AIRMAN REPORTED FOUND.
STORY FROM THE JUNGLE. HOOK IN NATIVE VILLAGE. DELIRIOUS AND ILL. REFERENCE TO TIGER. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received July 21, 12.15 a.m.) CALCUTTA, July 20. Ah impression lias gained ground that the missing airman, Mr. Eric H<»ok, who, with Mr. James Matthews, crashed in the Burmese jungle, may be alive. A report has reached Rangoon that he is sufforing from fever in a village some miles from the spot where he was left by Mr. Matthews. Ho is delirious and unable to give a coherent account of his experiences. He frequently mentions the word " tiger." Villagers who were fishing are reported to have found him exhausted and almost naked on the bank of a stream. Mr. Matthews is still at Prome, and is progressing well.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20621, 21 July 1930, Page 9
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128AIRMAN REPORTED FOUND. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20621, 21 July 1930, Page 9
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