WHALING INDUSTRY
PROSPECTS FOR NEXT SEASON. • United Press Association--*-By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, September 18. Though there was no whaling in the South Atlantic last year, owing to, a glut in,whale oil, operations, opening on September 20th., will be so intense that .it is estimated, that 25,000 will be killed, and boiled down aboard the floating refine, Mis before the hunting ends in March. One hundred and twenty-mine ships are now steaming, towards the island of South Georgia.. Aeroplanes and wireless will be employed to locate the whales.
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Hokitika Guardian, 19 September 1932, Page 6
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93WHALING INDUSTRY Hokitika Guardian, 19 September 1932, Page 6
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