A SERIES OF COINCIDENCES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3150, 31 July 1917, Page 6

A SERIES OF COINCIDENCES

A QUESTION 01? PSYCHOLOGY. ■ ■ (By "Sylvius.") There are on raro occasions those people who have 'what is called "a run of luck" ono way ,, or the other; others hiivo a series of fires that there is no accounting for, and time and agiin there are those days—we all experience them— when everything appears to go wrong, and premeditated shortening of one's days on this planet does not seem to be such absolute madness as it is. and again a man has a "hunch" to do a tiling; that is to say, he is strongly disposed to f.vicy that some lino of stock is good buying; that this or that horse can win a certain race, or that n certain line of action in business will turn out profitable. Some., men follow their "hunches" (mental instinct) and win out; others also follow them, and lose in. These thoughts were engendered by the peculiar case of Mr. Godfrey Magnus, of Wellington, who established a "corner" in coincidences in tho land of "corners"—America. Mr. Magnus entered a bank in Chicago, and was explaining to the teller that money vas one of the articles that were "most '.■ssential" Ao travel in America, uid that if he would oblige, the Union Pank of Australia would see him..through. At the word Australia a man, who was standing near, approached Mr. Magnus, and asked him if he was from Australia. JO. Magnus said he was 'rom New Zealand, and told his name, whereupon the other produced a letter of introduction to Mr. Magnus. Another curious coincidence occurred on the journey across the States. Mr. Magnus was inri-oducwl to a lady on the train, and as the lady was very much interested in New Zealand, they lmd_ a long conversation regarding the dominion. They parted at Colorado Springs. On the voyage out ho mot another lady nn. the steamer quite accidentally, nnd on the lady ascertaining who Mr. Magnus was. she went to her cabin and lirought back n. note of introduction to Mr. Sfagnns. wl'ich had bc-M split tn her by |lie "lndv of tin- train" nn learnim? that "the lady of thn boat" was going to visit Australia and New Zealand. The Uiinl most remn'lcablf , noincidsnen happened in New York. Mr. Magnus was travelling in :i subwnv. and was looking for an address in a letter, whpn the envelope dropped to the door. It was pfelceH up by a man Mr. Masmi" had not hitherto noticed, who retimed it, saying fiiipnt (In , writing nn the envelope). "That's my brother's writing!" As a natter of Ihe lntter -.-no nne 'from Mr. Chn-les Zachnmh nf Wrllilistton, tn Mr. Jfaorniis. and ike envelope happened to be picked un by Mr. .Tos"nli Zacharhili. also of Wellington, and then on a visit to New York.