A STORY OF “SPIRITS.”

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 29 December 1928, Page 5

A STORY OF “SPIRITS.”

MEDIUM FALLS INTO TRAP,

EXPOSURE BY 'STUDENTS.

Eour medical students in Cardiff, Wales, who abandoned their studies owincr to a dispute between -the National” School of .Wales and the Cardiff Royal Infirmary authorities, lately turned their attention to another form of scientific research., The startling '“spirit” message delivered to the aged parents of a naval man who fell in the war—whom one of the students knew intimately was responsible for arousing their interest. The message to the elderly people from the son at a seance was to pack up their belongings and get out of the The old people had attended several seances held by the man and his woman colleague and had parted with 7s 6d a sitting. 'They sought the advice of their medical student friend. It-was arranged that the couple should seek another sittino- and this they did, and the spiritualist agreefi wnen the old people promised to bring along four new girl After some “messages” had been given to the old people, one of the “girls” wished to know if her late husband would release her from a vow pledged on his death-bed, not to marry again. After some mysterious ‘communing with the spirit of the dead “husband the answer came clear and definite, “the vow must stand.” The four “girls” promptly rose and, turning on the light, threw; off their disguises. They were the four medical students who had dressed as girls to expose the medium and his ‘colleague. After eliciting a confession, from the medium that he was not a of any of the recognised spiritualist societies, but was simply out to get a living th e students gave him and his companion I‘2 hours to leave Cardiff. _ They were requested to name the district they, intended to go to, so that a warning could be passed along.