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Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42778, 14 September 1905, Page 3

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[by telegraph—press association' Melbourne, Yesterday. .Recently MrTlios. W, (Stanford,.;, of Melbourne, forwarded •> to»: Stanford University, California, a collection of valuable autiques <. which, he declared*, were collected from ancient tombs in Egypt on his behalf by an astral body, of a spiritualistic medium. Thev president of the university declined the gift as he was unable to adopt .Mr Stanford’s explanation of the manner of collecting. Mr Stanford, who is a spiritualist.' declaros tha‘. he has,'discovered in Sbuth Yarra.a lauridfyman S lined Bailey, who communes with the r-ral world,’ and at seances there ere extraordinary manifestations! Coins of rare antiquity, JiVe aiiimals and fish, supposedly from Egypt, were produced at a minute’s notice, and also clay tables covered with cuneiform inscriptions. i.- ~., i ... n.• Perth Yesterday., The resignation of -the Fejorvary Cabinet has been- accepted and the eader of the Coalition summoned.

Melbourne. Yesterday, A petition to release Worthington >n the ground of ill-health will be :onsidered at the next meeting of the Cabinet. The prison medical report ionfirms his,.seriouscondition.; Permission.has been given, to,mem>ers of the Stock Exchange to tender or a Wellington loam U> t .• i- •• * Adelaide* Yesterday ; The Budget referred 'with- sriisfacion to the hough it was’ not increasing fast nough, land exjressed ithe opinion bat if the , British could not make otter use of Australia than occupyig it with four millions, it did notde?rve to hold it. i<y Sydney, Yesterday. News from Norfolk Island announces the 3ath of the Rev. Fleming, missionary at Jnbrim. 1 * - - - Lorie was surrounded in the scrub by the olice near Quambone. and when pressed ttiunitted suicide by cutting his throat. -v Brisbane, Yesterday, A representative of the Sydney Chinese ut a German to New Guinea to inquire if e Chinese stowaways would be returned to ieir port. The. Governor agreed.. to. . release lem on payment of 6000 marks and 4d a ly for keep. "Wealthy Chine 0 o residents und the money. The delegate complainstterly of the way the .men.were treated, ■cteen were in the hospital.