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*HIS EXPERIENCES AS A SPIRITUALIST.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1928.
VON HUENEFELD. TERRIFYING FLIGHT.
Canton, Oct. 16:
SAFE ARRIVAL IN SHANGHAL. [AVIATOR FINDS AERODROME
IN DARKNESS. A
Baron von Huencfeld, the famous
Sydney, Oct. 16. from Canton for Shanghai at dawn 23 hour flight from New Zealand to German Atlantic fliar, hopped off At the conclusion of a torrifying this morning. He is due in Shang-Australia, buffeted by gales and
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, at meeting of the International Spirit unliats Congress at the Queen's Halt stated that recently ho had been load in the early afternoon. conversation with the late Field. Router. Marshal Earl Ilaig, and the' late!
Safe in Shanghai.
Shanghai, Oct. 15. ¡Joseph Conmd. Sir Arthur showed
Baron von Huonefeld arrived on o serapa that had been erected on thio platform number of spirit at 5.25 p.m. photographs.
harassed by fog, Capt. Kingsford-
Smith arrived to find the norodromo in complete darkness, owing to the failure of the electric current, Ho circled the aerodrome, while hun dreds of "motor cars were hastily Lator. driven into the enclosure and lit up the arena by means of their head- lights, which, aided by a big are Jamp enabled the exhausted airmen
"You know that Lord Haig was n 'The "Europa" safely landed on spiritualist," be told, the audianca, the Lunghua parade ground, ten Within two days of his death, of miles from the Settlement at 5.40.
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it might have been three, he sent After an examination of her papers to land safely. me a long message which had every by the Chinese military authorities They werd boisterously ap sign of being evidential and truthful Baron von Huonefeld and his complauded by 25,000 people who had It was a message that would only rades arrived at the German Coun-been waiting for hours In the appeal to his relatives. I sent it to try Club in the International Settle drenching rain-Reuter. them, but have as yet had no reply."ment at 8.45 when a reception was A message from Christchurch,
Sir Arthur then showed a picture, held in their bonour
dated September 10, stated that the which, he said, had boon taken by Huenefeld said that the journey Cross piloted by Captain Kings Interviewed by Reuter Baron von Trans-Pacific, aeropland "Southern , Press photographer, of the funerni
cortege of Lord Haig, and said that from Canton was without incident, ford-Smith, accompanied by Mosers. LONDON -SERVICE above the soffin thoro was plainly but the landing was lucky as there Ulm and Litchfield, landed safely to be seen a face that was that of were only a fow yards to spare. at Wigram. Aerodrome, Christ- Their future plans are uncertain church, after a flight from Sydney He also showed the audience a for the time being-Reuter. from which place they took off at spirit photograph of Conrad. "After
15.30 p.m. the previous evening. The dis and bou taken," he said, "ogative, if passed, is then sub night from Australia to New Zea was at a sating what I rocoived amitted to recognised experts. The land was thus accomplished in ten mesange from Conrad asking me to people taking the photographs are minutes under 18 hours, The New de something for him. It was as also examined and the circum-Zealand Government decided to PACIFIC SERVICE though Conrad's spirit had been un tances in which they are taken are grant Captain Kingsford-Smith,
investigated. ensy, and was wouting to link up
Flight-Lieut. Ulm (his co-pilot) with its again."
the Field-Marshal himself.
Fairy, Photographs.
One picture showed elven dancing. and Mr. Litchfield (navigator): while another was of a fairy having £2,000 for their fight from Sydney. a bath in the sunshine in a sort of to Christchurch on the Southern
cocoon.
Cross."
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"The children who see these what he claimed to be a unique col fairies, Sir Arthur said, "talk of lection of paychic pictures, "I am their colour, and say they have a breaking new ground," he said, lovely iridescence. The fairies are "and shall stray away a little from separated only by a slight vibration some of the ordinary psychical from ourselves, and quite a numberi photography. Eight yours have of people can see them, although zlo on another page. passed since the public were first many are ashamed to say so becanso
*4PATROOLUS" 314 Oat.. HARD, BARD, BALD BALLANTENOR shown fairy photographs. and nothing has occurred since to alks of the incredulity their remarks may BAIL, BOIL.
oxcite. As for myself, I believe they are objective, but, if anyone Proweling to show some delight-says they are thought forms, I will ful pictures of fairies and gnomes, unt quarrel with them." Rome of them taken, he said, by girls| When the Congress was opened, in their teens, he explained the the method of investigating the pu that during
general secretary stated thenticity of such photographs. Arthur Conan Doyle, the honorary Both the positive and the negative president, would conduct a pro- are carefully examined, and the paganda tour of South Africa
the evidence."
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