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World Strangest Stories

Downfall

The

of the

Cannibal King

By BILL McGOW

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existing husband; she was sidiable arrangement with her gond provider and went out

odd and endearing characteristics. They are shy and gentle but can Inflict a nasty bite when provoked.

Experts who know all about the Australian marso. pials could tell you lots more about the wombat, hat they would all agree on one in portant pent.. wombats cannot fly.

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ally hunting for the waterlily roots which were his favourite breakfast-food "often that heroic creature tramped on foot 100 miles to get me a few sprigs of herba" Was one iributes to hi 2138

devoted cabul feasts with his tribe he Look part In

skip culinary details); he described the

mass fishing expeditons Fra which fish were speared at mid- night by torchlight; he fought Swiss and conquered (with Yamba'a waiter named Heuri Luis assistance) 11 crocodile; ho

Which proved to be a bat of td luck For แ

the

gruesome

Grin. Edy the wombat cured himself of malaria by

had possesseit wings M. M

killing a wild bull and skep. ing within 11% still-warn

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CLEVIVOT,

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1955.

(unlikely

STONEBOTTOM SUMMIT

World Copyright by arrangement with the Manchester Guardian

PARIS IS FULL OF SURPRISES THESE DAYS. BUT

NOTHING MORE STARTLING HAS OCCURRED THAN THE

ADMISSION OF JEAN COCTEAU TO THE FRENCH ACADEMY

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