A LOST MEMORY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17276, 27 September 1919, Page 2 (Supplement)

A LOST MEMORY.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE.

SALVATION OF7TC'T„'S PLIGHT.

A remarkable story ot a Salvation Army ca t Gain's adventures is told in England. The ;aptain, a man named Riley, has just returned to his home, after several months' absence, and his mind is a complete blank. He is unable to give any account of his recent whereabouts at all. On his arrival at Nottingham his wife found a £50 note stitched inside his clothing. A year ago Riley left to resume hut work in France, ana nothing was heard of him until he walked into the house. He kept on saying he had been in hospital. Another £50 note arrived from London recently, accompanied by a letter, the writer saying he was returning to the United States, but considered himself responsible for Riley's condition, and promising further assistance. The relatives assume that Riley met with a motor accident while crossing London and that the donor of the banknotes was probably the driver of the vehicle responsible. Riley, however, is unable to throw any light upon the affair at all, and is at present receiving medical attention. The letter from London bears no address, and there is nothing to disclose the identity of the writer.