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The Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 8th March, 1923.

THE UNSEEN.

THURSDAY. MARCH 8, 1923.

DAY BY DAY.

THE MONEY YOU WORK FOR TO-DAY WILL WORK FOR YOU TO-

superstition plays a large part in | the subject, as critics say, or it may be that man was not intend, ed to delve into such matters as the portents of dreams and the MORROW-IF SOME OF IT IS possibility of communicating SAVED REGULARLY AND INVEST- with departed souls. Whatever ND SAFELY."-Holwy, the merits or otherwise, of the

Three Chinese cases of small- case, we have men, like our con- pox and one of cerebro-spinal tributor, who have the courage fever were notified yesterday.

of their convictions, and desarVO

a fair hearing. In any event, it

is not for man to say "This is," or "This is not; and, who knows but that man may have much to learn yet?

The Need of Taxis.

Two Chinese were sent to the

Gleams

FROM

THE Unseen

By Robert G. Shewan.

II.-Premonitions: Palmistry: Planchette,

For all experience is an arch From my experiances with palmists, I have come to the conclusion that palmistry is only another name for clairvoyance.

wherethro Gleams that untravelled world.

TO

Tennyson.

Towards the end of 1896, IThe band is used to concentrate went bome via San Francisco the attention of the palmist, just [Government Civil Hospital yes in the 5.5. "Dorio," On the way and the crystal, tea-oup, etc., by a carda are by the card-reader terday suffering from stab wounde the passengers brought out received in an assault by ten man newspaper which was called the other sore and seeresses. I once whose identity is not known. Doric Shimbun and I was deput-consulted the celebrated Cheiro ed to get it printed and distribut- and have a note of what he said:

when W

San Among many things which were reached There was a motor car accident ed yesterday, in which a Chinese Francisco. In San Francisco, I correct as to charseter, etc., he told me I was to live till 80 and a list of my die of an affection of the heart. was knocked down and injured as making out by a motor

friends to whom I wanted to Car belonging There have been times recently to Mesare. Lane, Crawford, Ltd have the paper sent, but, coming As to that, I have been told by when residents would have been The victim has been removed to to the name of a certain lady. I others that I should live till 80 glad of the existence of a taxi-hospital.

stopped and hesitated, and while and die of angina pectoris. cab service in Hongkong. The

I lingered over the Dame I Palmist's Prophesy Comes Playing inside right for thegend it to John." As I knew temporary stoppage of the Peak trams was a case in point; and Hongkong Hockey Club against her brother, John very slightly, viewed a well-known palmist In San Francisco, I once inter- the Races provided another the Royal Engineers at Sookun- occasion when taxis would have poo yesterday evening, Mr. F. H. been extremely popular. Had Holdman scored eight successive Mr. Rowa's fleet of taxicabs goals. The Club eventually won been operating during the the game by 10 to nil suspension of the Peak trams,

g g

RENTS CASE.

seemed to bear someone Bay

Chiu I used to imagine myself going abroad, and 'always as a corresponding clerk. Later on, when I went to Hongkong, 1 was specially engaged as corresponding clerk. For years I had, too, a premonition that I should be mixed up with a bankruptcy, an ides I did not

but I like at all,

Baw the falfilment of this when my firm of

important part in my life later on. One day in our London office, I mentioned to Mr. Adamgon that

found myself continually re- Pesting the verse

Alaa, how easily things go wrong: A sigh too many or a kis too long: and there comes a wiad nad a swong-

ing rain

True.

the

to get such evidence, which is some reason they do not consider still available, I presume that for it worth while

"About I think, the end of 1903, Iwas in San Francisco and bad a sitting with Madame Neergaard, about whose powere everybody was talking. Among cther things she told me I was thinking of getting married, and that although Ishould know before I did so that I wis doing wrong, she said You will do it and it will be the worst thing you ever did, or words to that effect. She ended by expressing her regret st having to say this, and then sbe added I only wish your watrimonial affairs looked half

as prosperous as your business affair. From San Francisco I went to England and became engaged to be married and returned to China. In 1900, I Want Ilve wayarried. “ Before the marriage took place I had reason to doubt the wisdom of the step I was tak- ing but, as Madame Neergaard said, I would do it." It proved a disastrous one and my wife and I separated in 1909. About

and did not think he would be called Madame Neergaard, who much interested, I again begau proved only too true in her fore at least three times I heard the noticed with her was that, in- to write the lady's name, but for bodings, but what I particularly same whisper-if I can call it stead of looking at my hand, she it would have been an easy In addition to those mentioned whisper which seemed to be merely held it in hers and poured matter (far cheaper than engaging yesterday, the passengers leaving so I fically gave it up and wrote all the time gazing straight out more within me than without out her statements very dusntly, a motor-car, too) for residents to for Home by the s.s. Morea yes-down John's name. Afterwards of the window and quite sway come and go at any time they terday included Mrs. N. felt sorry I had dons so, as both from me. All of which, I think, chose. During Race Week, those Watson, Mrs. Champkin, Capt.she and Jobu would wonder why confirms my belief that the hand who could not afford to hire a Douglas, Mr. E. B. Reed, Mr. and I sent it to him. But on arriving is only used to get into touch A Car every day fand it Mr. F. W. Shaftain, Mr. and home I learnt that the lady had with the sitter and to concentrate extremely difficult to gd down Mrs. Blackman, and Mr. Duncan) to and up from the Vally. Had Campbell.

died before I got to Sen the agent's attention. The follow- the taxis been running they

Francisco. If that message did ing is not come from the Iovisible this sitting which I sent to the a copy of a note on would bave experiened no Charged with being aboard the World, whence did it coma? From Society for Psychical Research, trouble whatever, and, on the basis of forty cants a me, they without permission, and with who knew of this death? Pos-ance obtainable; but as

8.a. Commissaire Pierre Lecocq the spirit of someone on earth as there was corroborative evid. could have made the tips even throwing overboard from that sibly, but that is also from the Society has made no attempt to cheaper than by riokba. We vessel a package, with the pur-invisible; is it not? now look forward to th time, pose of preventing seizure, & few months hence, win taxi- cargo-bostman appeared before before I knew I was going out When I was young, and long cabe will be plying in the streets Camdr. Beckwith at the Marina of the Colony. On ha basis Court this morning, and In view of the series of articles recently outlined... the should sentenced to

WAS one month's im- on "Gleams from the Unseen

prove most popular, and we prisonment. that we are publishing, there is base no doubt that once the no need to seek an excuse "for will wood er how they managed people get the "taxi hbit" they

discussing here a subject that without them, and wi be loud has caused so much controversy in their praise of the whose

enterprise made within recent years. From our

tb service

Interesting Claim for possible. own observation of the trend of

Possession. Production & Ecaomy. the wrangle over matters paychic,

Interesting claim for possession employers, the old we conclude that the world may

There could be no mre needed of premises at 164 Des Voeux Road Russell & Co., became bankrupt, movement on the pat of the West, occupied by Chinese firm, to the great regret of everyone, be said to contain three camps-people than the practic of thrift. was brought by a Chinese mer and I was made liquidator in those who believe in anything The zeal meaning of his is "be chant, before Mr. Justice Hongkong. For many years I everything spiritualistic; careful." Tariftshol not be an Gompertz, in the Summary Court could never get the worde Gall-

excase for stinginess,ad hoard-this morning.

stodes" and Dresden "out of my! those who, whilst accepting caring. Thrift should mea careful Mr. M. H. Turner appeared for hand, though I had no idea what tain beliefs, are sceptic regarding buying of the things woest, and plaintiff and defendants were reto Germany. But both played an the former were and none of going the more exaggerated claims that seeing to it, that the uality far presented by Mr. M K. Lo. have been put forward; and those which we pay is in to article It appeared that notice expired purchased; then the pactbe offon Nov. 28th, but defendante who are absolutely unconvinced thrift will soon teach as at buy remained in possession. On and term the whole question things merely because we want December 27th. defendante tender- "nothing but a lot of bosh." Yet them and are able to pay for bem.ed reat, which plaintiff accepted. it must be difficult even for the No one should be discourag in Defendant tried to get plaintiff legitimate expenditures for jose to withdraw his notice, but most materialistic of us to observe things that make for a happand plaintiff refused to agree to usmoved the staunch advocacy of contented people, but ex-fresh tenancy. Defendants' case And life is never the same again - spiritualism by great men like the travagance, the boying of thgs was that there was no fresh and I remarked that I should like late Sir Wm. Crooks, or Sir Oliver merely to gratify pride in agreement, but they relied on the to have the whole poem and to

their possession, must be cik-rent receipt.

know who wrote it. The vary. Lodge, and to some extent Sir Aed. In these days, thrift is red- The case was argued at some next day a letter came from a Conan Doyle The last-named ed as much in the careful and length, Mr. Turner contending friend in Japan enclosing copy wise use of time as of moneyfor that after Nov. 28th. defendants of the whole poem by George has unfortunately not been quite

never in its history has is became statutory tenants. They MacDonald, saying that, having popular with the general public, world needed, as it does to-dy, had received three months' come across it, he thought I who have found his belief in the to put a stop to the extravagit notice and had refused to go. would like to have it. And yet Cottingley fairies a difficult mat- use of time ruling lowered Plaintiff could not be held to have that man had never before, and duction and greater opportudy waived his rights by the mere has never since, sent me any ter to digest. Critics have been for spending. The man ir acceptance of the rent. Mr. Lo poetry, so it could not have been unkind enough to suggest that woman with money in the bak submitted that the signing of the expectation on my part. the creator of Sherlock Holmes is independent, more self-reliarent receipt on the part of plain- and able to take advantage tiff was sufficient to give defend. has allowed himself to be imposed every opportunity for the batte ants the right to remain in the upon by a cleverly-staged hoaxing of conditions of life. The premises. Incidentally, this also involves are better citizens, for the mil the bona fides of the two little who owns his own home will n join a mob bent on destructio girls who are claimed to have They should be taught thrift, a photographed the elves and for the reason only of laying other sprites, and their pham-money, as does the miser, bq

because of the joy that mone Programme for To-morrow. I could not have explained why pion asserts that there is can give when properly used

The noted Japanese tenor, Mr.I refused, but afterwards, when nothing. to . disprove the The two things of greatest im Seifiro Tatsumi, gives bis first the opportunity came in Hong- genuineness of the photographs. portance to-day are greater prong recital in Hongkong to-night kong of starting on my own That, however, is merely a side-duction and intelligent economat the Theatre Royal, the pro-account, which I should bare

gramme of which we have already missed had I been in Canton, it a great deal of falsehood and non- issue of a big subject. Undoubted-

published. The programme for began to dawn on me that I had sense come through a planchetta' ly there appears, to the ordinary

CABARET CONCERT, tomorrow (Friday) night will be been specially kept back.

board, but, on the other hand, man-in-the-street, to be "sorue-

Ls follows:

Once when I was engaged in there have been times when the thing in it," for, as Shakespeare |-

1.-Preghiera (Tosti) and forming a Company with some messages proved startlingly trus. Thessra" (Rubinstein).

othere, I found myself insisting I think much depends upon the has suggested, there are more

A form of entertainment rather 2.-"Elegie" (Jules Massonet) on its being called "Union," si- mood of those around the board- things in heaven and earth than novel to Hongkong will take pace The Morning Wind" (Gena though there was no reason for if they want nonsense, they will are dreamt of in our philosophy, in the City Hall on the night of Branscombe); and. "Open The such on appellation at the ma- get nonsense; but on more than Saturday. the 10th. last, then rates of the Temple (Mrement. Afterwards the Company one occasion I have seen the board As with practically every other the Ex-Active Service Men'ss-oseph F. Kospp).

bought up another similar one suddenly spell out “Good night" big question, charlatanism hassociation have organised a caaret 3.-"The Сата" (Edwin and then the name became ap- and no entreaties could sucosed In getting it to move again that wrought great harm to the cause concert which promises t be jobneider); "Deeper, and Deeper propriate.

till" and "Waft Her, Angels Going home in 1911, we passed night except to repest "Good of the believers in spiritualism, quite a successful function.

St Andrew's Hall will be through the Skies" (Handel). the wreck of the e.a. “Asia” near night." In 1899 it wrote onder Yet, through the mist of make-arranged in true Carat 4-Group of ballads of variona Amoy. AtShanghai, some of her my hand that I would go home in believe, the frothings and mon- style, and dancing wibe national characteristics:-" Drink passengers joined us, among them May and, most unexpectedly, as key-tricks of false mediums" indulged in between the vious lo Me Only With Thine Eyes;" Mr. Pike, of the Hongkong Bank, I have already related, I did go and other cheats, we can discorn vocal and instrumental s.Old Folks at Home" (Foster); and his wife, on their way to home in May.

The programme Basures theres "Mother Machree (Chauncey Kobe, Japan. He told me that On one occasion, some young Asix" friends who were hoping and ex- the pure undercurrent of belief ence of excellent taisut, so of Olcott and Ernest R. Ball; the night before the

struck he became possessed of a pooting to go home from Hong- in things unseen that holds the the contributors appearing fthe" Annie Laurie."

5.Two Spanish Folk Songs: feeling that he must pack up sil kong in the coming spring, begged minds of many thousands in this first time in Hongkong.

The concert will be open the "Preguntale Alas Estrellas" and his clothes before going to bed me to enquire if they would go. world to-day. Everyone who has public, and tables may be bed "Noche Serena; aud A Cycle of and finally did so, although he The reply, to their great given the subject serious thought on written application to Japanese Love Bongs (Kosaku laughed at for his pains, disappointment, was "No." We However, the next morning, then asked why, and were bas realised that there is a power N. T. MacReynolds, the on. Yamada,)Agei

6. Care Mio Ben (Giuseppe when the steamer was on the told "On account of illness."" beyond earthly.ken-whether it Secretary of Easms, at theb,

17, Queen's Road.

Giordani)

rooks and his clothes were saved This proved correct, as their” (Frederic Knight Logan); and while others were diving for departure was postponed til the

* Invictus" (Bruno Huhn).

theirs, the laugh was on his side. I (Continued on Page 7)

Saturday's Attraction

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be telepathy or mere coincidence The dance music will be hardly matters. It may be that 'vided by the Titania Jazz B

Judgment was reserved.

JAPANESE TENOR.

Pale

.

Moon

Refused Promotion.

Again, when offered promotion at Canton, I felt at once that I should on no account go there, and, to the surprise of the head of the firm, who naturally con- sidered he was paying me s compliment, I refused very posi. tively to be transferred to Canton.

an hour after, my interview with Madame Neergaard, I' met a friend, Mrs. George Eckley, who remarked that I was very silent and absorbed and asked what was the matter and then exclaimed I know what it is; you have been to see Madame Neergaard and she has told you something you did not like.' I then told her what had passed and she. of course, deprecated my listed- ing to such nonsense. Since then, both she and her husband have often wondered at the correctness of what Madame Neergaard told me. Mrs. Eckley's

address is 1,003 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, and I am sure she will be quite willing to give the Society any information she can in this matter. I, of course, shall not write or remind her about it." Planchette Messages. Like many people, I have seen