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Him kerosene b’long Jesus Christ by’m-by all done, finish. It would appear, however, that in the conditions prevailing, this contention would hardly b eregarded as justifiable. The first sentence, in the vivid pidgin of a West African tribesman, means “The sun is due for a total eclipse.” The second is officialese for “We disagree.”
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 12, 13 January 1948, Page 2
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56This English Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 12, 13 January 1948, Page 2
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