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GLEAMS FROM THE UNSEEN.

(Continued from Page 6

The feeling of having livad before, which is strong in soma persons, gives support to the theory of re-incarnation, which in an attractive cone, and, as a

WEST. RIVER CONDITIONS.

Mission Motor Boat 'Fired at.

(Our Own Correspondent)

Wuchow, March 9.

.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

HONGKONG ROOF GARDEN · ATTRACTION

Original Pianologues and Dialect Songs

There will be a special attrac tion at the Hongkong Hotel roo garden this evening and to-night. The West River below WachowWhen original pianologues and friend of mine remarked "at least seems to be enjoying a period of Southern dialect songs will be it reduces the appalling number comparative calm.

The

givep by Miss Faynetta Munro known as "Dixie's Daughter," and an entertainer of more than usual talent. Miss Muaro has had successes wherever she has appeared, in Socisty entertain- ments in America, in Europe, and

It was a of souls to be saved." This feel-good sign that so many Chinese ing is the basis of Hanley's poem passengers were crowding on to which begins, I think, "What I the boat by which I sailed o was a King in Babylon sad. you Monday from Hongkong. were a Christian Slave."

cabin opposite to my own was Perhaps the first lines are "Orilled to overflowing with a prin the East. The lady was last ever the knightly years were sperous merchant's family greatly gone," but, at any rate, the lines delighted to be on their speak highly of her abilities. She above are a part of it.

Planchette.

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home to Wuchow after ten months of exile.

Their adventures are typical of what so many Kwangsi people

A few months ago, Planchaite told me that a lady friend of have mine at Home thought she was

been

enduring

these

in Manila, and the papers there

presente an entertainment charac-

terised by dignity and refinement, distinct from the usual and cabaret show.

TUESDAY MARCH 13, 1923.

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Fresh Milk 15 per bottle. past months. The whale Miss Munro will give her seriously ill and was advised by family led to Kweilin when pianologues and songs during the Cheese... 80 per lb. the doctor that she might require the troubles began and the Can-roof garden tea dance, 4.30 to

an operation, but that the danser ton soldiers were advancing up 7.30, and the dinner dande, 9 to

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Ice Cream $2 per quart.

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would pais away and there the West River. There a little midnight. Owing to page eight, THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. would be no operation, In reply new-born baby was added to their on which the actice appear. la letter from me, she saye number, and, hearing rumours of having gone to press before we that Planchette has scored, as fighting to take place in Kweilin, received the correction, it was the facts were as stated, but they fled overland to Hunan and impossible to alter the originat second doctor who was called in thence

to Shanghai, taking announcement: but Miss Muaro in consultation advised against so steamer to Hongkong. And now is leaving tomorrow, so the operation and now all danger and they were making their way with entertainment will be only for trouble seem to have passed away. great rejoicing back to Wuchow, to-day.

Automatic Writing. for the reason, I suppose that "be Miss Munro's entertainment One evening in Hongkong, it never so humble, there's no consists entirely of her own very after dinner, we were trying place like Home!" For it has clever compositions. With these Planchette and to Mr. Uldall, certainly never occurred to me she cheered many a wounded one of my guests, I gave a piece that Wuchow was a place it was fighting man, in hospitals and of paper and pencil, asking him possible to pine after! The streets recreation camps, in France to see if his hand would write are as filthy and fly-infested as during the Grest War. She anyibing without his direction. ever and the odours from the open formed a unit of five Southern Some time afterward, I asked him drains seem to rise up and smite Society girls which was known as whether there were zay results one in the face.

"Dixie's Daughters." Her en- and he laughed and said "1 Shiubing.where we anchored for tertainment is sure to prove an 'seem to have written something a while at night, seemed very dark enjoyable one. During her tour which ends in wearing." He and silent. She is still brooding Miss Munro is writing "specials" explained that he had mentally over the horrore of that two days' on her travel for the San Francisco -arked what-bir.Hewitt-was-tbes-hambardment she endured a shost | Chronicle

doing. I then looked at the paper while ago, and the city gates aTË and discovered that the real closely barred and the streets word WLS "Swearing." Mr. guarded by armed volunteers. Hewitt bad gone over to the As we proceeded up the river, cement factory at Macao, but we we heard rumours that the motor did not believe he was swearing boat belonging to the Southern at anyone at past 10 o'clock at Baptist Mission Hospital in Wu- night, nor was he a man given to chow bad preceded us two days swearing, but, everyone before and had been fired on below knows, quite the reverse. On his Tak Hing. At Wuchow, the return the next day, he said that rumour was confirmed. Dr. Lea.

PASSING OF THE "WIVERN.

Obsolete Ironclad Being Broken Up.

A link with the past, and the

the night before, just as he was rell, with his wife and daughter, old days of the Navy in the East, going to turn in, be thought he was travelling up the river, when, is about to be savered by Chinese would go down and look at the without any warning, bullets shipbreakers. It was about 1880 kilos first and see what the men began flying all around the boat. that H.M.S. Wivern, already at were doing, and found them all The doctor immediately sent his asleep instead of watching the wife and little daughter below and fires. So he had made a great himself took his place beside Tow and used strong language to the pilot, shouting to the soldiers impress them more forcibly. on the bank to cease firing and

the boat would come in to shore.

The firing ceased and as the boat drew near, Dr. Lesvell re-

Telepathy?

I get the following incident

BOD:-

covered that Mr. Adamson was

same

day.

that time an almost obsolete ironclad, was sent out to Hong kong. She carried a heavy field battery on board as armament, and was probably still considered

euficient value to make! showing in these waters, The Wivern must have had a

די

that could

be

to her. An old Hongkong told

from my partner, Mr. W. Adamcognised among the soldiers a very rough passage out, and it is Mre. Adamson had a favouriteen who had been a patient in remarkable that she survived it, dog which was much attached to his hospite! not very long ago! for seaworthiness was hardly

term The recognition was mutual and the her and which on one occasion the soldier, borrified at what he applied was left at homs whilst she paid a visit to friends in Scotland. The ad dose, implored Dr. Leavell to resident of

Ro on immediately and no more Telegraph representative this next night, or one or two nights shots would be fired. But Dr. morning that he recollects the after, Mr. Adamson was awaken Leavell was doing nothing of the time the old ironclad arrived: ed by hearing this dog scratching kind. He proceeded a little far-and an almost disastrous at Mr. Adamson's bed, although her up the river and went ashore

VOYEZ she attempted round. its habit, whenever it wanted

to interview the General in com. the land. Struck by a heavy anything, was to scratch at mand of the troops. The General Sou'wester, and with seas braak- Adamson's bed, as it had dis himself turned out to be another ing right over her, the Wivern the more easily awakened.. Mr. old patient and was also over-very nearly sank, and had to Adamson noted the time (3 m.)whelmed with horror at the seem-return to the harbour. After that and wrote and told Mrs. Adamsoning ingratitude! E threatened she remained practically station- direst punishment for the culprits, ary in these waters, and was of the dog's behaviour, as it evidently missed its mistress. Provided the travellers with a later (about twenty years ago) Crossing his letter. be received military escort, and the little used as a depot ship for accom. one from Mrs. Adamson from motor boat chugged merrily away modation of naval ratinge. She which he learnt that at the cor-gais past two hundred soldiers later became a distilling ship and responding time on the

presenting arms on the bank above! was for years moored in Yaumati right she had been similarly

The river is very low, and is Bay. falling rapidly every

About eighteen months ago the Awakened by hearing a dog Fortunately for Wuchow, large Wivern was definitely severed scratching at her bed-side, and so vivid and real was the sound to consignments of rice have come from the Navy when she was her that she got out of bed and in from Hongkong. for there was sold to some Chinese. Now she the stip. turned on the light to see where a threatened famine of that most is being taken to

necessary commodity, and some breaker's yard, and in her last ancomfortable wbispers of trip or the water this morning threatened looting on the part of she presented the spectacle of an the soldiers if supplies were not ald, crippled warhorse about to Some years ago in New York, forthcoming. To take any cargo be put painlessly to death. I was dining with Mr. and Mrs up.

tbe West River just Willis Gray and the subject of now is, however, a troublesome Clairvoyance came up. Mr. Gray | business. Abora Do Sing, the asked me what Clairvoyance was water is so shallow that cargo and I replied, "Well, if I told and Chinese passengers have to you that this morning you be move on to lighters in order got.up at 9 o'clock and after that the steamers may be able to, breakfast went to Hyde Park and negotiate the sand bars. In fact, passed the day there enjoying the Taiming, which left Wuchow can be formed from the letters yourself, and then returned to early on Thursday morning, was shown above. Can you discover dinner here, that would be Clair-still in sight of the city when the word? voyance, if it were true."-" But," night fell, in the bumiliating Yesterday's answer: he exclaimed, "that is just what I position of being stuck in the have done, as I went to the Races Band just off Chicken Basket at Eyde Park, but how did you Island. Everybody is looking know?" I said that I did not earnestly for eigns of rain, even know that there was such though, on the other hand, this A place in New York as Hyde balmy spring weather is very Park and certainly not that there delightful and the trees and The were any horse races there. So flowering bushes are looking square is made up of six different now he knew what Clairvoyance beautiful in spite of the drought. words, which read the same from was!

left to right as from top to bottom.

She stated the

the dog was. time was 3. a.m.

Clairvoyance.

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