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flame, are all of the usual séance Yon SchreckNotzing to say that IS A WINDOW A DOOR? type. In fact Sir Arthur's book is be is not so confident that this mat

only the second chapter of the Acts ter

of the Apostles edited and brought up was.

spirit as Dr. Crawford

A LEGAL TANGLE

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1921,

CORRESPONDENCE.

ANTI-MUTTSAI.

(To the Edbor of the China Mall.TM)

Dear Sir,

BURNED WITH MATCHES:

11-YEAR OLD CHILD TIED STO BED POST.

SHOCKING CRUELTY ALLEGED.

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paying

to date with commentary by a Believer. This modern' side'ol' psychier sug- With this school of thinkers the gesta two criticisms. Materialisations

A badly phrased crdibance is emphasis seems to be laid particularly of this kind are evidently far more at present occupying, Magistrate on that class of phenomena which study for the anatomist and physio- Lindsell's attention. A Chinese is

In enclosing a copy of the constitu$1,000 BAIL FOR WOMAN CHARGED harmonises with the earlier mani-logist than fur the pychologist. If charged with having broken into the testations. With the first group, on white, slimy matter can be extruded Taiyat Kinema Theatre, Yaumati, fortion of the Anti-multsal Society for

WITH INJURING MUI TSAL the other hand, the emphasis is laid from the medium's mouth and forms a felonious purpose. There is an the information of your readers, I am my. Executive Com- on these exceptional phenomena itself into hands and feet, head and alternative charge of maliciously directed by

Shocking cruelty, to a 10-year old which show the wonders of the new shoulders with the features of others--causing damage. Is a theatre amittee to point out that it is their world opened to Psychism.

this is a matter for the physiologist dwelling? If it is, an offence may be convictions that the muitsai arstem Mai Tsai was alleged against a well- young Chinese woman gated and that it is too big a question wh Of late one of the most important and pathologist. The Baron tells us proved. If not, the erdinance forgets has not yet been thoroughly investi-dressed

charged before uspects of psychism is Materialist that he has examined some of this to mention theatres, so no offence.

The prosecutors in the case are the affecting as it does the well being of Magistrate Lindsell this morning. tion. This is not to be enafounded matter under the microscope. And Hongkong Amusements Ltd, repre- thousands of "inarticulate "girls and Sergt. Stimson sak that the defen- with, these earlier forms of Mater- this is no doubt, the proper treatment. sented by Mr. G.K. Hall Brutton. The children of tender years, to. bedant was alleged to have tied the One more criticism. Older writers accused is an ex-employee, and is al "shelved." The Society undertakes ( child to a bed post and borsed ber EQUAL TO ANY-BETTER THAN MOST. ||aliation known as phantons, of the

living or dead. The statement at often wrote of spiritualism as an leged to have ent all the electric a thorough investigation; and efforts face with matches. The child was. tached to the advertisement of one antidote to the materialism of Clifford, wiring in the theatre "through spite." will not be spared to evolve a satisfac so severely injured that she had to of Dr. Crawford's books will make Huxley and Tyndall: in fact these He was defended by Mr. F. E. Nash. tory solution, thereby removing ahe detained at the Government Civil

There was a discussion as to which slar upon the inhabitants of Hong-Hospital. Dr. Moore is this clear. Dr. Crawford's experimen were even held responsible for its

special attention to the child's in ments demonstrate the existence popularity, for had they not driven section of the Larceny Ordinance kong, irrespective of nationality.

I am also directed to point out that | juries. within the human body of a finer men to find something more spiritual should apply.

The Magistrate: How did the case matter, which under certain con- in the world than the light of their Mr. Bration Lavoured section 42 the Society bas no intention what

which provides: "Whosoever shall soever of approaching this burning come to the notice of the police? ditions is exurled from the body.molernies and atoms But what

The Sergeant: A visitor to the de "moves to some distance and are all the Huxleys and Tridalk to her any dwelling house in the question in a partisan spirit in the

sense that a certain section of the | fendant's house made a report to us,

defenda The Magistrate' remarked that community

the muikai and we took the necessary steps. amenable to will and intelligence, these modern mammoths of mater- Tais discovery should be of pro-ialism, the spiritualists! Cells in section 42 used the word enter" system, while another section is dead

The girl, a little mite, barely the found interes to such physicists brains are transmitters and re-only. He thought section 39 would against it. The welfare of the height of the soliciters' table, had to stand on a chair for the Magistrate as are engaged in the investigation"ceivers of corpuscles, and these only.better fit the case.

The body and its organs, together Mr. Brutton: of the subile: states of matter."

It is an

to inspect the bures on her face, arms and legs. Dr. Crawford of Belfast published with the brain and nerves, unite ordinary Ordinance. this.

The Magistrate: Yes. It is a three volumes (The Reality of Psychic into one complex electro-bio-mental

curious Ordinance. machine. The sole output is corpuscles, and it receives corpuscles Our minds; nur very thoughts, conscious

Mr. Nash said that before the case and subconscious, are flows of cor- went further, he must enter a protest, Every per puscles. Radiura sends out Lows as section 39 provides: of corpuscles and so do the cells in son who enters a dwelling boase the brain,

(Rev.with intent to commit a felony." He Prof. Henslow: Proofs of the truths contended that the charge did not of Spiritualism" 1919 page 130).

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THE LATEST IN SPIRITS.

There a fhions in other thugs besides dress Serial habits, political propensitive art and literature all have their fashions.

Phenomena: Experiments in Psychic-

al Science: The Psychic Structures at the Goligher Circle) giving experi-"only ruents on the Miss Golighers. Dr. Crawford tells us that flexible rod-like" projections are passed out from Miss Kathleen Goligher's body. This material has a " cold, clanimy reptile- like feeling.. a spore-like sensation as of soft particies moving gently against the hand." Possibly it is of complicated chemical structure, belonging to the nervous elements of the body, and the action of light causes molecular breakdown There is the more reason to sup- pose that something like this takes place inasmuch as it is found by experience that light of long ware- length, i. red light. is least de leterious. Paychic Phenomena page 285)

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mutsails, to the Society, the primary extra-consideration; while practical human isra is our only motive force. Yours faithfully..

Mr. Brution accepted the Magis trale's suggestion and adopted section 39.

cover the case which related to a

theatre. Certainly a theatre was not

dwelling house?

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The Magistrate was inclined to

agree.

Mr. Brutton suggested that his

Another great writer on Spiritualism has put in one of his books a photo of an angry thought It is a dishes. elled scraggy-looking blob of light on a dusky field such as might be re-

friend look up the definition of a presented by a photographic enlarge-dwelling house." ment of a bad-tempered leuiteyte Mr. Nash: It is easily defined in

white blood corpusele.)

C. G. ANDERSON, Hon. English Secretary,

Sergt. Stimson told the Magistrate that according to the child she had been tied and severely beaten by her mistress on several occasions previous to this. The defendant was alleged to have used lengths of bamboo on the child.

The Anti-maitsal Society. Hongkong, August 18th, 1921.

One of the bambus bearing traces 'THE ANTI MUITSAI SOCIETY of blood was produced for the Magis

trate's inspection.

CONSTITUTION.

NAME. L-This Society shall be called the **Anti-muitsal Society."

.OBJECTS. 2-The objects of the Society are } to oppose the evil practice of Hongkong because the P. W. D.earing muitsei, to assist the public. to realize their mistake in continuing Do these writers really think they issues a certificate. The Ordinance this practice and to devise the best have added anything to the solution corresponds with the English Act ways and means to effect abolition of the problems of psychology by these which makes it clear that it must nor of the muitsai system. lucubrations Or that the great crux only be a dwelling house, but it must of mind and matter is surmounted by be inhabited.

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This mod of matter which passed out from Miss Goligher's side raised their suggestions? To the present! tables and weights, working on the writer photographing

thought cantilever principle. Dr. Crawford j conveys about as much meaning as thought he had come across matter in digestingan chjective case! a new form or rather spirits working through matter in a new way (Ij "wish to state explicitly that I am personally satisfied they are the "spirits of human beings who have! "passed into the Beyond "Dr. for "Crawford).

as a com-

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A clean bill of health was returned the Colony yesterday.

On the application of the Sergeant,. the case was adjourced for a week in order that the police might complete their enquiries.

The defendant was given bail ia- the sum of $1,000.

BOLD SNATCHER.

LIEUTENANT LOSES POCKET BOOK.

محسية

HEAD QUARTERS OF THE SOCIETY,

In Queen's Road Central yesterday The Magistrate decided to hear 3. The headquarters of the Lieut. Worley, R.G.A., was robbed of Society are temporarily situated in his pocket-book containing $40 in evidence.

According to evidence produced the rooms of Mr. Yeung Shiu Choco, notes and some valuable papers. Com by Mr. Brutton the accused was a 66 Queen's Road Central Corresing out of a shop next door to. Wat- kinema operator at the Taiyat pondence may also be addressed to son's Chinese dispensary, where he Theatre. He bad left that job.. (1) Mr. J. M. Wong, co. A. S., Wat had made a purchase, the lieutenant Just after midnight on August 13, son & Co. Ltd., 38 Connaught Road. was replacing his pocket-book, when be was sitting with other members of (2) Mr. C. G. Anderson, eo. Uniona Chinese came up from behind and the staff on the kerb outside the Trading Co. Ltd, Prince's Buildings. snatched it from his hand. Liert. theatre cooling themselves. Present (3) Mr. Ngan Kwan Yui, 12 Kwong Worley gave chase but the man ly he left the company, and taking a Hou Terrace, Aberdeen Street and ringled with the crowd and soon dis ladder, set it against the window of (4) Revd. Wong Of Tong, Rhenish appeared. the operating box and climbed in. Mission, Bonham Road. He returned about five minutes later. Nothing was thought of the incident antil the next day when it was dis The veterán journalist, Mr. J. D. covered that the electric wires had Clark, proprietor of the Shanghai į been disconnected from the kinema Mercury celebrated his 81st birthday machine. In consequence of this in- PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERS ETC. on the 12th inst.

| terference, the show was delayed ten

5.---Members of the Society enjoy miautes.

the privileges of giving publicity to Mr. Nash did not deny entry, but their views at the Annual and/or indicated by his cross-examination Extraordinary meetings, of electing

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Two lepers have! Een deported

to Canton by the s.a. "Kwongsi A Sanitary Board coolie who developed this disease was taken to Canton under police escort.

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Argument returned to the "dwell- ing house" difficulty raised by Mr. Nash.

Mr. Brutton said that a fair had been held to be a dwelling.

The Magistrate: A caravan? Mr Brutton: No, a fair that is in a permanent building. This is a permanent building and also a dwel Since the opening of new roadsling house because the servants live- in Canton the number of sedan chair there. carriers has been reduced from 5,000 to 2,000, and it is expected that the present number will be further decreased it more zpads are opened.

Riding his motor cycle in Praya East yesterday afternoon, Mr. Leong Faltim, of No. 11, Seymour Road, collided with a riesha which was

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Mr. T. E. Bluck, draper of Shang- hai, to Miss Ida Stock, en route from Warwickshire, England.

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TERM OF OFFICE. quarters are disconnected.

Secretary, an Honorary English

12-The Officials of the Society Mr. Brutton held that if the Secretary, an Honorary Treasurer, quarters were under the same roof as an Honorary Accountant, four mem- shall hold Office for a year, after the theatre, his contention was corbers of the Chinese Publicity Sub which they may continue to serve rect.

committee (the Hosorary Chinese if re-elected. One of the witnesses was recalled, Secretary acts as Chairman to this QUORUM OF MEETINGS. and said that the quarters were Sub-committee) four members of the 13. At a meeting of the Executive across the way, but two of the staff English Publicity Subcommittee (the Committee, the presence of half its

Honorary English Secretary acts as sumber shall form a quorum,

Dr. Crawford's experiments caused An attractive programme has some excitement. Progressive mem-been arranged for to-night's Victoria bes at a meeting of the Perchical Recreation Club swimming fete. Research Society asked why the *S. P. R. did not send persons to verify his results. These members were rebuked by being told rather curtly Dr. Crawford was not willing that "any other investigators should take.

The following forthcoming marcia- ges/are announced The fre in the timber concessions part in the case." Shortly after at Harbin resulted in losses amount this Dr. Crawford counitted suicide ing to 450,000 gold Teubles. Part of of the witnesses, that the accused and being elected officials of the koo Docks, to Mrs Mary C. Shortt, Mr. A. Stalker, book-keeper, Tai- And now when a successor to carry the loss was due to pillage, however. entered through the window-be Society and of receiving, all the en route from Brisbane by the

cause the door was locked to get a literature issued by the Society. It "Changchow." on his work is being advertised for it

During Wednesday night the towel and some articles of clothing is their responsibility to protect the comes to light that he was in receipt of salary for all this work. Of bedroom of Mrs. Ramsey, of Hart which he had left behind. The interests and further the work of the course the labourer is worthy of his Avenue, Kowloon, was entered and a defence was not disclosed. hire and there is no reason why string of gold and coral rosary beads

worth $20 stolen. he should not have been paid for this the subject you will see how the wikind of research as for any other. But, trs segregate themselves into these somehow, we had heard so much against the money aspect from Dr. wo groups, some laying emphasis on Crawford himself that it came rather the past, others on the future.

Modern physics has brought a

as a surprise, She [Miss Goligher) number of surprises within the reach charges nothing. I have never { of the average man- the photography

'paid her one penny for any of the of the interior of solid bodies: com-

séances she has so kindly given munications without wires; the split- me. She is very averse to looking

"upon her mediumship ting of the atom; the finitude of the

*mercial asset. (Psychic Phero universe; bent space; etc. Many physicists, too, have had their heads mena page 12). The act quite 'turned by these discoveries. One fact in connection with the analysis of what this means is elal rate The group that seeks for 'rome new Goligher circle has somewhat disarmed and difheit. One fact h-ever. thing is mostly composed of those criticism. All the séances are of a seems to emerge from an esan ration whose imagination has been touched religious nature. They are in of the date. The fashic habit by the strides of physics. Unfort variably opened and closed by overturned, throwing a Japanese slept in the theatre by turns, seems to be prominent in propertica unately the laws of physics do not prayer. No levity is permitted." lady passenger heavily on the road. After referring to the Ordinance, Chairman to this Sub-committee) the At an Aprsal and/or Extraordin to the prui simance of vuran in always pass over into the laws of It is an unfortunate thing, too, that, The lady received a scalp wound the Magistrate decided that section Chairman and ten members of the ary Meeting, the presence of forty connection with the start incepeychology with the ease which some where so much depends on a careful and bruises on the arms and 39 was wrong because it dealt with Lecture Subcommittee and the members shall form a quorum.

This is pelage our of the reasons think. It ought not to be necessary examination of detail. the experiments to take her to the hospital proceeding into. Section 42, would not Investigation Sub-committee.

body, but refused Mr. Bhung' offer "breaking out of" and not "break Chairman and ten members of the why spiritism and the ecull that to say that to express 'telepathy should have to be conducted in a big home on foot The Traffic meet the case also because it dealt Executive Committee has the power be repealed or altered or any new The 14-No rule of the Society shall dued red light. And we submit with *psychical research is to much an explanation. Nor are the dice easy conscience to Dr. Crawford's accident eabject to hebion. The portant lights of spirits made more visible by explanation that this particular form

ed by a majority of at least two- Mr. Brutton: You see what an ex- mediums seem to be mostly weisen being interpreted as Röntgen Rays. of spirit (or matter) may suffer from A pitching maching been

thirds of the members present at an traordinary Ordinance it is! The Eng- In our fathers' days we had table- The more thoughtful and less white light in much the same way as a vented which can p

lish Act uses the term "enclosed pre-

8.-The Executive Committee shall Extraordinary Meeting of members turning and clairvoyance. then Julia mundane of this group pf writers may

silver salt.

It was tested at New Yor

mises," but it is not mentioned in the consist of the President, the two-Vice duly advertised and convened for and the mediums; then betinations: hope, as Prof. Schiller does (the

day with Bibe Ráth at the Another and more recent publicate could only succeed

Ordinance. Our only chance is to presidents, the Chairmen of the the purpose. then Mr. Ausiew Lang set the fashion most philosophie of them all) that tion than Dr. Crawford's is the trans first-base hits off the pit

bring it under "enters any dwelling various Sub-committees, the Honor- with crystal-gasing: then one spirit the very wish for immortality may lation of Baron Von Schrenck- the machine does got take a run and

ary Treasurer and the Honorary Ac photographs then tar of Dion itself being about its realisation Notzing's Phenomena of Materialind-tie itself into a net before delivering The Magistrate suggested section couplant. The Executive Committee has the power to increase its number Feius" and the "Cross-comedence: But this must be the hope of the tion." It confirms to a great" extent | the ball it has the element of un-

and shall meet at least once a month. and now materialisations, and book-Pragmatist few only.

Dr. Crawford's work. The medium expectedness. It might be of me in Mr. Bratton said that that says,

ANNUAL MEETING. tests a fashionable ladies' sub-

The Back-to-Moses school of was a Miss Eva C. and the experi- practising and even be applied to the after "dwelling house,church, bstitute for the old book-teas. Our psychists are really of a very different menter, in most cases, the Baron cricket-pitch, but it is the hoped chapel, meeting house, or other place

Sir-In view of the growing and 9-The Annual Meeting of men beneficent public Interest in this order may not be exactly the true time-type. To them we have lost some himsell Mme. Bisson who seems that it is not the fererarer of me of divine worship!bers shall be held not later than sequence, but everyone who has fol- thing which the early ages had. To to chaperon Miss C. appears to have chanical sport. MET

The Magistrate discovered that October every year for the purposes question, it is my humble opinion dence test that October wins, the Executive Cum that the time is opportune Jowed the literature of the subject the Christ is the great medium. been present at all the sittings. for the last thirty years will acknow His Miracles of levitation and mater. Hideous gouts of white plastic-look-which has not only a heretical window is pren, it is not burglary to officials of the Society.

The end of the war is a matter windows forced open. It amittee's report and of electing the for the Hongkong Government to publish in the Gazette the number. edge the general truth-crystal-gaz-ialisation are only type forms of the ing matter (teleplaam) come out hearing It has a practical aderanter through it...

described in the recent census as ing had its day just like Lotis' lesser wonders of D. D. Home and from the medium's mouth and noseThus the House of Commons Te Mr. Brazon. The window was

mai-tsal in Hongkong with this. heels or the hobble skirt.

Miss. Goligher; the Witch of Endor, and form themselves into faces,ceddy alfeption was called to pollon tightly closed; it is entry if you have

10.In the event of any important classification of their ages, over ten The modem fashion is faterialisa, the prototype of Mr. Leonard. hands &c. There are reproductions dury, case at Manchester where to open a window which is closed.

mater arising, the President may years and under ten years. It is ion. Before mentioning anything of A typical example of the method of abundant photographs which are complainant applied for the eviction This led to a debates of ether subject to the approval of a majority hoped that these few lines will catch this, however, it would be well to of this school, is Bir Arthur Conan so revolting that they might almost of tenant from his house bot was swindow inchide une land as oue Executive Committee, convene the eye of H. E. the Governor, 80 point out that from the beginning of Doyle's Vital Message. In this cause nightmare, but, like most unable to recover possession owing to what were the respighs, legal as Exif mary meeting of members that the intelligent public may be

a modern interest in psychics up to book a little window dressing and spirit photographs, they are hardly to the tenant holding an egreement bysitions when a dot s

window of the Society, and in the event of permitted to take an intelligent later e present time the believers may be the skill of a modem story teller makes convincing

which entitled him to possession was (1) ajar, (2) Imbed, and (3) members requesting the President to est le a aystem that apparently Convene an Extraordinary meeting of affects the reputation of Hongkong Baghly divided into two great groups the Apostolic clique and particulany The sittings were all in a subdued until peace was declared. As the locked

The Magistrate decided to hold members of the Society,such meeting and its Government. promised peace by September 1 does some new the story of the Upper Room' into a red light, but unlike Dr. Crawford's not include, Turkey, I wouls appear, over the ease until Monday to look whall be convened if the requisitions

Yours etc. gions as that the tenant may count on us into the law. He would be glad tofle signed by st jeast one-fifth of the were ing possession for number year or be addressed further on this ma total number of members of the

Hongcon, Aut 19, 1921 Baron two

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1)those who seek for bng (2) those who crc - Back cairvonaut gang des At a great were not errnod xit "Moses." II you tum over the séance. The typical spirit signs, from 1ercises. Perhaps the der and more rescut literature on the rushing wind to the tongues of naughty ones. It seems due

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of the various Sub-Committees.

Society

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

EXTRAORDINARY MEETING.

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ALTERATION OF RULES

MULTSAI SYSTEM-

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