Ghosts in Taiping.
Pawang to counter priest’s curse.
From our own correspondent. Taiping, April 1st.
Taiping people have been exercised of late over a succession of strange happenings in an Indian household attributed to Poltergeist and despite the vigilance which has been exercised the phenomena still remain unexplained. At first the family were startled by vibrations in the house as if an earthquake were occurring, but later there were showers of stones both in the house and the compound.
Appeals were made to friends and to the Police but their watching was unavailing for the daily stones and rattlings continue. The householders believe it is the result of the curse of a Siamese priest and have engaged the services of a Malay Pawang; meanwhile the house remains the centre of public interest in the town.
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 2nd April 1930.
Taiping poltergeist explanation.
From our own correspondent. Ipoh, May 14.
Further light was thrown to-day on the Taiping poltergeist at the house of a Tamil contractor, where there have been strange happenings for some weeks, including stone-throwing, crockery rattling and other spook terrorism which attracted many visitors, including the police and Europeans which had hitherto baffled the occupier. He now informs the Times of Malaya that he believes the cause of the evil spirits malignity to have been manifested through a servant girl, who has now been discharged, resulting in peace thereafter.
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 21st May 1930.