MODERN ROBINSON CRUSOE.
GERMAN ON LONELY ISLAND. SOLITARY FOR 22 YEARS. FIRST NEWS OF WORLD WAR. DISCOVERY BY AIR PILOT. By Telegraph—Pre» Association—Copyright. (Received September 3, 8.15 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 3. The Berlin correspondent of the Morning Post sends a remarkable the discovery of a modern Robinson* Cr&soa on the island of Anao, in the Ocean. An air mail pilot, who was driven from his course, -which lay between Singapore and Fremantle, descended on the island. Immediately after landing he was accosted by a long-bearded man, clothed in sackcloth, and was requested to leave immediately. The airman learned that the was a German count, formerly, a captain in the German mercantile marine, who sailed to Australia in 1909 to escape the distraction of his wife's unfaithfulness. The man set out from Fremantle in a small boat, with provisions, arms and instruments. Ha encountered a small island and decided to remain. Jle lived on coconuts, shellfish and tortoises, and had not seen a human being for 22 years. > The German showed great interest on hearing for the first time of the world war.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20969, 4 September 1931, Page 9
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