FORGOTTEN COFFIN.
FOUND IN A BERLIN CELLAR 'United Prpss Associrttinn —By Kluvirjc TeLigrap* Copyright.) t Australian I'ress Association ) Received 12.45 p.m. to-day. BERLIN, Aug. 18. An astonishing case of forgetfulness was revealed- when a coffin containing the nwimified body of a, man was discovered in the corner of a cellar. A young Turkish student was. killed m a street in Berlin in June, 1915. The body was embalmed and ordered to be sent- home for infermenf, but the railway at Constantinople was momentarily monopolised with transport of troops. When facilities were restored the -address was lost- and the relations could not; be traced. Finally the coffin was forgotten until spring-cleaning revealed it.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 19 August 1929, Page 9
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112FORGOTTEN COFFIN. Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 19 August 1929, Page 9
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