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GOVERN YOUR PASSIONS, OR OTHER- WISE THEY WILL GOVERN YOU... Horace.
of attraction. Whether justified or not, a widespread faith exists In the dowser's power, based no doubt on the frequent "successes attained: Professor Barrett says ho has no doubt that the chances of success with a good downer far
Yesterday's return of notifiable exceed mero lucky hits, or the diseases shows three cases of success obtained by the most skil-typhoid-ons British and two ful observer, even with full know- Chinose. ledge of the local geology. with Professor Janet and others, is satisfied that the rod does twist without any intention or voluntary deception on the part of the dowaer, and he ascribes the phono- menon to "motor-automatism" on
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the part of the dowser. This is a. reflex action excited by some stimulus upon the dowser's mind, which may be ofther a sub-
conscious suggestion or an actual Impression (obscure in its nature) from an external object or an external mind. The conclusion is therefore reached that some par- sons, like the professional dowsers, possess "a genuine super-normal perceptive faculty,"
An amended notification states that the P. and O. a. Kashmir, from Singapore, la due here at 6 an. to-morrow.
Mr. T. Lamblo, 18.0, has been appointed honorary secretary for Southern Japan of the Rational ist Press Association,
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This morning's Harbour Omes reports showed 12 arrivals and cight departures, British four and three, leaving 61 vessels in part of which 26 were British.
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"DOWSING.”
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The Taikoo tug which went to he could not interpret. Whatever Ping Rock to the wreck of the may be the truth concerning this China Navigation Company's phenomenon, we are told that Kwangso to attempt Balvage modern science approaches the operations, returned to Hongkong problem as ane concerning which the facts have to be accepted and explained by some natural, though obscure, cause.
last night. Another unusual en- try was the launch Indo-Chins, towing the'as, Yon On to Canton.
A Chinese man and a boy were charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, to-day at the Central Police Court, with stealing a horn and various parts and tools from a private car which was parked outside the Lee Gardeen. The man was sentenced to four weeka' hard labour, while the bay was ordered to receive ten strokes with the rattan.
The 8.8. Kochow was berthed at
Ition.
EXCHANGE RATES.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
HUMOUR.
[To The Editor of Hongkong
The Very Idea!
Miss Violet Markham, the Arst woman Mayor of Chesterfield, has Telegraph.]
placed the Cutlers' Company of Sheffold in a dilemma. The com Sir,-Judging from the context pany will hold ita 300th feast this of Mr. Adler's letter in your issue month, whon Mr. Baldwin will be of last evening, the hoading should it has always been the custom to the principal guest. In the past.
kavo beon "Absence of Humour." Invite the mayors of the towns In the first place, permit me to surrounding Sheffield to the feast, congratulate Mr. MacWhirter on but Miss Markham, instead, has been invited to the Mistress' Cut- breaking into print again. We should see more of him..
From experience I know that Mr. MacWhirter is well able to look after himself in controversy but I cannot resist the temptation to query Mr. Adler's contention that a wrong impression was given in the article drawing attention to the M.C.L. Fete on 17th November.
Mr. Adler states that the only genuine Christian Science organ
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"TELEGRAPH" ART SUPPLEMENT.
More Interesting Pictures To-morrow.
There will again be a varied selection of pictures of topical Interest in to-morrow's Art Supplement.
Sporting events will pre- dominate, the pictures in this category including groups of the Craigengower and East Paint lawn bowls teams' and of the play in the recent Spey Cup competition; the Army football team which defeated the Navy in the Laf Wah Cup: the V.R.C. water polo team; a group taken at Shek-O on the occasion of the golf champion-... ship; and the. P.W.D. lawn bowls team which won the inter-departamental competi-
tion recently.
There will also be a portrait of Senhor Blanchi, the Portu- guese Minister to China; an interesting group of German Tesidents of Canton on the occasion of the Oktoberfest celebration, and several other pletures of Far Eastern and Homo interest.
lera' reception. The recaption is hold Immediately before the feast, and those attending afterwards occupy a gallery in the banquet ing hall from which they listen to the speeches. Miss Markham has. declined the Urvitation to the re- coption on the grounds that sho could not with due regard to the Icager position than that normally Prestige of her town accept any accorded to the Mayor of Chester
feld.
the 900 years' existence of the Never in the whole course of
Cutlers' Company has a Woman. been present at the feast, which,. though it has an official character, Is none the less a private dinner given by the Master Cutler, this Year Mr. T. G. Borby.
"What is the amount of your.. | tenant's rent?” a man was asked..
at Thamas Police Court.
"Four and threopenco a week, when I got it" was the reply.
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The young man lodger is court- ing my wife. What can I do to stop it?" asked a men ́at Willes- den.
The Magistrate: Give him a week's notice.
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Landlord, suing for rent owing at Bow County Court: He is in. arrear.
Man (Indignantly); I do not. I live in the front of the house.
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"Sho threatens to do mp in if I live long enough."—A man at Marylebone. •
"It is quite a nice while since I was taken into, custody before.. so I hope, my dear sir, you will do your best for me."-A woman's letter to the. Mansfield Bonch.
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Ap aggressive little man walk- ed into a police station.
"I want to inform you I've been robbed," he said to the inspector. "Fifty-three articles I lost at the races yesterday," he added.
"Fifty-three, sir?" echood the Inavector. "Dear me, that's bad. What did the articles consist of?"" "A pack of cards and a cork- scrow," replled the little man, as he made for the door.
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ISLE DENEMENSAGENSKABRIELLE SERIZATOARELE DE LA
sation in that founded by Mrs.
Whether that organization is so is entirely beside the point.
The Regent's Park and Dle- Most people know now that trict Dog Society offered prizes there are two organisations, the for the largest, smallest, ugliest, most bandy- members of one being opposed to fattest, thinnest, doctors while the members of the legged, greatest mongrel, and other are not averse to making a oldest and youngest doga at. its
show at Regent's Park. call upon their services,
To say that the latter cannot honestly call themselves Christian Scientista is also beside the point.
The fact is that they do.
As Robert himself might well quote-
The prizes for dogs of all sorts, an official of the society explain- ed, are in the nature of booby prizes. When a dog has compet- ed in the proper classes he can, if his owner likes,' be entered for a 'booby' class, but the dogs aro not freaks, nor are they dieted. There is also a special prize for dogs who have done something for their country, either by collections or life-saving.".
The Graf Zeppelin. The Graf Zeppelin is safely home after a memorable Atlantic crossing, which should cause some revision of opinion among critics of the adventurous outward trip. Allowing for differences of time, the airship reached, Friedrichsha- At a time when Hongkong Is fun from Lakehurst in roughly 68 her wharf this morning and will hours, and the Bulletins sent out sail for West River ports at 5 p.m. bemeaning the lack of an adequate from time to time, show clearly today. A passenger certificate has water supply, the experiments In that had Britain been her destina- not yet been granted but the ship "dowsing" carried out on the site tion, her shimmering bulk would leaves with a full cargo. It is of the new Cathelle hostel by a London within 54 hours at the out-
have been been observed over understood that the passenger certl- ficate can only be issued after missionary Brother, of which we side. Only the most captious stability tests and these are now be gave particulars.. yesterday, are critles will Hontinue to stress hering carried out by Naval author- misadventure in mid-Atlantic a decidedly interesting... Tho
week or two ago in considering the dowser on this occasion used a possibilty, and practicability of
A Chinese married woman, liv-Eddy. forked piece of wire, instead of transocounic airship traffic. Sho
Government Civil the usual hazel or willow rod, and carried a ton of malls to Germanying at 3, Sharpe Street, was re-
which have been delivered in less moved to the be claims to have convinced than half the time which would Hospital yesterday, after taking a sceptics that he WAA able to have been taken by the fastest large dose of oplum in an attempt locate underground water. Read-iner on the Atlantic run, and it to commit suicide. Another Chin- is of course yery obvious that the ese woman, who attempted to take ing through the account of the limit of achievement has not been her life in the same way, was experiments, however, it does not reached. It is claimed for the taken to the Kwong Wah Hospital that his claims were great British airships now under from her home at Canton Road, appear
construction at Howden and Car- Kowloon, in a serious condition. actually put to the test, but this dington, soon to take the air, that could of course easily be done. they have double the power of the We have no doubt, though, that Graf Zeppelin, and are better the experimenter and those who designed to join in the battle with the elements. The Atlantic cross- saw him at work believe that there ing probably the greatest test; is an adequate supply of water on which could be applied to these the site where the operations were leviathans of the air, susceptible Faris
as they are to the vagaries of the New York carried out. As to the practical wind and weather, and the safe Geneva value of experiments of this accomplishment of the
double Brusscle
Amsterdam character so far as Hongkong journey, will bring every corner of
Milan the world within their sphere. Berlin concerned, wa suppose the most The flight to India, for instance, Stockholm that could be said in that the dis- should be far less hazardous, and Copenhagen covery of water by these means
we think it probable that a sche-Oslo... dule could be laid down which the Vienna would be of importance in regard airships could adhere to easily Prague to the choice of locality for siles within an hour or so. The Graf Helsingfors on which it is desirable to have Zeppelin had little trouble on the Madrid homeward run; indeed, it seemed Lisbon an independent supply, for we can the easiest thing in the world. It Athens
Bucharest scarcely imagine such sources is, however, increasingly clear that
Rio being tapped to the extent of the final test rests with the British
airshipa. enabling large quantities of water well, it did not command that con- Shanghal!
While the Zeppelin did Buenos Aires
Bombay being pumped therefrom into our adence which is so essential if a Hongkong reservoirs: That, however, is a serious attempt is to be made to Yokohama point for the expert rather than compete with steamships for the Silver. (spot)
Atlantic passenger traffic. Sliver (forward) the layman.
According to a Berlin newspaper, Leaving aside such points as Dr. Eckener himself subscribes to these, it is interesting to look a that stronger and foster, airships this point of view, and realises little closely into this subject of must be built if regular passenger ALLEGED ASSAULT ON Chinese detectivo yesterday after "dowsing." The art of using the services are to be undertaken. We divining-rod for discovering some are both stronger, and have double are told that the R100 and R101
"What's all this noise about, thing hidden Is apparently of the engine power: It is doubt- immemorial antiquity, but the ful, however, if they have the INDIAN CONSTABLE CHARGED followed by the Police Officer. In
"Well, Mary said if I kept on Sallsbury Itoad, near Holt's Wharf, the defective accosted the dofen crying a great big mouse with big special form of forked twigs used speed which seems essential, and
and. aft It seems they will be relegated, so
dant and asked what he had put green eyes would come particularly for locating metallic to speak, to the India and Aus- A further week's formal remand under his coat.
on the end of my bed, and I've lodes or water beneath the earth tralia scrvices after their pre- was applied for in the case in which
The defendant refused to allow kept on, but it hasn't come yet!" has to be distinguished from the liminary tests. The Zeppolin's an Indian constable appeared before the detective to see the article, voyages have at least provided Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon general superstition. Indeed, the some valuable object lessons, Magistracy this morning on a and, in a struggle, the accused It is advertised that commencing
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London, Nov. 1.
"Facts are chiels that winna 124.10 ding," and no wrong impression Is 4.84 15/16 | possible.—Yours, ete,,
.25,20
COMMONSENSE. Hongkong, Nov. 2nd, 1928.
.84.89
.12.09
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.18.14
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THIEF WHO TWICE ESCAPED.
.34.47
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.30,050 .107
GETS SIX-WEEK SENTENCE AT KOWLOON.
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The show is in aid of the Royal Rebuilding Veterinary College Fund,
(A beauty secret in to have tho face frozen and then tinted.) Though you froze me
with a look
When last night my leave I
took,
Spoke in icy tones to me, Glacially, you'll agrce, Recently I have been told
Why your manner was so cold, Now I understand quite well,
"Il faut geler. pour etre
belle!"
Án elusive thief, who twice .5.20/32 escaped from the custody of a .47.18/32
Chinese detective, was charged .1/8.1/10
before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kow- .2/7
loon Magistracy this morning, with 2/04 1/11.6/22 larceny of a jacket which had been ..28% hanging on a line at the rear of
One evening after the five-year- 26.11/10 No. 82, Rose Terrace, Kowloon.old son and heir had been put to
-British Wireless,
GIRL.
AT KOWLOON.
The defondant pleaded guilty.
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bed there came soundà ́of wailing
in the upper region, and Mary, the
In detailing the facts of the case, mald, was requested to soothe him.
Sub-Inspector Dorling sald à noon saw the defendant in Middle Road. He was seen to put some thing under his jacket and was
Soon the crying broke out again with renewed vigour, and papa. was instructed to investigate the trouble,
you young rascal?"
existence of the modern water-which should bring a regular charge of assaulting a young Chin-escaped. He was chased and re-
captured. This time he permitted on November 5, and during certain finder or dowser makea the Atlantic service nearer, to accom-ese iri.
plishment..
the detective to take what he had extensive alterations to the levels, His Worship intimated to Innoceput. ander his arm, and it was etc., of the road between the [divining-rod a matter of more than
tor Philliva, who conducted the case found to be a woman's jacket. Craigongower and Police Clubs, mythological interest. Professor
on behalf of the police, that the The defendant then unbuttoned his tramcars will enter Happy Valley W. F. Barrett, the chief modern There was a most enjoyable Court had received a letter from Mr. investigator of the subject, re- Ladies' Night at the Y.M.C.A., C. A. S. Russ, who had been in coat and again escaped, leaving his by Percival Street. A motor bus own jacket in the detective's hand. service between Western Market and Happy Valley operated by the gards its employment as being Kowloon, last evening, when an structed to prosecute.
After a chaso the defendant wae Hongkong Tramways, Ltd., will excellent programme was subrait- Inspector Phillips repiled that he intersepted and caught by an start on November 5. The route. based on the medieval doctrine of teil. Those contributing were did not know from whom Mr. Russ Indian Constable in Chatham will be by the present tramway, "sympathy," the drooping of trees Mrs. Balean, Miss McGill, Messrs. had received his instructions, as the Road. and character of the vegetation R, Sutherland, R. Baldwin and case was in the hands of the Pub- being considered to give indice-S. M. West. A guessing competi-lie Prosecutor.
tion also took place; the winners His Worshin further stated that tions of mineral lodes beneath the being Mrs. Petherick and Mr. Ro- Mr. Loo d'Almada had been retain earth's surface by means of a sort | bertsoní
ed by the defence.
route except between No. 2 Police In August last the defendant Station and Morrison Hill Road, was convicted of larceny.
where the buses will travel win. Wanchal Road. The service will run every seven or eight minutes and the fare is ten conta,
His Worship now sentenced the accused to six weeks' hard labour,