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Any individual interested in: payebical research and kindred subjects should call at No. 23: Dixwell Road, Shanghai, where The will hest of something to his advantage as an investigator of the occult, says the N. 6. Daily Ners of the 28th ult. It is prob able, however, that the visitor may find the gate decorated with| the "House To Let" card.

Until yesterday forenoon, No. 28 was occupied, as it has been for some years past, by Mr. Alar coun and his family, and nothing has occurred to distinguish the place from any rormal and self- respecting house. It stands in the middle of a long terrace, quite an ordinary little foreign re sidence will nothing at all in its exterior associated with mystery - dark mystery, as will pre- sently appear. Now, if the place had been a Moated Grange, dark and deserted.

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family, however, is droly of the opinion tha: No. 28 has received a mysterious visitation.

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But the story is this. Two or three days ago the electric bells in the bouss began to behave in An unseemly manner. First, the front door bell would ring, and the boy promptly answering, found nobody on the doorstep. But he would then bear the bell in number three room ring, and upon proceeding to number three room, would find that apartment vagant, though at the same time! the tell in number Wo room would begin rincing furiously, away the furniture, showing the duction of the railway system in Much perturbed by this eunous family's determination to leave in this country. He also noted inging of the changes, members ispite of the dificulty of obtaining; with genuine satisfaction the fact of the household at first attribut- another house. In the rooms up- that Japan, which had not a mile ed it to some fault in the wiring rains were all the signs of the of railway fifty years ago, pow installation, but the bell ringing previous

night's mysteries, owned some 12,000 miles of line. continued and no rational ex- crockery broken, salt and sugar, Reference was also made to the planation was forthcoming.

Jun the floors.

good work done by the Saionji Strange developments occurred

It has been suggested that the Cabinet, which carried out the on Wednesday night.

The air-performance was devised by some nationalisation of the railways in terious bell-zinzing began again, clever porson in search of a house 1906. in the direction of the thoroughly starring the members and desperately in need of imme-development of railways. The of the family, and Mr. Alarcour. diste accommodation. The present mileage of the State called in Mr. H. Wyatt, who lives

owned railways was some 6.500. next door to investigate.

and that of privately-owned a bour should be noted that there were

2,000 miles making a total of no male servants in the house at

8.500 miles Besides the above,, this hour, the only domestic being

The strange occurrences at the Japan had railways in Kores. an amah who was if possible residence of Mr. Alarroun at 20 Formosa, Manchuria and Karafu- more thoroughly scared than any Dixwell Road dev-loped in to (Japanese Sagbalian) and other member of the household. sensational manner last night, these brought the aggrexate And with excellent reason. since says the N, C. D. S. of the 9th mileage up to 11.400 miles. Te Ister in the proceeding shit, an attempt being made to get Minister expressed the hope that declared that she had seen a the house on tire: Shorts before development during the next Efty hendless man in one of the rooms-eight o'clock fire was observed to years would be more marked event

Now, Mr. Wyatt happens to be have broken out on the rarandak, then than that which had been a member of the Rationalis: Press but was quickly extinguished by witnessed during the last hal- Association, a body of people Chinese Polic Constable who century. which is notoriously at logger was on duty outside the house, The Manager of a Departmen! heads with spooks," especially! It was discovered that blinds had of the Kobe Railway Division. ["headless men"

Accordingly been torn down from the front on behalf of the whole staff Mr. Wyatt tested the bells and windows and burned, together of the railway officials otherwise sought some practical with some articles of furniture and employees, read & coo- explanation

the strance which were on the verandah. No gratulatory address. He express- phenomenon, without, however, trace of anyone on the premisesed much satisfaction over the arriving at a solution of the was found.

fact that although in many other mystery. He remained in the It was reported to the police industries labour moraments of house for some little time, and that a gold bangle was missing an extreme type were prevalent, then retired to his own residence from the house on Wednesday. the railway industry had hither During this time. He. She, or it and a further incident which will to been free from similar move- responsible for all the excitement interest the detectives is that on ments, all the employees pursuing remained inactive.

Thursday nigut a man was seen their basigess with commendable Crockery on the Move, on the roof of the house. This faithfulness. The lot of the . About 11 o'clock, Mr. Wyatt latter report is made by a lady Trailway officials and employees. was roused from his bed by urgent resident in the terrace.

From wis by ΠΟ means 20 easy knocking at the front door, and these reports, it would appear one. It was generally when upon going downstairs found the that the police hare an interest the people at larga Wern whole of his neighbour's family [ing case of robbery and intimida-baring a pleasant time that demanding admission for the tion to investigate.

those connected with the railway nigb, all having expresed their In the meantime, quite a num. business were put to hard work. firm intention not to remain in ber of people have interested All this notwithtsanding, they the house for another minute. It themselves in the "spook" theory were very faithful in the dis- appears that some little time after which has been advanced, but the charge of their duties and they Mr. Wyatt's departure, the crock. evidence in support is not strong, meant to redouble their efforts in eryware began to manifest signs On Thursday night two hardened the future in the directio of

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to glide from the table. In an- in the room of mystery, but there other room, ucoccupied, a whole was no further visitation." tray full of cups and saucers was!

This was followed by a con- my-teriously transferred from s;

gratulatory speech by Mr. teble in the centre of the room to

Ariyoshi the Governor of Hyogo the floor before the fireplace, and

prefecture. He said that there there sinashed to pieces. Whilst

existed very close relations be- this matter was being looked into,;

tween railways and the develop a small oil lamp standing on a

ment of country It was deo chest of drawers before a shring

said that the degree of civilisation & picture of the Holy Family- The fiftieth anniversary of the of a country could fairly be judged was transferred from its reating laying of the first stretch of rail-by the ratio of its Riza to the place to the middle of the floor, way between, Tokyo and Yoko mileage of the railways it pos not a drop of oil being spilled in bama was celebrated in Tokyo and sessed. When it was raro embered the process, although the lamp other places last month. The fare-that during the last fifty years has only a light loose cover. Au- tion in Tokyo, which was held in a Japaa ca ne to have some, 12,000 other curious incident was that big roarquee specially set up in į miles of railways, the remarkable & jar containing salt left its wont-front of Tokyo Station, was hon-progress made by this country ed place on the shelf and deposited oured with the attendance of the during that time could easily be its contents on the floor, the same Crown Prince as the Emperor's understood. It was therefore thing happening to a sugar bowl representative, and some Imperial strange to recall the fact that ar on the table. A metal bell was] Princes.

the time of the constraction of the thrown from the table.

In Osake the function came off railway between Osaka and Kobe, Leaving his wife to take care of at the Central Public Hall at as in the case of other places, the family and provide temporary Nakazoshima. The ceremony there was very strong opposition accommodation for them for the began with a few words of open-among the inhabitants of the dis- night, Mr. Wyatt went back to ing address by, Mr. Murakami, tricts through which it was laid No. 28, arming himself with a the Manager of the General in the belief that the railv. sy was beary stick in the hope of coming Affairs Department of the Kobe calculated to interfere with pro-ways se possible must be laid From 11.50 a.m. performancem across a burglar or a practical Railway Division. Mr. Okada, sperity. It was, indeed, due to Mr.. Ikematsu, the Governor of were given by the_Takaradruka joker, and be remained in the the Director of the Kobe Railway this opposition that the Osaka-Osaka-fo. »Mr. Mabuchi, the opers company. This over, the house for an hour. Nothing hap: Division, resd an address from Kobe lias was not laid through Mayor of Kyoto, and Mr. Ikegami, guents adjourned to the spacious pened.

Mr. Motoda the Minister of Rail- Amagasaki and other towns. Now the Mayor of Osaka, also read loom on the second floor, which "A RETREAT FROM THE HOUSE. ways. In the course of his things were completely changed, congratulatory addresses.

is turned into a big dining room A representative of the address the Minister paid ühigh, and every locality was vying Some 600 railway employees for the occasion. Guests, were North China Daily News visited tribute to the late Prince Iso, the with its neighbour to induce the who have been to the service for planted with mané from the house and saw manifest lata. Viscount Inouye Katan and Gorstamens so laz váll ways. The over twenty-five yours were pieces of the original rails signs - of- the family, having Marquis Okuma, for, the very Governor was stron cly af opinion officially rowurdenk, hastily retreated. Coolies were valuable – services rendered by that in order to secure the nation- ing of the Ballway Honi

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