An Iriahman examined before a Fishery Commission m England seemed bo inolined. to avqw anything tha.t qno of the Oomoiia. sioners a,§kefl him it thcta »*•" • " west efm° A ' ..-ie whales on the .... "la it whales?" askod Pat. " Sure you may sco 'om>by the dozen spouting about like water engines all over tho place." 'Are there many dog ihh ? " w»3 the next quottion, " Dog fish, begorral ye'd say so ay yo passed the night there. Sure we can't sleep for the barking' 0' them." "Do Hying fißb, abound there ? " queried another gentleman. " Flying fish, is it ?" replied the accommodating Iriahman. "If we didn't put the shutters up every night there wouldn't be a whole pane 0' glass m the window, for the craters batin.' against hem,"
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1805, 3 April 1888, Page 3
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125Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1805, 3 April 1888, Page 3
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