DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 623, 28 September 1909, Page 6

DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

(Ujr. TsltEraph.-SoKliil, Ourreiummltnt. : , ;. ' ;.■;. ■Wanflanuj,' Septembffi.'.:^. • "'? ■ ™>re shots i were,'< put - into „• the ■, wreck Charles Edward yesterday, which further broke up the hull. It is intended to continue operations with, a new to'completely, flattening the •The effect of the' recent monetary, depression was clearly seen , in the aniount stient hero at tho recent race meeting, at which less than the average number of people attended, and at which less money was put through the totalisator than last year. Hotelkeepers.and business men also report business to be quieter than is • usual-at. race time.' ' •■•.....'■- ,_ The medium, Mr. Bailey, arid hie Spiritualist friends'got rather'' a shock last evening, when Mr. Bailey gavo a trance address to a large, audience in the local Spiritualist Assos} a W°ns. meeting-room,. In the Fire Brigade Hall. When Mr. Bailoy finished speaking a •man. suddenly rose in the nudienco' and announced'himself as Mr. T. W; Driver, who' recently challenged Mr. Bailoy in Wellington'to atest'of bis powers. It appears-that ,Mr. Driver arrived quietly in Wanganui the previous day and entered the'hall with the rest of'tho public unnniiced by anyone. • When the -audience recovered from their shock.at Mr. Driver's unexpected materialisatiou the latter said he had noticed in Saturday's "Chronicle" a statement by Mr. "Bailey that !he (Mr. Driver) ,had backsd'put'of his challenge. He defied' Mr. Bailey to provothi3." Mr. Ebling,' chairman of the Spiritualist Association, interrupted, protesting against ?Mr. Driver's behaviour, and reminding him that it was, Sunday'night.' v '•■.••. '. '~ , ! , ■.•■"■ '~ Mr. Bailey then said: "Controls .spoke ;of yOU,, nOt 1., ■'■■.'• .y, ■;•..:.■". ,■. : |V ■• Mi , . Driver: 'Ton spoke in person, Bailey." Hβ' we'nt.ottito say that' Mr.' Bailey's 'statement wai a lie." ■ ' "' ' ' ''. '' '■ ' '•••■■■■'■•■ : Mr, Ebling then ordered, Mr. Driver out.oif ;tho room, and everyone began' talking at once, some crying- Mr. Driver down 1 and others 'urging him on. Mr/Driver then gathpred tip his coat and hat and walked to" tho door, saying, '"Eemomber. I am here in person," and threatening to giyo an exhibition at which ho could produce ' npports" better than: Mr.'Bailey had. Ho said ho wonld immediately go down to ! the "Chronicle" and advertiso to that effect.'. Mr. Driver, then went through tho door,•: Eaying, '1 have my. name to' prbtect. Tou shoula .have left it out.", \ '. ' ; .: After leaving the room Mr. Driver took part ii a heated' discussion on the stair-landing. ■When the commotion'.had subsided Mr. Ebling sai.l that Mr. Dtiver, could, keep his : challenge; nobody in ' tho local' society would : accept it, and he thought that Mr; Driver made a mistake in'oreatine such a'scene. : Mr. Driver afterwards called on both tho local papers, reiterating his statements and repeat-' ing his challenge to Mr. .Bailey, bnt apparently there is little chance of the'latter taking it up. Spiritualists are very.-sore over Hie matter, and some of them talk of making,Mr, Driver apologise. ■"■' .•:.■.■ ''■;".■.•■■ >': : . V: • .