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Wellington, September 2. The New Zealand Times announces that as a result of a conference of city editors, Mr Thomas Driver, a conjurer, and Mr William Mcßean, representing Mr Charles Bailey, an alleged spirit medium, of Melbourne, a wager of a side has been arranged. Mr Driver wagering that he will perform by conjuring what Mr Bailey professes to do through spirits. The conditions are that Mr Bailey will be stripped and medically examined and placed in a bag. The bag will be sealed and placed inside a cabinet. If Bailey produces “apports” under these conditions, which Mr Driver acknowledges he cannot do under the same circumstances, Mr Driver will pay ,£IOO,
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 476, 4 September 1909, Page 3
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113“SPOOKS.” Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 476, 4 September 1909, Page 3
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