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*HONGKONG BOTED. would they not soding these paragraphs,My Anderson Mr B. L. Horcobin and knowing Sir Oliver's doop interees in Mr H. Murray Bain Bliss R. W. Hull spiriqualism, take mestres to incertain Dr and Mrs L L Capt. L. Hussey all they could obous kiza srid his family. Mr J. H. Baring Hykes & children.
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judicious inquiry in Birmingham Bouldre A Baxter
Dr F. Keyt Me L. Beckingsala Mr C. King moed must be worth fortunes to the Mr RE Bellion. Mr and Mrs P. I mediumolation profession, whether heist MEF. Balibor Knight In a certain company the other day, the or dishonest; it would clearly be wear and Mrs C. DA. T. Knoderms - talk fell, as it falls in many companies worth the while of as ingenious knave Mr R. J.
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Mr and Mrs J., F., just now, upon Sir Oliver Ledga'a
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9.8. "ECUADOR" to try to inspire each by any meage in Mr and Mrs F. J. Mr.A. Wreff Lanshock Raymond." Several of those present his power. I have little doubt timit "Sir
Alshop, nurse and Mr. Colbourne Little 8.8. 7 found-intelligent and open-minded Oliver's confidence in its anonymity"
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Mr S. Longfield raca-dedical to read the book bonus is justified, but I think he would do well they were repelled by certain grocoque to discuss the possibility indicated.
Sir Oliver Lodge's biography of his sanvastly supplement. A book like Ray Me Geo B. Beardaloy Miss L. Kloz
Raymund,
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Davis Jag legions of glorified spirits-you, too,, list of words referring to trivial matters Capt. J. Dewar had better eve Raymond alone. wholly unknown to him. (Str. Cliver). Mrs. L. Daten
Mr W. A. Dowley remember. One of these words was "Argonants," and the answer spelt out this a failure, for they bad had in their was, Telegram." The brothers thought mind a different association: but Ray course of motor tour into Cornwall with his brothers, he had sent home a telegram. from Taunton. and signed it Argon I am told that several mies of light and aut." It is not only impossible that the
mediom could have known this, but leading have deglared themselves cop.pothesis of three by who, but the verted by it to a belief in life after death. by the fact that the brothers themselves Me it has not converted, for I was already had forgotten the cimumstance of the convinced of the reality of many of the telecom, and expected a quite different alleged phenomena of spiritualism. and I remain inconvinced of the interpreta tios which refers, them to the agency of spirits of the end. I find it very hard to frame any other hypothesis, but squally hard to form any erodible picture of another life the basis of the dila provide 1. The grotesquenessee "which" repelled my friends do not greatly trouble
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Here is prother rifle light on air "Mrs. James Gilmors. as evidener. One of his brothers asks Mrs G. A Goodell Raymont, through a medium, whit songs Mr A. G. Gordos he mad to sing, and the first reply
Mr V. Goulbourn Misi S. Grāven Welt-Hullal-qands like Halleh.M. P. I. Gray Halling Something about Hot. Capt. T. P Hall tenlos but he is going back a long and Mrs W.
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Then, several songs are mentioned which Raymund used to sing, and we which he did not but Hallingberish Femelas unexplained. Three and a half
discovered, which is marked in pencil oths later, among pile of old muste as bis home in Birmingham, a song is
factions in the means of communication; and as all events they are evidences of Sir Oliver Lodge's transparent candour.
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am more "pus,ng" by the talk shoutB.L. 3, 3, 4, (, 3rd March, 1904), Christ than by the talk about cigar add in which Raymond has written in, Bat whatever view we may take of also in pencil, an absurd chorus of his details, I think we are bound to admit wa, ending with the words that the Lodge family has very strong, reason for believing that they are actually in communication, with the spirit, or at any rate with the unquenched mernocy, of the won and brother whom they lost at Hooge Hill. They may be wrong, but it is impossible to maintain that their beliet is a mere sentimental eupération
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In another edition I think Sir Oliver might strengthen his case by meeting a
The subject, no doubt, involves the Mr W. E. Bronk riticism which naturally arises. A good but none the les is it, superficially, a
deepest and most sacred human emotions: Me and Mrs E. F. Miss E Tason den dependshy o mesas everything, matter of weighing evidence and follow
Mr G. F. Nightingale but still a good deal on the questioning up clues, And I think we should be Mr&Mrs F. W. Cary Mr T. L. Ferkins whether certain mediums, did or did not grateful to those who, in spite of ridicule Mr and Mrs D. C. Mrs. T. Fochlor know that their "sitters" were Sir Oliver and even obloquy, purave the quest of Mrs Cossart Mr and Mrs. W. E Casula Mr & Mrs E. Ralphs and Lady Lodge. Sir Oliver is convinced tedious and baling mazes. That there is Col. Darling, R.E. Roberts
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