Monday 13 January 2020

S.S. de Klerk en Dr Fejoes



No watersupply
Batavia july 12 (Aneta) tells that K.P.M.ship the Klerk ,passing Komodo ,received S.O.S.signals 
from the expedition of Dr.Fejoes who were in a state of emergency on the island.
The forgot to bring water.
De Klerk tookthe expedition in, Dr Fejoes was ill, the others were not that bad.
LEADER VERY ILL
BATAVIA, July 13. (Aneta). - The steamship of the K.P.M. De Klerk received S.O.S. light signals from the film expedition of Dr. Fejoes as he passed the small island of Komodo (Flores). This expedition appeared to be in a state of emergency and did not have access to drinking water, since they had failed to take stock of it. De De Klerk took Dr. Fejoes, who is very seriously ill, as well as some others who are less in a bad state. The expedition went through anxious days. They were tormented by thirst and surrounded by snakes and monster lizards (the so-called giant lizards).







BATAVIA, July 23 (Aneta). - According to a further received message from the leader of the film expedition, Dr. P. Fejoes, a new attempt will be made the following month to make recordings on the island of Komodo (Flores). (As will be recalled, on 13 of these, the KPM steamship "De Klerk" caught SOS license lights when passing through the island of Komodo, which came from Dr. Fejoes' film expedition. The "De Klerk" took Dr. Fejoes, who was very seriously ill, with him. The expedition had gone through very anxious days; people were tormented by thirst and surrounded by snakes and monster lizards.




BATAVIA, July 23 (Aneta). -from a further received message from the leader of Dr. P. Fejoes, a new attempt will be made the following month to make recordings on the island of Komodo (Flores).

As will be remembered, the steamship of the K.P.M. "De Klerk" when passing through the small island Komodo 5.0.5.-light signals, which came from the film expedition of Dr. Fejoes. This expedition turned out to be in a state of emergency. De De Klerk took Dr. Fejoes, who was very was seriously ill.

The expedition had gone through very frightening days. They were tormented by thirst and surrounded by snakes and monster lizards.





A Swedish expedition sent to Siam,
New Guinea and Komodo Island, near
Flores, to secure documentary films
of animal life, flora and scenery, was
forced to signal a Dutch. steamer to
take them off Komodo. Besides be
brng faced with a water shortage, they
were threatened by giant lizards and
poisonous snakes, which literally
drove them from their camps and
made them seek refuge on the beach.

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