St. John Montague that we to the waist, and with an Egyptian had early discussed the effect of headdress, complete with serpent. nerve trouble on the health in both
A few minutes later I was shown
our cases, and she gave me the into her presence. She greeted tae name and address of a well-known with a smile, but no leopard skin and no serpent a tall, dark, hand-pecialist who she said could este
this poisoning by injections. who would look
Miss Montague sends some of her equally well in fancy dress at clients to doctors when she thinks either Cleopatra or Britannia, that medical advice is required in She wore a wide black bandeau addition to her own, and she says and attached to the cuffe of the that many have greatly benefited long sleeves of her dress of tropical in this way. colouring were gathered pink When we said good-bye she asked frills, at least that was what it all me to call again whenever. I want
ed her advice and she would give it without any charge. I had told. her that I had private means.
looked like.
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Pet Monkey. She offered me her hand, and in a melodious voice begged me to be seated. It was then that I first saw the tiny daughter of two sacredcrested macaques," as Judy, her pet monkey, is described in the leaflet already mentioned. thought that Judy eyed me with great distrust, and she seemed re lieved when in obedience to her mistress she went out into the sun- shine on the balcony.
I diffidently inquired about the!
"Oh what you like; some fee, pay a guinea," she said carelessly. At her invitation Ilit her cigarette, which gave her an op
studying for portunity
my features. Then she picked up a cushion on which reposed the cry. stai, a glass ball about the size of a large grape fruit, and I took the crystal with both hands and held it for a few minutes.
The following is an extract from her leaflet about her lucky mascot
bronzed image of the monkey Judy:
She has met queens and other royalties, and has shaken hands with people of all countries. My little mascot brings to all who have her photograph or a charm of herself. Good Luck
Judy herself has brought me so *much good luck that I would like every one of you to make sure of good fortune also by securing one of these wonderful little mas cots:
Boog Kong Observatory, July 5th,
KIILUNG
1st Aug. Axor, N. CHINA
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HONG KONG TIDE TABLE.
From July 7th to 18th, 1928.
HOW WATER
Week
shionth.
Date of
FOBS
LOT WATER.
Hoog
Kong
King
Time.
Weight
Standard Standard
Time,
Height
30 h muth, m. ft, in. Bat71.16384 22 88
m11-27 3
Test its power to attract Bus, good luck for yourself, and then
Mon. give one to your sweetheart ́or suyone else whose welfare is dear Tee. 10 m3 8044en to you either at home or across the nest.
7.11 0
8 m 189 189 5 16 ja 8 0 15 6 81 7 581 I
44.41m 6, 264. 1156 28 4715
7548 $275.5 9:37 100 Wed, 13 m4 14 49m 9 48 32.
36849120 16 a 2 12 m 4, 57611 29 3
No one could help liking Mis Neil St. John Montague. She told Thur, me several times that I was very re-elever. I should like to return the Te compliment. Miss Nell St. John Montague is a very clever woman.
I looked into it anxiously, but could see only an exaggerated flection of my nose.
(Continued on nezi Column).
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