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PYGMY STORY A HOAX

NO DISCOVERY MADE BOMBAY, February 22. The\pygmy story is one of the greatest hoaxes of recent times. No discovery was made. The report was either a practical joke or due *to the ancient Hindu superstition that the spreading of a false rumour helps in a domestic crisis, like childbirth. The local authorities have been overwhelmed by world-wide cable inquiries, the inconvenience in dealing with which resulted in a strict investigation.

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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22505, 25 February 1935, Page 9

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PYGMY STORY A HOAX Otago Daily Times, Issue 22505, 25 February 1935, Page 9

PYGMY STORY A HOAX Otago Daily Times, Issue 22505, 25 February 1935, Page 9