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INDIAN ROPE: TRICK.

MESMERISM OR SMOKE?

"Of course there is only one conclusion to be drawn and that is we wereal! mesmerised."

THE CHINA MAIL.

CHINA'S TREASURE

*MOUNTAIN.

"WEALTH IN EARLY EMPEROR'S TOMB.

SHANGHAI.

THE PARIS OF THE EAST.”

Shanghai..(writes Thos. 1. McMahon in an Australian journal) The story of the discoveries at should be of interest to Australians, Luxor is making the world wonder, as there are many Australians but, says the Pall Mall Gazette, domiciled there, and doing well; China can tell a story more won

Thus one of the eye witnesses in the account published in the Malay Mail of the 5th inst. But there is a more simple solution of the buried treasure palé into insigifi-quarters of the Australian Trade derful still. All other legends of while the city is also the head- problem and it is-smoke, writes Lance beside China's two thousand Commission. Shanghai is an ex- Henderson in the Java Tribune.

year old romance dealing with ceedingly interesting city, and one Emperor Shih Hwang-Ti's Trea of the finest examples of foreign- sure Mountain.

Shih Hwang-Ti began his reign mainly British-enterprise, in the 231 B.C. It was he who welded making of modern China. It is China's ancient loose federation of the great commercial metropolis of which insted until a few years ago,! small principalities into the empire Northera China and the chief

I remember well, and others will iso remember, the late Lawyer Pooley's account of the Indian Rope Trick as witnessed by hilmin India. His keen analytical mind nade him revel in the mystery of when new China came into being seaport that takes the trade for the this and other Indian wizardry,

During the twenty centuries whole of the north and west of a so in Chinese juggling. He was eror's death, Treasure Mountain!

which elapsed since the first Em-China, Manchuria, Siberia, and dis- positive that without shoke has remained inviolate, its heart's Whangnuo River, is always filled the Indian rope trick was impossiimmense

tant, Russia. The harbour, or ble of performance. He absolutely precious metais continuously and

store of jewels and with shipplag and there is scarcely agatived the idea of mesmerism, successfully guarded by the bones coming to, and going from, the und anyone who knew the late of Shik Hwang-Ti and the bodies busy port. The port is an artificial a day passes but great liners are Lawyer Pooley will hear me out of his embalmed favourites ar- that he was not one it would be tinged in a radiant about the head one, and needs to be kept well

ossible easily to mesmerize. His of his sarcophagus.

dredged Mammoth dredges of urmise that juggling, veiled by DECEIVING THE EVIL SPIRITS.

the most modern pattern, are con- the smoke screen, was the cause of The seeming miracles, receivedr.der, the

stantly at work, and as this is such a Although an able and energetic remarkable

cosly work, the harbour dues are confirmation is an superstitious, even for his day and the highest in the whole of the East. a ticle in a Roman Catholic Mis-hi race.

Shanghai is made up of three jonary paper in 1919-1920 over the ignature of Rev. Linace, PFM. renowned for his brave, deeds, but Chinese city, the French, and the He feared no man, and was its own municipal council, the separate settlements, each having

emperor

was

very

spirits, which he believed were parating him ail through life, One and Japase. Within the last two of his suliterfuges to avoid there years, may Germans have settled spirits was to go about dressed asd and are carrying on a vigorous the Inter.ional settlemçal, beguer, while he compelled courtier who looked very much like war in 1914, the Chinese Govern- him to wear the imperial robes.

trade.

At the beginning of the

This was to deceive the evil ment seized all German property spirits, who, thinking him a beggar, in China, and many fire buildings would spare him and turn their such as the German club, and unwelcome attentions to the pot, turned into Chinese banks, and courtier. He also constructed an

numerous warehouses have been enormous palace containing 1,000 moms, and slept in a different room every night, also to throw the spirits off the scent.

other public departments.

street of Shanghai, and marks the The "Bund" is the principal water front of the Whangpoo River. It was this superstition which The "Bud" is in the International was responsible for the great tonil, settlement, and is handsomely laid and fo the treasure placed in it. out in splendid buildings, gardens, He believed, as do many Chinese neatly to this day, that his happiness in wharves. At all hours, day and

swarded walks, the future life would depend on night, early and late, the security with which his body thoroughfare

this was buried and the amount of people, mostly Chinese. The traffic crowded with treasure buried with it.

at times is very congested, with

and

was published i "Camic he lived in great terror of evil International or British, American, "Missions," so...ewhat as follows..

At lost a prstking study of tais moder miracle nas bemde wy a mori scientist and he as ore outsend it to be due to natural Cruses. We wist describe the in

tigator as Professor S. Briefly. What occurred is this A Fakir ruding on the ground, with othing but the blue sky above lis end, takes a common rope about wenty feet in length and hurls it to the air. Instead of falling back it stays in the air, dangling. The Fakir shakes it and it ascends igher and higher until only the and of it remains in his hand. He ten commences to climb the rope und over hand and he vanishes, together with the rope, into the air. Professor S. relates that the act ras performed in the open court- yard of a rather high house in Bombay. There were present a dozen or more native witnesses 15m, an appointment made and ciates.

A dramatic telephone conversa- and two of the Professor's asso- So while Shih Hwang Ti was motor cars, trams, citshas and The time was about sunset collecting taxes and tribute for the never ending streams of Chinese kept. screams from a taxi-cab, when the party ranged itself round construction of the Great Wallcoolics hauling loads or wheeling girl found unconscious o the three sides of the courtyard (one of the seven wonders of the Chinese barrows piled high with the floor beside a bloodstained and the exhibition commenced. world) he was just as energetically goods. Nankin-road is the second from clasp knife, and a young man's First came the mango trick and collecting treasure for his tomb, street of importance and is a very

these are the features of a sensa-rope trick being reserved till Jast.. hurried call at a police station some six other "miracles," the and pushing forward the work on busy thoroughfare. The wharves tional tragedy which occurred in When the performance had reach

which rua for miles, are always Leicester Square, London, shortly the climax of excitement pre-canal and his other enterprises especially those where the great Just as the Great Wall, the grand scenes of great activity, injured that she died shorty after unobserved into the house and be the greatest and the richest in Kiang River are tied. The river The girl's throat was so terribly the Professor's associates slipped had ever seen, so was his tomb to for nearly 700 miles up the Yangtie

iminary to the rope trick, one of were greater than any the world river steamers, which admission to Charing Cross succcerled in taking his way to a the history of mankind. Hospital. She was later ideatified room on the top floor over-looking

steamers leave daily, and are a as Alice Cheshire (22), employed the courtyard. From a small win-

sight worth seeing, with their! as housemaid at house in West low he was able to observe what

Chinese passengers and their he- human freight of hundreds of

and the crowds of tourists on the top deck.

Derwent, (Thai Thoan) from Saigon.--AB.

Kiungchow, (B. & S.) from Singapore.-17.

Hopsang, J. M. & Co.) from Canton.-C34

Halvard, (Wo Fat. Sing) from Canton.-Off Stonecutters.

Liangchow, (B. & S.) Canton,-B9.

Laisang, M, & Co.) from Calcutta, Singapore.-Kowloon Wharf.

Wosang, (I. M. & Co.) from

a

A LONDON MYSTERY.

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is

travel

Shanghai, Swatow.--Co.'s Wharf. Tipanas. (I.C.J.L) from Pass woran, Hoihow.--A52.

Genoa Maru, (N.Y.K.) from Yokohama,Moji,-Kowloon Wharf. Heijun Maru, (M.B.K) from Keclubg—Cas

Henli, (Moller & Co) from Hampstead. Her home was at took place outside without being mountain until water was reached, † longings on the two lower decks,

Shanghai.-Off Stonecutters.

DEPARTURES,

Anjou, (Wing Tai) for Sheklope

Bourne Road, Boxmour.

Bernard Ponroy (25), whose address was given at Cotterit. Road, Hemel Hempstead, was de-) with the affair. He is a shop tained by the police in conuectio. assistant, said to have been Mis: Cheshire's sweetheart..

seen.

HOW IT WAS BUILT. helped to bore down into the Soldiers to the number of 700,000

and there in the great excavation WHAT THE PROFESSOR SAW. a firm foundation was laid, and the Preceded by chanting and a

sarcophagus placed thereon. their assistants, sitting in a semi-and from the various officials, and waving of arms by the Fakirs and

Rare objects and custly jewels were collected from the palaces circle with five braziers of burning were carried thither and stored in Enarcoal before them, the great rope huge quantities. CHAUFFEUR'S STORY,

trick commenced. A powder was Herbert Richard Halvard. (Wo Fat Sing) for the driver

Goulding,cattered over the horing coals in of the taxi-cal the braziers and a bluish cloud of Canton --March 22,

hired by Pomroy tuid a press-incense arose with a very punge Sheaf Dart, (Dodwell & Co.) for "I was on the muk dour, scarcely agreeable to Eu- Canton. March 22.

Leicester Square, opposite the ropean nostriis. Then the chief Asia, (Connaught) for Canton-Queen's Hotel, A few minuteserformer shouted something and March 22.

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The most interesting feature of

ago, with dark, row streets, long Shanghai is the Chinese city. It is just as it was hundreds of years rows of tiny shops, and an ever surging mass of human beings, Artificers were ordered to co-all engaged in stract mechanical crossbows which, work, from

some kind of if anyone were to enter the tomb, acrobats, would immediately discharge their number of heggars, who work shopkeepers. to and . wonderful hard for the charity they excite. Cundles were made from the fat The "Willow Tea-house" in the Kifunezan Maru, (Suzuki & c. 1) after elever, o'clock I saw the young assistant rose and reached him calculated to last 3,000 years.

the marfish (the wairus), centre of the Chinese city, is girl standing by herself. She coil of thick rope. Dropping the

many hundreds of years old, and Dukat, (Lee Beng Ker) for asked me to drive them to Kilbur..te end of the rope in his right it is known that the total is enough House is in the midst of a lake, and

was joined by Ponroy wie oil at his feet the chief retained

Naturally no one knows the exact is a splendid instance of ancient amount of treasure in the tomb, but Chinese architecture. The Tea Bangkok.March 22.

They got into tue cab, a..d wie. rud and touched it to the five for Yokonama, Shanghai. March I wou d take then to Watford wired it roud his head and found many items telling of godawful. In all Chinese cities the R. G. Rickmers, (C. Bodicker) we get to Kilburn he asked me ir ziers in turn. When the ender the imagination. But is reached by artistic bridges, the of the rope was well alight be through the provincial records stag.ant, and the stench truly later years historits searchi water of which is green and "Haipbong, (Thai Tuan) for ing the cab. At Waterdep.iody in fascinating circles to the and silver and jewels sent from smells are as varied as they are

explained that he would be returne Saigon.-March 23.

his head out of the window and compa.ime of more chanting cities as a contribution. Yunnan, (B. & S.) for Haiphong, said, "Drive us back to towa" ad clapping and incense burning.

dreadful, and they are one of the Hoihow.March 23.

drove them back to Leicester Abrupt.y Le stopped and plunged Yuensang, M. & Co.) for Square, and agai. putting his beade glowing ed to his mouth,

pronounced features. The popula- ation of Shanghai is estimated at out of the widow he asked me to where it was extinguished as clear night sky was seen again in all ese, some Haiching; (D. L. & Co.) for Foo drive to Tenglewood Ave.ue, though doused in a phil of water. its glory.

two millions, the bulk being Chi:- chow, Swatow,-March 23,

seventeen thousand Heath Drive, Hampstead. Tere Amid the ching and the smoke

Japanese, and several thousands of he got out of the taxicab and said the master Fakir gathered the coi!

foreigners, mostly British. tos ate for the Lir and figupw.rd, ho.ding on to to nic, "It 100 side now, drive back end with the other hard. Then 10 Leicester Square. When we the miracic inppened. The rope

と put his head out

of the fall when on a sharp movement of Phenomenon," was the reply, "I to display Australian goods of

22.

Manila-March 23.

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The following will represent the window and said, 'Drive me rou..d the master's arm it straightened saw a line let down from the roof, all kinds,, while there is an Kowloon 1st XI in a match versus asked him if there was asyning by inch, till oly the e: d remained great rate, then slowly a t ck rope with Australian products, and the to the nearest police station, out and commenced to asce d'inch Suddenly this was taken in at a abundance of literature dealing Kowloon Reserves, on Saturday the matter, and he replied, "No, the performer's hand. He seemed was run down the line and by staff is most courteous. It is 24th inst. at Kowloon, kick-off 4.15 nothing much I drove to Vine to be resti before the supreme sonic means it fastened on the evident, however, that the Com

Ist XI. Woodman: Wheeler, there at 2.20. or

Street Police Station, arriving effort. Then, with a

more than shrick, he whiried himself round of a strong metal figure or eight enough, is hardly attracting trade piercing rope below, probably by the release mission, willing and energetic Knight: Morrisou, McKelvic, throt hours after I

was und round hanging on to the clasp, then a burst of smoke at the to any extent to or from Australia, Pasco-Clemo, Hail or Randie, first engaged. Poniroy the rope and twisting it Scully, Duncan, Mason..

entered the police station. Fope somepne shouted, and the top fakir was gradually hauled up to tation. travellers with their sam- "Look!" Join of the ropes followed. The What is needed is direct represen Reserves: Hill; Guest, Duncan:ed the door of the cab and saw the of the rope Puncheon or Morton, Ollier, girl lying on the mat with her head smoking furiously. Glancing back disappeared taking the 20 ft. rope to

was seen to be the roof climbing and he quickly ples, and prices, and prepared Rasmussen: Hast, Ferguson, Spary, in one corner and her feet in the to the Fakir it was seen that he was with him.

do business and take Young, Muir.

opposite corner. There was blood swinging some inches off the on the cushions and the floor. ground, holding on to the end of the ation Prof. S. induced another ting business in all the districts orders. The Americans and In order to verify this explan-Canadians are keenly

get- I decided to take the gin at rope with one hand. Presently he fakir band to perform the trick in surrounding Shanghai, and parti- once to Charing Cross Hospital, threw up the other hard and com- the courtyard of a house in Calcutta, cularly in products such as meat, and we drove as fast as possi-meaced to climb, hand overhand, The details were carried out exact fruits, and dairy produce, and ble to the hospital where the gir finally disappearing in the cloud of ly as in Bombay, and by watching which no country can offer in better died four minutes after we arrived. sinoto above and followed by the carefully for the thin line let down qualities, and larger quantities than SHOCK FOR WAR SECRETARY She was unconscious all the time, rope, which gradually became in- from the roof the Professor was Australia, China, and especial- I remember I heard a slight noise distinct and vanished,

we were going towards Heath Within

able to see it and to observe one of ly the ahest time afterwards the assistants attach it to the coil is a rich field for Australia's sent to the Secretary of State for

Shanghai day fixtora v: the United Services Drive, Hampstead, but I may have the patter of feet was heard, run end of the rope while the fakir took trade,

territory, Possibly the strongest letter on March 31 and April 2, commone thought that the giri was laughing.ning, and the performer appeared up the attention of the audience by be won without a very great effort, Stephen Springall, who styles him. ing at 11 a.m., etch day, on the Miss Cheshire, a tall, well-buit from the road with tile rope wound whiring the lighted end in blind and this should be made as aconself the Uxbridge champion of local Scandalous

they cannot War, is one dispatched by Mr. spoliation, shudders, Chorond The Peare girl, with auburn hair and attico de body. In declared the time circles round his head and is possible. The longer the effort footpathe and rights of way. Bay Saxon, apeak shall

Stop serviceable sky-shone strij Davies, H. . Hollande, H. Owen with Mr. and Mrs. Stewart at vesund many years of introspective ported at the time of its appearance ergetic competition of other na ful aid." protesta against the sug tions slavi fcapt.) J. D. H. Crawford, Jive-blue eyes, took up ter position performance to be a miracle, due to body

fasting, punishment of the flesh,

is delayed, the more difficult will it Hughes, E. G. Lammert, L. D. Hampstead about three weeks age contemplation: He proceeded to as being the first and only explantions. The matter is worth con gasted closing of a footpath through

The foregoing account was re-be to get a trade footing, in the en-demand on apt alliteration's urwards?

The letter which makes heavy dons' shimmering snows ank MeNicol, Rev. EK Quick G. 1. His stated that was take up a collection. The cloud ation ever published of the notori- sideration, and Australian firms the B.A.F. Depot, at Uxbridge

hall stainich Barer, R. E. 3. Woofer and B. H. distressed after receiving the above gradually dieperend and the che rope-limbing trick.

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H.K.C.C. v. UNITED SERVICES..

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to represent the H.K.C.C. in a two

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STRANGE PETITION.

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Bir-State Secretaries standing shamefully swallowing ench stret scretely surveying, sundry qu stretches, selfishly suggesting

chea, shows social stupid

Sound society, seeing shameless

ink?