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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,

AUGUST 18, 1936.

Have Animals Souls? Psychic

Experts' Amazing Experiment

ATTEMPT TO PHOTOGRAPH SPIRITS

in

SCIENTISTS working with delicate apparatus that

has caused needless controversy in every part of the world:---

Have animals souls?

Do our pets survive after death?

Plumper

Women

This Autumn

By GRACE WILSON ~

URVES and gracefully plump figures are coming înto

vogue again.

New autumn

will be as becoming desa hich will be on show in about a fortnight

like figure.

Mr. Norman

Hartadi, famous give a more deândle line than any! dress designer, told me recently of previously attempted.",

Such lines are ideally. Interpreted sume of the changes in. the new

swing of Persian mutumn styles which will enable all in the circular

tunies, and swashbuckle coats, which women to look their best,

will be two of the big successes of the new season.

Dr. Nandor Fodor, an internationally-known psychical re-jyoung dressmaker, who numbers the search expert, asked Mr. B. J. Hooper, M.Sc., one of the most. brilliant of British physicists, to begin experiments that would answer the question.

Now, after experimenting on mice, birds, frogs and cock- roaches, both scientists issue this statement:

There is no evidence that animals have souls or any existence After death.

Argument on the subject suddenly- Increased when Dr. R. A. Watters, i director of the Dr. Williain Bernhard. Johnston Foundation for Psychological Research at Reno, Nevada, stari The world with his enim two

Age:

This That photographed the bodies of

specialis

animal hibern

castructed chamber.

His photographs, he

thelow y

[

1, showed!

navanals

which re, embled the plex sea! Talies

In shape.

70 TESTS

"The results” DE Sandor F

W werk said "were appoint ass.

thegoagh unable, despite the test examinaties, to combine the Amerkan claims which had been build hy Spiritualists a punal of the existence. of survival.

• "Spiritualists believe that when humun eings die an etherkes of Immaterial by rises horizontally from the physical body, atinched by the silver eùri' which snap t the! moment of death.

"They argued that if animals had been shown to have an Immaterial body, so would haman beings."

zanıl Seventy experiments were with animals, birds and inseofs. They wern killed by guillotine, instantly and painlessly.

The subjerta were placed in

eloud chamber, which physiclets us for bombarding the atom with endium

and producing a cloud.

SURVIVAL DISPUTE

The cloud,

according

It will be a new departure to see

James .for materials patterned

nearly all dresses made in patterned

RADIO BROADCAST

A Light Violin Recital From the Studio

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME",

From 2.13.W. on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 kilocycles):

-8 pm,

European Programme, U-7 p.m. A Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden.

Orchestral Music, DIR. Facade Sulte (Walton); Slavonie In the next fortnight this elever

Dance No. 1 in C Major (Dvorak(); A Night at the Proms.

7.30 p.m.

A Recital by John Duchesses of York and Gloucester new dared silhouette.

McCormack (Tenor).

(Eric mong his clients, will introduce the

"Where lines were

unbroken. evening, dresses of patterned salin 1. A Song remembered thereby being more difficult for to replace those of wool for wear Coates); 2. Musle of the Night (Eric

wear. under fur coats, any but the ultra-silm to

Contes); 3. Drink to me only with Velvets will also be used-In richting eyes (Johnson); 4. She is far now they are to be cut up," he

shades of ruby and orange--and a toll me.

from the Land (Lambert).

7.15 p.m. "Pronunced shaping of sleeves new rokuar, nämed "carrot," by Mr.

From the Studio. and the bold fare of the .cnnts will Hartnel!.

A Light Violin Redtai by Art Carneira accompanied by Marcellar Andres.

WHEN THE MARSHAL WENT NORTH

An view'of Marshal Chlung Kai-shek's prezent visit to Canton, this picture is of peculiar interest. It was taken in 1924, on the bernsion of his departure at the Inad of the Northern Expedition, Chiang Kai-shek is Man in the picture are 31, Boudin and General Galens, Hussian advisers who pea, ei lth from left, striding. Mete ir that for working in close harming with the Canton authorities.

BRITAIN REJECTS

MR. ROOSEVELT

the

Amerieno experiments, would assume the shape of an animal at the moment of death.

"In no case did this take place," Dr. Fodor, The con- continued

elusion of Mr. Hopper is Watters must have been

that he

IS GOING ON HOLIDAY

D. MR. MONTAGU NORMAN mistaken.

IS TO VISIT THE

271. have phatsaphorfi

the

6gures shape us fantastic n often seen in sky clouds or burning couls."

-Our-rareftz? ---ex propinquisim—--ku vana. given not the slightes

survival."

SAME PLACE

Waington (DC.). Aug.

noence that he is Starling on his

RESIDENT ROOSEVELT has an-

cruise off the coast of Maine shortly.

WAR RAY

Italy Buys

It

SECRET "DETECTOR" THAT

AN

PENETRATES

FOG

SMOKE OR CLOUD

N infra-red ray device, claimed to be the most wonderful-invention since the discovery of wireless He is muiling in the 45ft, schucher and invaluable in time of war, has been sold to Italy after It is espected that any Spiritualists will context the definite Sewan, and at the end of the ruise "No" which the Kenangle he will pay a

it Visit to Lord Tweed-being turned down by the British Government. scientists have given as reply to one suit, Governor-General of Canada.

aust intriguing questions in Quebec. of the touching survival after death.

This visit is scheduled for nex week It is understood that Lord Tweed- smuir's presert slight illness will not cause any postponemest of the Pre-tange of four miles, rident's call-Reuter.

Licences

for Cyclists

Auckland (NZ), Aug. 1,

to reduce Drastic measures the number of inotor accidents in New Zealand were announced to- day by Mr. Semple, Minister of Transport.

Cyclists, who, he stated, were responsible for a large percentage of accidents, would be licensed:

No person ander 18 would r allowed to drive a car; and

"Junk" cars would be driven

DAY BY DAY

i

Another. -visitor to Maine at the same the as President Roosevelt; will be Mr. Montagu Norman, governor of the Dank of England. erft for the United States to- with MT3, dase

Company Norman, on the BremeZE,

off the roads.

During the last finir weeke twe people were killed every day in motor accidents. In

proportion

to population, this is equivalent to a death rate in England of 50 a day, or 18,250 a year.—Reuter,

NEWS IN BRIEF

"

The apparatus, it is claimed, will left London for Milan with, it is smoke naval and military rights of his detect an aeroplaney sh., or tank hid- understood, a signed contruct for the

It is said to have a secret. den completely by clouds. screens, or fag.

With the aid of two of these detectors it would be possible to shant

of with the certainty

almost any scoring a hit on Tusen Largel.

The inventor is Mr. Paul McNel.) an American of British parentage.

ULTRA-SHORT WAVES

He has been experimenting fory nearly 20 years and claims to have! been working with even shorter

According to reliable Infornia- tion, at invention, which takes up little space, has been reut on in sealed diplomatic bags, and is being assembled for further tests in an Italian destroyer at Leg- horn, the west coast naval base. Mr. McNell will be given, every experi- facity for continuing his ments in the finest laboratories In Italy.

Programme

1. Medien--La's face the misle A Pretty and dance, Cling to me.

Medley-- melody: 2. girl is like a It's been so long. I'm misunderstood, Kanta Claus enine in the spring; 3. Plano Solo I'm doing that thing. Marcellino Andres; §. Waltz Medies

in -Speak to me of love, Deep heart. Khs me agat: 5. Old Play- ourites Medley After you've gone. I'm in the Cuck up a little closer. muglert for zal,

my

#p.m. Lorni: Time Signal, Weather Report, Stork Quotallons and A-

unmercats.

R.0 p.m. Chinese Studio Concert, 11 p.nt. Close Down.

8.03-10 p.m. European 10- on A fre-

gramme from ZE.K. quency of 610 kilocycles,

8,05

D. "Rapsody (George Gershwin),

8.18 p.

ham (Tenor).

in

Songs by Derek Old-

A Little Love, A Little Kiss (Silezu); 2. Nocturne ("Song Love") (Curron); 3 Homing (Del Ricro): 4. Sull as the Night (Bohm), 8.30 p.m. Excerpts from Musicn! Comedy.

Selection-Follow the Sun; Vocal Gems-Nu No Nanette, Rose Marie; Selection--Anything Guest Vocal Duets--Musical Comedy Selection.

A Relay of the Daventry News Bullella (Copyright by Henter) and Announcements.

0.20 p.m. Variety and Dance Music.

Pine.

Fox-Trot

Instrumental-Military Medley, Spanish Quick Step Med- ...The Keyboarders; Pus-Trots Rise ក Shine. Darlingg You;

Old Vical Underneath the

Pine Tre The Trail of the Lonesome Mountaineers; The Rocky Fox-Trots There isn't any limit to I don't want to make his- tory: Sours-I'm II fool for loving

my love.

541730- you. You have that extra thing. Frances Day Fox-Trol-

to my boots

and Fox-Trot-Sweet Bregma Saddle: Take me back Sw.theart: Voral-My Plano and Me...Turner Layton; Fox-Trot Yesterday.

10 p.m. Dig Ben from Daventry. Close Down.

FORGED BANK

NOTES

TRAVELLING TRADER

SENTENCED

waves than any Marconi has been contract is believed to run into many trader, of 72 Stone Nullah Lane, was

able to reneh.

He came to England in 193, says

disheartened! the Sunday Dispatch, by two-and-a-half-years litigation in the United States, over erlain of: his patente. Experlinents were en tinued in his London flat and ina! Hongkong runfall for the 24 hours Inboratory in Holland.. GYNIER IS ENTITLED TO RESPECT ONLY,

totalled PFACE AND, ending at 10 ani to-day

When his detector had reached WHEN IT PROMOTES THE

The total sinew January | what he considered a sufficiently IMPROVES THE HAPPINESS OF MANKIND, | 0.73-inch.

18.41 inches, against an averaste high standard he approached the --Lord Essex.

of 59.422 inches.

British Government and offered it j to them.

Tests were carried out in February a lust year before high oferits of the

The forthcoming wedding in an- Rubert nounced or Lieut. Cyril Surices White, H.M.S. Regent, and Miss Ida Florence Ritchie, residhot 40 Kennedy Rond.

**

18 Yee, 28, reading at No. 4t Sai Yeung, Choi Street, fell from moving tramcar yesterday, receiving War Office. head injuries which necessitated his removal to the Government Civi} - Hospital His condition may bę serious,

Suffering from a crushed foot, due lo a pile of wood falling on him while working at the Royal Naval Dock- yard yesterday, Lau Sang, 50, a Suffering from the effects of in coolie, was admitted to the Govern“, mersion, a woman, Yip Kam, 35, was ment Civil flospital, where he has admitted to the Kowloon Hospital for been detained, "tor treatment.

treatment yesterday. It was stated in a report to the police that while n'

..

A Russian woman, Mrs. Katherine Yaumati ferry was crossing the har Owery, 26, rosiding at the Harbour bour, she jumped off the boat in an flotel, has been admitted to the attempt to commit suicide, but was View Kowloon Hospital for treatment. It pluckily saved by two Chinese sailors Is alleged that she took poison in an who work on the ferry, Chan Sum attempt to commit suleide. It is not and Cheung Yau. known whether serious or not.

her condition is

FOREIGN INTEREST

foreign Meanwhile a number of Governments were interesting then- selves in the Invention. These -

the Italian Feluded

Government, which had followed Mr. McNell's progress for, seine, years,

The sum paid to him under the thousands of pounds and leaves him! free to use the commercial rights of The invention.

charge Of Pleading guilty to a having in his possession forged bank-

14, notes, Yip Chau, a travelling sentenced to six months hard labour y Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Central Magistracy this morning.

left

was

Sergeant Mann, outlining the case, WAR OFFICE STATEMENT

said that on August 11, defendant Commercially, it would prove of and another man, who is not in po- WHS walking along extreme value in preventing collisions| Hee rustody,

Cops. C

marketed, Queen's Road Central, closely follow- at sea during there would be no great dificulty ined by a thinese constable who had

the d copying it, but any Government received information that wishing to use the instrument would fendant was carrying forged notes. the World have to pay heavily for the right to They finally arrived

Theatre where Chau's friend manufacture it under patents.

him, and entered a shop to purchase a hat, tendering a $10 mate for pay-

was told that it ment. He forged, and that the note would not be returned unless the hat was pur sis. He left the shop Ruud went hack to defendant, who was waiting mate the theatre, from whom he obtained ninety cents to pay for the hal, fe returned to the ahog, bought the hat and was given back the $10. which he handed to the defendant. The constable, who had observed The invention and previously been their actions, accosted the defendant, tested by the Admiralty, and an searched him, and found one $10 and ocial stated: "After the test had been made I was decided that instrument could not be put to practient use.""

They asked, Mr. McNell to de- monstrate his favention for them, aud, in a field near Guildford, he -showed

ΠΑΥΛΙ Italian

and milliary staff oilleers who had

1 Britain travelled specially to what his detector could do,

When approached by the Sun- day Dispatch, the War Offic made "The this official statement; subject had already received the attention of the War Olive, and in the light of the Department's knowledge it was decided that no useful purpose would be served by pursuing the consideration of Mr. McNeil's proposition as then stood."

one $5 Hongkong and Shanghai Bank the notes in his pockets. The notes were examined and found to be forged, and defendant was arrested. During the confusion of the curch, fendant's friend made good his cape, and Chay has since refused to give information as to his where-

Ile delected aeroplanes flying NATURE'S PUZZLE FOR abouts, beyond the horizon, approuching

It was

de-

04.

Li Pul-hing, 46-year-old widow, it | motor-cars long before they come in

SCIENTISTS off lightly when she appeared before sight, and even distinguished between

Bournemouth, Aug. 1.

OFFICER PROMOTED Alleensed delver, Chan Yut-wa, Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon white and brown cows miles away reported to the police yesterday that Magistrney this morning for stealing while driving private car, No. 3105 a gold perjant valued at $30 from a held hidden by hills.

pillars of the. £250,000 Pavillon Captain H. F. Gurnans-Williams

has been promoted Major from Wel, aged 16, of 26 Peel Street, ran in first door. She had been employed could be lingulched because of the here are puzzling experts, alang Wellington Street, a lad, Ng the bathroom of 26 Fuh Wall Street, explained that the colour of the cows stalactites formed on the stone

August 1. Major Garnons-Williams varying light absorption powers of

Stalactites usually tako hundreds of is an officer of the Royal Welch front of his car, and was knocked at that address au down, receiving injuries to his ribs, seeing the article on the floor, picked the different coloured hides.

Satisfied with these tests, the years to form, but these two. have Fusiliers but is seconded from the to act 118 for which he is now undergoing it up and kept it. She was bound

G.S.0.3 at the War Glee. treatment at the Government Civil over in the sum of $20 for one year. Ifallnn authorities made a bid for formed since 1920, when the pavilion regiment at present

· Hospital.

Det.-Sgt. C. H. Goodwin prosecuted, the invention, and Mr. McNell has was built.

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