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Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 58, 2 December 1926, Page 7

A ludicrous incident was witnessed when the steamer Kaitangata was about to leave Napier for Auckland recently (says an exchange). A- belated member of the crew appeared relubtant to join the ship, and had to be taken on board by force. When the boat was steaming out, however, lie jumped overboard and swam back to thb pier, climbed the steps, and, dripping tike a piece of seaweed, went up to a mate on the wharf and wished him good-bye. Then he looked for the Kaitangata. Evidently his services were needed, for the vessel put back, ran out the gangway, and received again the man who had returned to sav good-bye.

A new menace in the shape of medi-um-sized octopi has been threatening fishermen at the Manukau Heads during the past few weeks (savs the "New Zealand Herald”) Several octopi were caught on schnapper lines inside the heads, and one fisherman had a particularly exciting experience Having thrown out his line from the South' Head in the hope of catching a shark, he hooked an octopus with 4ft tentacles.' On reaching the surface the octopus ejected a him k fluid, and, after a violent struggle, succeeded in slipping back into the water.