FOVEAUX STRAIT WHALING.
AMEEIICGIS WORTH .£IOOO. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) liwrcai'jjill, April 21. The Australian Whaling Comp&ny'e fleet, under the management of Captain Eseness, which has been carrving on operations in Foveaux Strait for the past four months with headquarters at Chalky Inlet, is now on its way to the Australian coast. Mr. E. AViie, Norwegian Vice-Consul, stated that despite the unfavourable weather which had prevailed almost continuously since tlio (loot started operations they had captured twenty fine whales, all of the sperm variety, 'lhey had also obtained (abmlt two weeks ago) a lump of ambergris, valued at. JMOfIO, and this with the products of I lie whales treated by them since their arrival, would make tlie season a successful one financially. The licet is at present making a prospecting visit along the \\est Coast, and will afterwards tmiceed la Jervois Buy on the coast of New South Wales, where headquarters will be established. The Iteet will remain in Australian waters for four months, and its future movements will depend entirely on the result of their season there. If successful, they may return to Foveaux Strait,
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1730, 22 April 1913, Page 4
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185FOVEAUX STRAIT WHALING. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1730, 22 April 1913, Page 4
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