A POLITE GHOST

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18597, 7 January 1935, Page 11

A POLITE GHOST

TALKS DOWN CHIMNEY

SPANISH MYSTERY

MADRID, Nov. 23. A friendly ghost which speaks down the chimney of an economical cooker is a phenomenon sufficiently rare to cause some sensation even among the matter-of-fact'inhabitants of Saragossa, who have set out to trace the mystery to its source. The “spirit” occupies a detached house, so it is difficult to imagine how a practical joker could be at work iu a neighboring building. An architect and some workmen were called in. They searched the building from roof to cellar, but without finding a possible, hiding place for a joker, l’inally, the architect said; “Measure, the chimney pipe.” “You need not trouble, the diameter is just 6im,” said the ghost politely. It was. The police were summoned and stood in front of the cooker. IVhile they were taking notes some inquisitive youths climbed on to the roof and lifted most of the tiles. All the afternoon people gathered. One person endeavored to gain admittance by presenting the visiting card of a former Cabinet Minister. So large Uhl the crowd become that the police several times had to line up and threaten to charge to make a way for the traffic in the Gallo Gascon de Gotor. The director of the local lunatic asylum, on being interviewed by a journalist, said that lie hoped the experience would prove useful to science, but lie refused to venture an opinion until lie had himself spoken up the chimney pipe.