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SIR OLIVER LODGE'S TESTIMONY.

LIFE AFTER DEATH.

BY A. B. MARRIOTT WATSON IN THE

CHEONICLE").

DAILY

Bir Oliver Lodge has never concealed his belief in the survival of human per sonality, and in the possibility of com- munication between the world of matter and the world of spirit. His profession of faith has subjected him to even to ridicule, which he

LORD HALDANE ON FUTURE

TRADE.

INDUSTRIES WHICH MAY HAVE.. TO BE SAFEGUARDED. Viscount Haldane gave an addres on Education after the war with special reference to technical instruction," at meeting of the Association of Technical Institutions held at the Imperial College of Science, South Kensington

"TINO."

A HUMAN COCKTAIL

[RY ONE WHO KNOWS HIM WELL

THE LITTLE NATIONS.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S SPEECH,

Mr. Lloyd George at Cardiff recently King Constantine of Greece is one of unveiled in the City Hall the statues of the strangest phenomena of the present Owen Glendower and other great Welsh time. Hardly three years ago ho was leaders which have been presented to the idolised here King of the united Cardiff by Lord Rhondds.

"We are here honouring the great men › Greek cation, and now

enough to refuse to com, deks, and Lord Haldane said that unless techni. degies void of that superior intelligence with the rations that are in the arena.

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generous as personal

cal education, like all other education was based on large ideas and penetrative knowledge, it would fail. Education was

a

humanities.

with

And

King Constantine's character is brusque of a little nation," Mr. Lloyd George Such a small nation compared and obstinato; he is to a remarkable said.

which now And yet the little nations were and all-conquering amiability characterised the deceased King George, never more alive, never more important, and which enabled him to lead the coun- than they are today in this conflict of

"If I were to pass a criticism upon the It required at least as much courage for whole nad indivisible. Fow controver years to development, extension, caule gigantic empires.

sies irritated him more than the and bon

Allies I should say that while they are a man of science to-day to break with the troversy that was going mi just now bdued position.

From his very childhood the present fighting for little nations they have never traditions and conventions of orthodoxy tween the merits of the humanities and

of science in all matters of education, as King has shown a deplorable lack of self fully recognised and realised their value as it did for William Crookes in 1871 if the one could be divorced from the His fits of uncontrollable anger and their potential strength. They h -or, say, as it did for any reformers in other, Some people, said Lord Haldane, and temper were always a source of deep never realised quite the value of Belgium, to his of Serbia, of Montenegro, of Bulgaria, science or religion, Sir Oliver has often would insist uper identifying the and never-slumbering concern

of Greece of Rumania. When the time spoken out and testified to the faith that

compulsory Greek. parents and brothers and sisters. is in him, but never so strongly, never so convincingly, us in this book,su touch. There was no real controversy between the the fits did not grow less as years passedcomes to write the story of this conflict humanities and any other form of know by on the contrary. It goes without say- ingly dedicated to his youngest son, tedge, whether in the highest technical ing that the King's temperament did not it will be found that the cardinal blunder soften when a painful illness about a year of the Allies was not to understand the inust have cost him something to expose college or in the workshop.

and half ago necessitated an operation, power, the potential power, of the little the privacies of his domestic life so fami-

the result of which, so far, has been a

"Great Britain is now at the full liarly in the rause of truth; but it is to the credit of his courage and sincerity

wound which does not seem to heal.

On the other hand, the King is being strength. The Imperial tide is high, and praised for his great loyalty for faith yet, while the title is high and still will least, for his kind and friendly behaviour joy of the little nation in its past, in its towards the soldiers of the armies he so present, and in the future which it sces

A handsome and through the vista. often led to victory.

"A small nation is like a little stream. manly appearance, a courageous, energe tic, and resourceful general; a man whose It does not cease to have a separate usual hard and sullen countenance is at existence even on its waters merge into times radiated by a charming and almost the great river. It runs along the same boyish smile that leaves big dimples invalloy and the saine watershed, and it his yellow face.

that he has done so.

nations.

There was just now a great awakening to the necessity for knowledge in this country. We had been wakened up by The book fall into three divisions. the necessities of the war. The Ministry The arse is concerned with the-life and of Munitions, for instance, was helpingfulness towards friends, and, last but not get higher, it will never submerge the •.

New as immensely in this connection.- personality of Raymond Lodge, who died ideas were penetrating because new neces of wounds received at Hoogo on Septem sities had to be met. People were becom bor 14th, 1918. He was only 20, and hising anxious as to the future, bat for character had endeared him to his friends good reasons we could not protect the chid to his fellow officers. The letters he future unless we got a higher intellectual wrote from the front are printed here standard. and are a vivid manifestation of his fine

He was not there to discuss the ques- personality. This part of the book con- stitutes a tender and touching memorial tion of Frog Trade and Protection. It to a beloved son, whose career, so untime-might be that there were national neces- ly ended, promised great achievements, sities which would impose upon us the With this introduction, necessary to his duty of taking care that certain indus subject, Sir Oliver Lodge proceeds to tries should not be allowed to dwindle in How that was going to be place before us the evidence in the our midst. case. The problem for solution is in the brought about he was not going to say, old words. If a man die shall be live but he was reminded of one of Adan again! To this the author returns an Smith's axioms, that superior intelligence emphatic affirmative, drawn from his ex-over those with whom we are in rivalry perimental studies of 30 years. Indeed, is our best protection and our best means he would not probably admit the word of gaining and insuring our ascendancy. "again" for to him there is no question Thus to-day the absolute necessity of of revival, but of continuance inte a life knowledge was becoming more apparent. better, higher and happier than that of Education and business could not be this physical earth. -

placed in two separate watertight com- partments. Both had a different outlook on life, but in the long run they were not separate.

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FURS DIED IN GERMANY.

But

PROOFS OF SURVIVAL AETER DEATH. To all sceptical and inquiring minds the mere answer of an affirmative from tradition or reputedly divine authority is insufficient. These demand the same He was very much struck the other day, rigorous proofs that are requisite toho said, on learning from a City man of demonstrate any scientific proposition. great eminence what he did not know Sir Oliver is at one with this demand. before that London attracted to itself the How would you prove the survival of vast bulk of the world fur trade. some one dear to you who had died! If we actually sent the furs to foreign coun there came to you through any means a trics-in the past to Germany and to some personality, an entity, giving evidence of extent to France to get them trosted and identity with the one you had lost, could dyed. Sent back here, they fetched you then refuse to accept this as convinc-higher prices because they had been ing proof! Even though one rose from treated abroad the dead" doubtless some minds would

the evidenzen Find which is not definitely proven.

His Majesty is a sort of a humanit cased to flow and to gather the waters cocktail," as one of the representatives of its own glon the great river would of one of the big American newspapers shrink. The great river would lose part The storm of righteous anger against a once remarked to me after an audience of of its impetus. The river is now in food. the King.

The last time I saw the King, a few colossal enemy has swept over the land

But I thank God that now there months ago, he was seated on horseback and the river is full and overflowing its reviewing 20,000 troops-a royal, proud, banke. and dignified appearance with the baton are ataracts from the mountains watching every detail of the equipment that will sweep away for ever the on- resting on the saddletree, while keenly Wales to swell ta, torrent of angry waters.

pression that has menawed several gene- All of a sudden the blood rushed to his rations" (Loud cheats.) and movements of the defiling troops. palo face; he raised the baton as if he would throw it, and at the pitch of his angriest voice, a flow of reprimands and offensive oaths left his royal lipsa flow of words which, translated into simple the English language, would make stoutest trooper in the British Army blush. Then his Majesty hammered tho baton against the saddle so as to make his brown Hungarian gelding prance and rear and the little intereczzo was over and the review continued.

Even the oldest of his colonels and generals do not escape when these uncon- trollable fits overpower the King. Oaths are rained upon their grey heads, and many a valuable officer has with anger resigned after such treatment.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

SERVICE BOARD,

office on the dates mentioned to en: quire into the duties being performed by each member of the Force and us to whether Police duties are being- equally shared by all ranks.

This Board will sit at the D.S.P. (R.)'s -

The Board will enquire into the duties performed by the various units as follows:

Band and Orchestra. Thursday, Dec. 21st-No. 2 Company, Friday, Dec. 22nd.-Nos 1 and a

Platoons and Water Police, Wednesday, Dec. 27th-No. 8 Udmpany,

Buglers and Drummers.

Sir Oliver wisely does not assume know? had been unable to secure the finish which art of warfare, which was very useful Thursday, Dec. 25th-No. 4 Company,

In a letter his friend pointed out that and could do it on larger scale, We Leipsig was able to secure. We had also done dyeing with wond dyes, but in bright and fancy colours we had never been able to compete with Leipsig.

An extraordinary state of affairs," commented Lord Haldane, and an illu stration of what science can do for in- dustry and of the crying necessity for the stepping in of science"

He was glad to think that our leading business men to-day were consulting more and more education and science, and that there

was a brighter future before technology.

inore,"

It was surely a mistake that the mill tary education of the King was entrusted he learned in the most excellent way the

to him in the wars of later years, his whole character and behaviour were being Prussianised," which could only do harm to the future ruler of Greece. Prussian militarism can never grow deep in independent, free, and democratic Hellas,

Ambulance Platoon, Mounted Police, Maxim 'Gunners and Motor Patrols. Only Company, Platoon, and Section Commanders and Warning Officers will be required to attend. They will attend at 5.30 p.m. sharp and in uniform, and be prepared to explain any non-performance of duty by members of their respective units. Circular letters are being issued to all

concerned.

DEFAULTERS' DRILL, Members awarded D.D. will parade at Central Station at 4.0 pm on Saturday next, December 16th. Uni- Staff form, helmets, and rifles. Inspector Clarke will take charge.

PARADES.

The King's knowledge of Germany's preparation for war, and of the whole construction of the titanic war machine which he had been studying carefully believe firmly in the ultimate victory of from the very beginning, led him to

the Central Powers. He-like many others all over the world-made this a basis on which to establish all his hopes for the future development of his coun try. And the events of the first year of war supported his views to the greatest extent, more particularly the defeat of the English and French at Gallipoli. No Most brilliant and attractive fanfares of music bare undoubtedly been sounded from Berlin and Vienna for their own glorification, and have impressed the King's mind far more strongly than the sober offers of the Entente.

parades, except of the Mounted Police, will take place during the week commencing December 17th

(Sgd.) F. C. JENKIN

D.S.P. (R.).

13th December, 1916,

ledge of the methods of psychical in vestigation on the part of his readers He explains what is meant by "automatic writing," trance talking, and other phenomena familiar to this student. This information is as necessary as knowledge of the microscope, the scalpel, and other methods of ordinary science, The fact that a medium is an essential in com munications with the other side"" has been provocative often of ridicule; yet are necessary in many instruments branches of science, and one could not send message without going to a tele graph or telephone oflice We must You have to teach the nation that it accept the fact that these phenomena do

is really entering upon the most critical Lot happen save in the presence of cer period of its history urged. Lord tain people with unknown gifts. The Haldane. The old spirit was splendid, only question which concerns us is whe but it will not avail against modern ther there is any real evidence in the science, any more than we could make planomena.

My limited space prevents me from progress on the Sorame without modern science in furnishing me with the great enlarging on the results of Sir Oliver's artillers and high explosives required for experiments. 1 may instance several re- battering down the trenches before us. markable experiences, and leave it to Whether it is war or industry, it is to sceptics to offer any other explanation but knowledge that we have to turn more and the one. Raymond Lodge manifested

King Constantine is a most ambitious through a trance medium about a fort- night after he was killed, and referred The vital thing at present was to keep in which respect he is an equal to a photograph "where he is in a group our armies supplied. and the next was match for Venizelos. It was clear to the with other men. His family knew to raise the level of the intelligence of King and the Premier that the world- nothing of this, and, pursuing the matter the people. Ti Germany the educational war should be used as a stepping stone further, learnt through the median that system was defective because of over- for a big step forward towards the he was sitting down.

some were specialisation, and beanse it was a clans realisation of the whole Hellenic ideal, which means the extension of the frontiers standing somebody wanted to lean system all through.

The most important point was to weak on him. It was discovered, more than The crucial problem of the situation of Greece to all parts of the country round the Egean Sea inhabited by

en the born enemies of Hellenism in the a month later that a photograph (un-was that 90 per cent of the boys and Greeks Macedonia, Thrice, west coast Balkans Serbia and Bulgaria. The known to the family) had been taken of girls who reached fourteen had practical of Asia Minor, the whole gean Archi- calculation was that the two countries a group of 2nd South Lancs, officers in ly no further education. August, 1916, and when the picture was splendid material atong the children of Serina, and South Albania

slide pelago, in Epirus, the southern part of should fight and destroy sach other. It seemed beyond doubt that Surbia would received. Raymond was found to be sit- the working-classes. ting down, with man's arm upon his. in the Hebrides therofters were so at the outbreak of war were unanimous would, however, come out of the confla White both the King and his Premier be overpowered by the Austro-Bulgarian superiority. A vistorious Bulgaria (This was the only ease in the group in keen that they were sending their sons o the desirability of this goal,, their which this had faken place.)

and daughters to a secondary school in respective opinions as to the various ways would furthermore, be decimated in the gration weakened and exhausted, and Stornoway, from which they pased to the of its fulfilment formed the sharpest gh to fallow against the Anglo-French mainland and becam doctors, ministers. possible contrast. teachers, and lawyers. They got scatter- td about, and sometimes penetrated to the South.

One-mud cottage in the Hebrides had produced three M.As, one with first-class honours. That was the kind of spirit they wanted to get into the workshops, and it meant nothing else than a rational system of education.

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EVIDENCE OF MANIFESTATIONS.

On another occasion Sir Oliver took for "sitting some questions set down by his sons, which conveyed no meaning to him when the following occurred:--

O.J.L.: Do you remember anything about the Argonauts??

(Silence for a short time.)

O.J.L. Argonauts is the word. Does it mean anything to you? Take your time."Yes,"

O.J.L. "Well, would you like to any what you remember! "Yes."

Then, by repeating the alphabet, was spelt "Telegram.”

Yonizelos was just

WRA aleo

Central

undisputed superiority of the Powers was an established fact. It seems beyond doubt that the Greek polity was formulated in accordance with distinct understandings with the Foreign, Offices of Vienna and Berlin.

as firmly convinced of the victory of the army at Salonika. The development of Allies as was the King of that of the the conflict in conjunction with a cleverly Central Powers, and he was a strong handled policy would then produce the champion of the maintenance of the opportune moment for King Constantino to place himself at the lens of his army treaty with Serbia, which had to be com pletely abandoned if the King's ideas of 350,000 men, when a decisive battle would be fought, resulting in the glori- should be crowned with success! zolos was necessary, and it

Consequently the overthrow of Venification of Hellas and the King himself.

It was not long before doubts as to the essential for the King to be surrounded wisdom of the King's policy made, their by a Ministry which would adopt his appearance first in the Vericelist Press personal policy. The last happened, as naturally; but soon, also in the circle is well known,

of his friends and adherents. Having presented this evidence Sirf King Constantine had had a reason-

As bad luck would have it, the war Now it turned out that a year before, Oliver proceeds to deal, in the third part, able understanding of his own limita was too long drawn out, with the result while motoring in Devonshire, Raymond with many of the problems and difficul had gone into a post-office, sent a tele- ties which beset the theory which the facts tions it is hardly conceivable that he that the Treasury ran short of money grama home to say that they were all to him (and me) demonstrate

would have placed himself in command It proved extremely costly to maintain These of the ship of State during the dangerous forthing. The trouble was that the a mobil army, and money was not have not room here to refer to the; in Chapters will be found wonderfully aug voyage which has now ended in hapless Bulebegan to doubt the sincerity of ̈·· right and had signed it "Argonauts." teresting communication from Myers resolve dificulties, but they invariably would have agreed better with his own refused to advance any money. For the geative and stimulating. They may not wreckage. The straight, clear Course which seemed to foreshadow the death of provoke thought, and they are wholly nature and capacities. Only a most ex- last time the King received a most terapt- the son, but it will well repay study free from prepossessional bias. Among perienced, clear-beaded, and The point is, of course, what other ex-distinguished men of science to-day Bir political juggler could have mastered ing offer from England to settle the

canning planation of these phenomena, can Oliver holds an honourable position in that double game which formed relations between Greens and the Allies given except the one, namely, that they his freedom from sectarianism," 18 are communications of things unknown to someone has called it. For thirty years

fundamental idea of the King's policy.

But the King did not seize the oppor- the sitter (and to the medium), which he has investigated these psychic pheno

The idea existed that it was of im. tunity. His obstinacy did not allow hi were in the memory of an entity surviv mena, and long age he came to the con-

portance for Grecce to remain ready and to submit. Then the patience of Eng- ing, and really what he purported to be, clusion which he helds to-day, and in arrived. The army was to be kept mo Greek King and his dynasty is to be seen

in abeyance until the right moment land and France was finally exhausted.

What fate the near future has for Raymond Lodge. The body of pheng which these more sacred phenomena have bilised with its main strength round at the best it will reby mild. The mena in demonstration of this truth is only confirmed him.

so vast that no one who has conscientious- ly and impartially studied it can have any doubt;

(Continued at foot of next Jolumn.).

the Greek Government, and consequently

the

Salonika. It was essential to maintain

*** Raymond; or Life and Death".

By

Sir Oliver Lodge, Methuen & Company, Limited.

to all intents and parises & friendly King must be considered a lonely and neutrality towards the Entente until the isolated man in his own spital. Both

friends and foes have shan inised him. (Continued at foot of next Column.)

WALTES CHRIRTMASS-