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British Association for the Advancement" But this event,' he writes,

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of Science and a Fellow of the Royal strengthened and liberated my testimony, It can now be associated with a private experience of my own instead of with the private experience of others,""

BIR OLIVER LODGE AND HIS DEAD Society, bo hes earned the highest

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Britain. His books and publications are legion. We just give consideration to such a witness, oven though we finally decide that his evidence is unconvincing. Whatever conclusions we make, one is quite impossible. We cannot doubt the sincerity of this remarkable man,

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academic distinction awarded by London University; and he has also received honorary degrees frah seven Universities It is only a few days ago that Hong(including Oxford and Chybridge) in kong crowded into the City Hall to hear the message of the Church concern. Eng the war. It is improbable that such an audience would have been obtained before the war. The ceuseless carnage, the utter horror of the new methods of fighting, the unexpected brutality towards Prisoners, women and children, have! It is many years ago since the writer

first had the privilege of meeting made the most flippant amongst us very Berious. We are up against the Oliver Lodge. He has listened to hin unfathomable when wo think of the speaking in public and in conversation upon all sort of subjects. He has read awful encrifice of the flower of our

most of the books and pamphlets issued nation's youth upon the altar of one man's selfish lust for power. It is bo by the versatile scientist He has heard yond the limits of the human mind to him abused by clever ignorant people, reconcile the idea of the God of love with who have themselves never attempted the fiendish bestiality revealed by the any pioneer work. But he has never ridiculous. EwG war; and yet we long for some sort of an forgotten the patience and the kindness snubbing the shrines of the people," a 15 European War

-explanation of this wretched business. Many thousands of young men of the most brilliant promise have given their lives in what we believe is the cause of humanity. We can only guess, in à

of this learned man; nor would be miss the memories of certain glimpses of the Lodge family life which have remained indelible upon his mind, despite the lengthening years since first be saw them, For it was, indeed, a happy life. I

Many years ago, when talking about the wonderful accumulation of our know- ledge about the laws of nature during the nineteenth century, Sir Oliver Ledge words something like the following: male a remarkable prophecy. It was

"Just as the nineteenth century has wit ressed amazing discoverica in the realms of things material, so will the twentieth century see astonishing discoveries in the spiritual world." And now he tells us, carnestly and sincerely, that not only himself, but his family also, have had communication with Raymond since his death. He shows the many precautions taken against faking." If the issues at stake were less tremendous, we might think

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them their outlook concerning the loss of him whom everyone thought nice and whom they adored For they all firmly believe that they have held conver sations with their dead hero, and that they understand his new life.

Sir Oliver Lodge has had a remarkable

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was given to the Police Reserve Head- able right to make up his own mind.wenty per cent, of this amount, $128, That is the vital principle of existence quarters Club, and sundry expenses now fighting. totalled 85.60. The balance was divided as follow Mr. Kraft, drawer of winning for which the Allies are Some of us are unable to say, after team, 8354.48; Mr. F. E, Roser, drawer of second team, $101.98; and Me Luk, perusing this book, that we are own

amounts contributed were as follows: LAMBERT CHAMBERS," sanguine of communicating with the drawer of third tear, 850.64. dead. Others will possibly think that Police Reserve Club, 832; Club, ne

“ DOHERTY,” Police Sergeants, 840; Chinese Club, 826; pioneers like Sir William Crookes, Sir Recreio, 826; Hongkong Volunteers, 840; Oliver Lodge and other members of the Chinese Recreation Club, 916; Omar ol

"GOLD MEDAL Physical Research Society, are making Arculli 852: Institution of Engineers, 2200; Club Lusitano, #99; Kowloon rude and elementary attempts, like 800; Phenix Club, 22; Hongkong Club, those of many years ago, which proved Cricket Club, 828. to be the forerunners, and the early failures, in the art of lying. The dis tinguished scientist is certainly earnest in vouching for the accuracy of the

Flanders find our local newspapers, our most young men bare graduated, bo ovidence which he produces. There is a

matriculated. As soon as he had com- pleted hit scientific studies sufficiently to obtain a subordinate position, he joined the physics department of a University College.

great deal of it, and those interested must read the book Space will only permit of one question. If I or any member of my family," says Sir Oliver,

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conversation, and our correspondence full of it. Sometimes a paragraph telling us of some one from the Far East who has made the supreme sacrifice

goes anonymously to a genuine me- By his experimental and dium, giving not the slightest normal catches our eye, and it reminds us of the ceaseless stream of young lives which, mathematical researches, he obtained, inclue, my son is quickly to the fore, and & few years, an international reputation. continues his clear and convincing series from all parts of the world, pass into

He will always remain famous, as the of evidence, sometimes giving testimony the furnace of Europe. The thing most

man who firat sent, and received, a of a critically selected kind, sometimes hard to bear is our own inactivity. If we

telegraphy. Across contenting himself with friendly family message in wirel are twenty or forty or sixty years of age, we cannot escape the longing to the quadrangle of University College, chat and reminiscences, but always acting Liverpool, he, who was then Professor of in a manner consistent with his per- strike a blow for the right. It is almost Physics at that centre of learning, succes-sonality and memories and varying Moreover, he wants me impossible to imagine anyone in Hongfully carried out an experiment which moods. kong who is so atterly callous that he made possible what are now, somewhat to speak out, and I shall.”

The boy's og abo has not been gripped by feelings unfairly, called Marconigrams, for the death was prophecied at a seance some of remorse that it seems feasible to do young Italian had not commenced his weeks before it occurred only such a little. Activity at least commercial enterprises nor his experi

If, to the writer, the evidence is still relieves the emotions, howevor sorrowments when Lodge startled the scientific inconclusive, that is no reason why it stricken they may be. For if we cannot world by sending words across the ether, should not satisfy others. There is at help we are compelled to read, or to Then came the call to undertake ad least one thing which can harm no one talk, about the things that are terrible;ministrative work, and Oliver Lodge and which may console many. The Mr. and Mrs. Morton Smith and we turn from the descriptions of the ecame the first Principal of the alleged communications go to prove that Miss Wilkinson campaign only less sanguine about those Birmingham University. One of the life after death is not a new and terri Mr. Gompertz dear to us. We work some message of most singular friendships on recordfying experience, but simply a natural Mrs. J. Hooper

ensued. It seemed as if this dreamer of

Mr. L. S. Greenbill Miss Hastinga A distinguished reviewer has said that dreams, this student of the laboratory Asia is the birthplace of all of the "Sir Oliver Lodge has written what is, and dabbler in the things unseen, could

great religions. The aim of all of them perhaps, the most extraordinary book of have nothing in common with the praeins bien to contemplate the invisible the war." It is certainly a book that tical ex-Mayor of Birmingham, whose things as though we saw them with our will be discussed wherever thoughtful whole life had been a ceaseless struggle people talk about the future. For those in the commercial marta and in the who can accept its conclusions, it will political arena. And yet, together, they bring exceeding comfort and great hope. did the almost impossible. They made

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Mr F. Maitland eyes. Under forms appropiate to their Mrs. Mckenny day, they have represented the deep,

Mrs. Looker Mr. 8. Dodwell latent, truths which form the guiding principles of mankind; all of them

Mrs. F. Maitland bereaved friend, and relatives; it will education, and they reconciled academic and the dead, and have given it various reconcile them to the losses which, before people to the teaching of practical things names; the Christians associates it with they believed its conclusions, secred such in Universities. And these two men of life in Heaven; the Bhuddists with the atter waste. For the message of the book entirely opposite temperaments sincerely transmigration of souls; the Japanese They had one with shintoism, and the followers of Kan be summed up in one of Sir Oliver's respected each other.

insatiable Confucius with ancestor worship. Many Bentenoca:-"Tam convinced," he says, attribute in

of the children of the East have claimed of continued existence on the other side appetite for work. of death, as I am of existence here". The It appeared to onlookers that the Lodge to have received communications from

the land which is not our earth. In this To be played on the Club Ground on purpose of his latest book is to prove it. boys had average ability, and they cer-

age of the printing press knowledge & Saturday, kick-off at 4 p.m. The Club tainly did not possess the outstanding becoming international If entire con will be represented by the following:→→ Black and McCubbin; When you listen to evidence from a personality of their Father. Raymondcentration upon the things unseen is Goldenberg:

we Railton, Stewart and Rodger; Robinson, Witness your credulity is affected by was not reckoned by acquaintances of his needed for successful experiments,

should expect that the East would pro- your impressions of the person giving own age as remarkably clever; nor did duce the best type of mind for that sort/ Chassels, Walker, McTavish and Stalker. Eestimony. If you soo Sir Oliver Lodge, he figure prominently at his University for the first time, as a stranger in the in games. Yet, like so many clean-mind Street, you turn round to look at him ed young Englishmen whose ambitions gain. You cannot help wondering what were never in the direction of a career the name by which that impressive in the Army, he answered the brutal bead and commanding figure is recog challenge of the Germans by offering his mised. If you are fortunate enough to life to his country and the cause" for know Sir Oliver, you begin to believe in which she is fighting. That one act has what is called Personal maguetiam." made him, and many thousands of If you meet him often, you are amazed other young men, immortal. His father this intellectual achievements and the has seen, in his death, the opportunity simplicity-perhaps humility" is to make his name famous in another better word-of his outlook on the sphere the World of the Use Be

fore his son was killed Bir Culver had His credentials as a learned man as been gradually forming his own conelu Beyond ouril. A past President of the sions, from evidence, about fimmorality.

universe.

spirit has arisen, and men refuse to Crookes believe that the very elementary of thing. All over the world the critical accept as Truth & statement which has experiments have been successful. It is behind it no evidence. This new book true that steam, electricity, submarines, is noticeable, if only for one thing--it wireless and flying have almost made us does make the attempt to convince us of cease to wonder at new discoveries. But if these pioneers can really produce prac- Jife after death by evidence and not by dogma. We cannot say, with any certical evidence as to what happens after tainty, that further evidence, from the death, we shall not only be astounded, we shall all be sensibly affected. If Buch East or the West, will not soon in knowledge is to come to mankind we can We can, at least, attempt to take intelligent interest in any that is only hope that it will come while we ourselves are yet on this side of the published,

The Eastern method, in all matters border. We have witnessed the im connected with the problems of our possible which has been produced by the future existence, has been to rely upon war Is all of this sorrow and suffering inspiration, or communications from the to be alleviated by some wonderful piece Unseen to a passive human. The West of new knowledge that will spare the has began, in its restless energy, to world so much agony! For if Bir Oliver induen lize people to make experiments Lodge's conclusions are correct, it will concerning the Unseen. Many very clever be impossible to mourn for those who peopleincluding Myers, Lodge and have died,

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