A MODERN CRUSOE
Aviator’s Meeting With Bearded Islander ALONE FOR 23 YEARS' By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright (Rec. September 3, 7.30 p.m.) London, September 3. A remarkable story of the discovery of a modern Robinson Crusoe on the island of Anao, In the Indian Ocean, comes from the Berlin correspondent of the “Morning Post" An air mall pilot, who was driven from his course, which lay between Singapore and Fremantle, descended on the Island. Immediately on landing he was accosted by a long-beared man clothed In sackcloth, and requested to leave immediately. The airman learned that the recluse was a German count, formerly a captain In the German mercantile marine. He sailed to Australia in 1909 to escape the distraction of his wife’s unfaithfulness.
He set out from Fremantle In a small boat with provisions, arms, and Instruments. He encountered a small island and decided to remain.
He has lived on coconuts, shellfish, and tortoises, and had not seen a human being for 23 years. He showed great interest on hearing for the first time of the World War
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Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 291, 4 September 1931, Page 9
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177A MODERN CRUSOE Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 291, 4 September 1931, Page 9
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