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"FELIX, ROUSSEL” IN PORT."

A MAGNIFICENT FRENCH LINER

MAIDEN VOYAGE.

The magnificent now M.M. liner Felix Roussel arrived in Hongkong to-day on her mulden voyage to the Far East and was the object of much admiration as she rode at her bouy in harbour.

TOURIST LINER

ARRIVES.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY,

FRANCONIA IN HONGKONG

ON WORLD TOUR.

Sle

MUSIC FROM THE ETHER.

AMAZING DEMONSTRATION AT STAR THEATRE.

ONE MORE RECITAL.

to

FAMOUS ARTISTES IN HONGKONG.

TO APPEAR IN RECITAL TO NIGHT.

MARCH 30, 1931.

HYPNOTISM CULT AT CAMBRIDGE.

SECRET SEANCES BY UNDERGRADUATES.

MESMERIST'S ERROR.

were

The present cult of hypnosis la Cambridge appears to have ori- ginated during the long vacation of last year, when a small elreis:

who of undergraduates apending their vacation at Cam bridge decided to enliven their) otherwise uneventful lives Lv carrying out some hypnotie ex- periments.

Оп bur eighth annual cruise

Two artistex of world renown around the world, the Cunard liner

are to appear at the Theatre Royal Franconia arrived in harbour this morning from Manila, and now lea

to-night at 9.15 p.m., these being Toll dal Monte, the famous alongskle Kowleon. Wharf. brought in over 300 tourists and As the audience departed from coloratura soprano, and De Muro-

Cambridge, Mar. 1. will remain in port until Thursday the Star Theatre on Saturday Loanto, the noted lyric tenor.

A wave of interest in hypnotism. when she will leave for Keelung, night, after being held spell-bound They will be assisted by Franconco

Parties of tourista came ashore during

flautist, and Annibale Martenot's Elst.

is passing over Cambridge at pre- Professor

sent and is winning fresh recruits early this morning, some going demonstration of his amazing Bizzell, pianist. round the Isinad in cars, Home musical

invention, there muat

Accompanied by Mr. A.. Strok, from among undergraduates every

day. The Fells Bounsel is the third visiting the New Territories, and have been few people who were

others Mensageries Maritimes liner pro-shopping. Durlag the slay of the

doing the usual rounds of not given furiously

think." Has Professor Martenot drawn pelled by Diesel Sulzer motors. She Franconia in harbour, it is under-aside the veil to reveal an an- has been named after the late

stood that parties will visit Cunten

ton dreamt-of means of produring Chairman of the Company,

and Macho.

tong. every shade of musical She is one of the most luxurious

instrumental, The pansengers on this luxurious whether voral or

without the agency of the human and up-to-date liners now afloat and tourist vessel are fortunate in that

voice is certainly one of the best in the Honkong as far as the weather is

the employment or

of Are the Far Eastern run as regards com-concerned was almost at its beat mairal instruments? fort offered to passengers, tasteful this morning. It will be recalled physical and material factors No

that the visits of other tourists longer to be taken into account? decoration, etc.

boats this year were marred by

Whatever scepticism existed before The denionstration, the first

few

nates created by | gans of the "Martenot" con- vinced those present that the dis covery is a remarkable contribu

It on to the musical world. indeed revolutionises the existing means of producing musical tones,

and tonal value.

rain.

The displacement when loaded is 20,945 tons on a draft of 27'11". 666 feet in The ship mensures

The Franconia is under the com- length overall by 70 feet in brentli.mand of Capt. R.B. Irving, O.B... R.S... the cruise director being Passenger Accommodation.

Mr. Ross 11. Skinner, who has been There is accommodation for 196 with the Franconia in her previous "deluxe" and 1st elues, 113 second trips around the world, class, 90 third class and 670 b

tween deck passengera,

also hire

be

She left New York

comesi

on

and

January 18 and is due back on May 28, the incorporating every possible shade whole voyage thas taking 138 days. Among the improvements intro-

She

As Monsieur Martenst stood by duced special mention must

from New York vin Madeira, Gibraltar, Monaco, Naples Bowes-Smith read the explanatory

hlx made of the several first

apparatus while Mr. A. M. clasa

Alexandria. Suez, Dombay, Colon

Toti dal Mente. eabina provided with private out- Aide verandah. Sumerous first bo, Madras, Kelawan Dell, Malacenotes, the audience may have been the well-known impresario, these en forgiven for wondering whether artists have just arrived here class cabine

Padang, Sam shower Singapore. Telak

they were going to listen to somy- | fram Manila, where a tremendous aray. Batavia, Pahaan. Cape Sun thing freakish for the spinnet success was registered in a series bathe attached.

Jacques, Kodat. Zamboanga As on the m.y. Bridan the Men-Maulia. Her other ports of cult | *1KG

like lustrument and the toud of recitals. It is seldom that sageries Maritimes ship which after leaving Hongkong

speakers at the back of the stage Hongkong has the opportunity of entered into service last year on Koeling,

Woosung, the Australian run, the partitions Chinwangtao, Chemulpo, Nagaankick thoughts were immediately

Shanghai,

created the impression of some hearing such first-rank singers, thing bordering on trickery

and there should be a crowded of the first class cabins of the Mirajima, Kobe, Yokohama, Hono Felix Roussel are no longer white luth. Lilo,

banished 13 the executant, San Pedro, Bulbon. merely moving his right hand painted, but they are veneered in Cristobal, Havana and New York imekwarda and forwards through

Among the passengers

on the the air, created enchanting tones of well-known Franconia are Mr. Larz Anderson, suggestive of the human voice at

diplomat, and Mrs. Anderson, writer

1e moment. accommoda-of various children's and travel violin

vetlo two-berthed books. They are travelling around

another. Aust port holes," the world,

the Art

many tones The trip is under the cannot be dubbed imitations. Át produced In the third class nine cabins Jamnagement of Messrs. Thus, Cook times

beautiful

soprano notes only are situated inside; the re-and Son.

would doat through the building. maining 21 all have port holes,

to be changed in an instant to The ventilation IN effected

what might indeed be the purest throughout the ship by "punkan

of harmonies with a violin as the louvre." "The public rooms du

instrument. As the demonstra- first class are the dining room,

tion progressed, beautiful runder lounge, smoking room, with veran-

ings were given of works by Bach, dab, cafe and a bur.

Scriabine. Corelli. Grieg. and Tanes many other wore produced which might have emanated from almost any known

colonial wood and dreornted with reproductions masterpieces.

The second class tion consists of 19

cabine all Atted with

Ship's Decorations.

The Messageries Marines| generally decorate certain por- tin of their liners in style peculiar to one of the countries the ship will visit. Most of the decorations of the Felix Roussel have been directly Inspired by ancient Indo-Chinese "Cham," "Prekhmer" and "Khmer (6th to 12th Centuries) and several pieces are exact reports of the the beautiful sculptures Angkor runs,

FATHER TIERNEY

DEAD.

HARDSHIPS IN THE HANDS OF BANDITS,

t

***

the

Comfosera,

De Muro-Lomante.

First Part.

Shanghai. Mar. 29. instrument, even the plaintive | St. Columban's Mission here has effect of the Haiwalian guitar received information that Father being created with

a perfection Tierney died in captivity about which an artist of that particular March 5, There are no details. bistrument might well endeavour house for the recital tonight. Reuters

attain.

The programme will be as follows: Father Cornelius Tierney was arts:

The programme Was well captured at Kianchang Inst Na diversified, and the audience were:

ember and was held on $11,000 enchanted and amazed at the wide 1(a) Ultium Canzon, F. I. Tonti,

(b) Mattinata, There was great anxiety field of scope of this revolution

R. Loncavullo. subsequently as it was believed in musical scient

During the

DE MURU-LOMANTO that he was in

on recitat itself, applauke was but poor health As an exception the first class captivity.

account of the hardships of his moderate, doubtless due to the The Kinngstt Govern-andieger being so completely gar smoking room is decorated in thement sent $2,000 to the Catholic prised, but at the termination. style of the City of Toulouse Mission to be given to the

Professor Maltenot Previved vä (Frances), the country of origin of in order to avert the immediate

Freat ovation. these present Sir. Felix Inussel's family. murder of the Father. It was re- refusing to leave until two further (a.--L'Elisir d'Amore. G. Donizet:

ported over a week ago that F. items

had

given. been

bangits

Mr. Bowes-Smith announci

A feature of this new liner isther Tierney was dead, and this the permanent swimming pool. report appears to have been con- that another demonstration would Other attractions are deck tennis armed. courts and ping pong

he given on Thursday night, and tables, in According to information gather it is safe to predict that not a sent addition to all other sports usually ed from local Catholic Mission will be vacant on that areasion. found on board the latest liners.

Many other

Fathers, Father Tierney came to Mention must be made of one novelties will be China in the year 1923 with of the final items which represent- poticed on m.v. Felix Roussel, Bishop Edward L. Galvin upon the ed a fanfare of trumpets. First among them being a bridge built first catablishment of the Irish given fortissimo, and then repeat- between the two funnels. This Catholic

led in echo effect from another Mission at Hanyang, e enables invollers to obtain a which covered a large aren

in part of the building, and later unique view of passing ships, also Hupeh, a province which has again heard in the lightest of the shore when near land. been continuouely disturbed by planissmo, as though miles away,

bandits for Father Tiernes st two years, the effect was wonderful.

Those who did not attend on was subsequently made the Director of the First Sat

Saturday

night should indeed District in Hanyang.

make a special point of booking Bishop Galvin was

for Thursday, for apart from the tured by bandiis some time last marvel of the "Marienot," year but escaped from the ban- evening's beautiful music in dits stronghold and upon his re-assured. The accompaniment lease visited Hongkong.]

LOCAL ESTATES.

PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION.

Hongkong estate to the value of $8,100, with net personalty £5,915 108. 8d., was left by the late Mr. Wyvyan D'Oyly Wintle, incorporat ed insurance broker, formerly of No. 27. Clement's Lane London, who died at Durley Court, No. 33, The Avenue. Eastbourne, Sunsex. on August 30, 1930.

Re-scaling of certified copy of probate

been granted to Mr.

S

also

INDIAN TRUCE ACCEPTED.

DECISION OF THE CONGRESS.

Ly

Cap.

Karachi, Mar. 28.

WAR provided by the piano, Ginette Martenot proving herself,

C. Gouned. a) Serenade (with flute), (b) Capinera (with flute),

A. Benedet.

TOTI DAL MONTE

(Una furtivn lacrima) DE MUR-LOMANTO

(a) Virgin's Slumber Son.

M. Reger. (b) Songs My Mother Taught Me

A. Dvorak. (e) When Love is King,

T. II. Morn TOTI DAL MONTE Second Part.

(n) Princesitu, Y. Padilla. (b) For You Alone, H. E. Geehl. (c) O Sole Mio, E. Di Capus.

de Muro-LoMANTO

6-Lucia di Lammermoor—

"The had Scene." G. Donizetti,

TOTI DAL MONTE 7.-Tosen-(Solo di Cavaradossi),

G. Puccini. (E'luvern le stelle) DE MURO-LOMANTO

to be a pianiste of in mean accom- †R.—(a) Vidalita, plishment.

The Trouble Sprends.

Allahabad, Mar. 29.

The rioting at Cawnpore has spread across the Ganges to Unio, where furlous battles are reported |

A. Williams, J. Valverde.

M. Ponce.

(b) Estreliirn, (e) Clavelitos,

TOTI DAL MONTA

-Rigelotter. (Duetto

G. Verdi. atto "Signor ne'Principe to lo vorrei")

TOTI DAL MONTE and DE MURU-LAMANTO.

One of Cambridge's smaller colleges was the decue of these An under. early experiments. graduate who has been in contact with the movement since its origin stated that these experiments were first of all conducted in a light- hearted manner, but are now taken seriously. "Undergraduates are surprised," he said, "to realise what powers they possess, and many of them now practise hyp- notism in earnest."

He added that in his own col lege he could mention the names of at least half-a-dozen under- graduates who

regularly held "I have reason hypnotic scances. to believe," he added, "thin other colleges the cult is even more widespread. It appeals not only to the neurotic and highly- strung undergraduates, who might be expected to dabble in occult aefences, but also to normal, healthy-minded people who are first attracted out of a spirit of curiosity."

Secret Scances. Hypnotism is practised under ennditions of great secrecy; and it is doubtful whether the Univer. sity or college authorities award of what is going on.

Ars

"I can well understand.", one Lutor. said, "what a bad effect hypnotiam would have on certain types of young men; but I think. that the authorities would have, considerable diffealty in supprex- sing it."

Some

undergraduates have, however, learnt by bitter experi ence, and have abandoned hypno- Lie experiments of their own fere will.

samme

Attention has been called to the tragi-comic case of an under- graduate who consented to be put into a trance, in order that his mesmerist might try the well- known trick of saying, "There is your right nothing wrong with hand," and at the

time hitting it with a red-hot poker.

Unfortunately the experiment was a failure, as the mesmerist hit his subject's left hand by mistake --and badly burnt it. - .. .. ...... .... Danger of Playing with Hypnotism.

Hypnosis is the name given to an artificial form of sleep in which the hypnotised person be- comes more open to accept sug- gestions made by others. It is, therefore, of great value in certain mental disturbances, when the doctor has to induce hiu patient to take a more healthy view of life,

in inexperienced hands, how- ever, the process of hypnotising la and unquestionably dangerous, much rest harm has been danc, sometimes by persona who had no ill-intentions, but were only ex- perimenting. Recovery from the trance stage is sometimes glow and even incomplete, the experimenter having gone much further than he had any intention of doing, and having brought about & condition which he has no idea how to treat. This is rendered all the more possible by the fact that normal people make the best subjects for hypnosis, and so experimentera making use of their frienda ara particularly liable to trouble, by reason of their success exceeding their expectations.

A person who is frequently hyp- notised tends to become more open to accept suggestions made to him while he is awake; hia character acquires a suggestibility

Cawnpore Itself is quiet. The THE LATE TIM HEALY which may be a real disadvantage

H. C. Macnamara, of Messrs. Den-tee has adopted the Irwin-Gandhi Many bodies have

The All-India Congress Commit- to be raging between the villagers. cons, who is attorney for the truce, widow,

Wintle executrix, Olivia his cousin, Edward Rickards. of

| majority.-Reuter. Leatherhoud, Surrey, and Lloyd's London Underwriter, the executors named in the will.

beon thrown

averwhelming into the Ganges.

| death-roll is now officially estimut-

cil at 200,-Reuter.

Lord Irwin Says Farewell to Assembly.

He delivered a brief but formal

APPRECIATIONS BY HIS FELLOW WRITERS,

London, Mar. 29, His Majesty the King has-sent message expressing sincero re- grot at the death of Mr. Tim Healy. Governor-General of the Irish His Majesty says: "As first Free State he (Mr. Henly) fully justified the confidence reposed

to him in daily life. For exan- ple, he will find it harder to resiel temptations to self-indulgence in one form or another, unless such a risk has been guarded against expertly in the stage of hypnosis. Such precautions ore, naturally unough, not taken by the experi- process for fun or curiosity. menter who is only trying the

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Houses Burned.

Allahabad, Mar. 28. The situation in Cawnpore in After making bequests totalling much improved. The sporadic as £300, teslator directs that the rest saults have diminished, upd about

New Delhi, Mar. 28. of the estate and effects be held 10,800 people have departed.

Lord Irwin made a memorable upon trust for payment of the in- In the neighbouring countryside, come to the widow during her life on the other hand, incendiarism cave-taking on the occasion of his time. In the event of her death, and looting continue, Several tive Assembly, being greeted with

last appearance in the Legisla the entate lo to go to testator's bro-Hindo goldsmiths' shops were ther, Lieut., Col. Ernest de Vaynes burned yesterday and a total of prolonged applause.

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Far too much has been muide of onced direction, so that any un- panie speech announcing, a amall con- in him."British Wirelcan. prevailed in Allahabad, to-day, forence of the leaders to discuss The Inte Mrs. Hin Yan-yung, and several shopkeepers

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Feking, Mar. 28. there is a strong, natural resist jection of the Budget, shek, lato of No. Kal Tack Buud,

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a most potent weapon for good, The French almon Burtin and. Kowloon, who died intestate at

Mnny Arrests,

He expressed his gratitudo, to Assurance has receives a tale run thing of the kind. But can the of power given to the successful from Secul.Knuter.

ance in normal persons to any-and for harm. The pleasant sanse Mooncho arrived this afternoon. the Pan Lun Hospital, Shaughui.

Cawapore, Mar. 28. the members, who had disregard from Head Office announcing the sud- The situation continues to im-jed risks and ropronchen, and at- den death of Mr. Robert Connew. March 27, 1928, left Hongkongprove. There

experimenter be certain that hila hypnotisor is one of the chiot

Peking. Mar, 29, have been Hotonded the sesalon, and prevented General Manager of the Corporation, vletim is normal? If not, he is

The Franch. Charge d'Affaires, estate which has been valued at casualties to-day so far. The ar-n rudo set-back to Indian Parlia Mr. Connow was previously General

of the popularity of thle incurring grave $20,000.

Cessate letters of ad rests total over 200,

," a dangerously common M. Lagarde, gave a recontion to Manager for South Africa and ister even if he only suggests the per- "stunt to-day, but there is really Burtin) and Moonche at the Leg ministration to the unadministered

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