VALUABLE FIND
LUCKY CEYLON FISHERMEN COLOMBO, Dec. 7. Precious ambergris weighing 2001 b, and reported to be valued at £3OOO, was found by Ceylon fishermen when out at sea. This substance, which occurs as a secretion in the intestine of the sperm whale, is a base for exnensive perfumery. The fishermen launched their catamarans and hauled in four gunny bags of the substance. For fears that others would lay claim to it they buried It and kept watch all night. Ceylon has been famous for ambergris from the time of the earliest Portuguese navigators. Large masses have been washed ashore upon the coast from time to time.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20660, 10 January 1942, Page 5
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107VALUABLE FIND Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20660, 10 January 1942, Page 5
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