ARABIA CROSSED
GERMAN EXPLORER. CAPTURED BY A SULTAN. BERLIN, July 14. After many adventures, including imprisonment, a German explorer, Dr Hans Helfritz, has crossed Southern Arabia from the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea. The region traversed had not been 'previously explored by a European, and the task he set himscli had been deemed to be impossible. In the course iof his adventurous journey the explorer was captured by a local sultan, who kept him prisoner for three months in a fortified castle. Dr Helfritz, whose journey in South Arabia a year ago resulted in the discovery of extremely ancient towns with fantastic-looking “skyscrapers,” has brought hack rich material which sheds an entirely new light on Arab culture.
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Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1933, Page 2
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118ARABIA CROSSED Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1933, Page 2
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