Mr Wisdom meets a poltergeist. Sunday Times Correspondent, Malacca, Sat. A stone hurled supposedly by a poltergeist fell with tremendous force inches away from the Resident Commissioner, Malacca, Mr G.E.C. Wisdom, when he visited a
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Mianwali, Pakistan (1957)
Heavenly Pranksters. From our own correspondent. Mianwali, May 31. A supernatural phenomenon here is taxing the brains of the wise and holy men of Mianwali. Three houses in the main bazar are being bombarded day
Continue ReadingKuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1952)
Ghost runs amok when told to get out. Kuala Lumpur, Thurs. A ghost ran amok in Kuala Lumpur last night when the occupants of a house tried to drive him out. In a mad rush
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Ghost follows girl. F.P. Malay Correspondent. A ghost which the medicine man of Kampong Ulu Seberang Perak, Alor Star, identified as a “jin tanah” or a “land genie” is terrorising the villagers there, Utusan Melayu
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‘Ghost’ Boy Has Quiet Weekend. Kuala Lumpur, Mon. – The 12-year-old “ghost” boy Chai Loong Kong has had his first peaceful weekend in three months. For days he had been pestered by a poltergeist who
Continue ReadingMiri, Malaysia (1958)
A stone-throwing ‘ghost’ injures 20 people. Showers of ‘pebbles from heaven’ fall on workers. Priest called in to get rid of intruding spirit. Kuching, Thursday. A shower of stones believed to have been thrown by
Continue ReadingBanda Hilir, Malacca, Malaysia (1959)
Mystery incidents in a Malacca village. Poltergeist or pranksters? Malacca, Thurs. – Weird happenings were reported to have taken place last week at Kampong Bandar Hilir, in the heart of Malacca Town. Two adjoining houses
Continue ReadingHeidelberg, Melbourne, Australia (1950)
Boy is questioned on Melbourne mystery tappings. Melbourne: Police investigating the mysterious nightly tappings on the walls of a house at Heidelberg for the past three weeks and stone-throwing on the roofs of other houses
Continue ReadingSurabaya, Indonesia (1950)
The Surabaja Poltergeist. Instances of poltergeist phenomena, especially those which are carefully observed and reported, are relatively infrequent. (A poltergeist – literally a “noisy ghost” – is the term used to describe noises, the hurling
Continue ReadingGujar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan (1951)
Ghost fire scares Gujarkhan. Rawalpindi, Oct. 30 (App). What has been described by spiritualists as a diabolical work of some evil spirit, who have made a 12-year-old girl’s body as their repository, a ghost fire,
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