A SHARE STORY.
A correspondent sends to the Jrfelbourne Tekgraph an account of an extraordinary occurrence which took place at Sandridge recently, a Bhatk. about 5£ feet m length, was seen clost to the piev, ia shallow water. Two men under the ioflaence of driok, went out m a small bjat to try, and capture it. lhe shark yot undir the b >ar, and thle men, m trying to strike it with an iron bar, capsized ih m*elves and th« beat on top of the shark. One otshe men struck pat for the shore as fast %c* he oould. The' otter, named Samuel Jackson j made for the shark and saizsd it ia his *rmp. 4mmedi»t«lr the shark knocked him down with a Wow of ics tail. Jackson -pursued him m the watfr, and caught him again bj the body. The shark. &rew him down four times. On the fpurth fall » man went to his assistance, and between them they succeeded m carrying tht live shark to the shore m. their armi. [We fancy this . is the champion fib of the eeasoD.") .. :
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 11, 11 December 1883, Page 2
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182A SHARE STORY. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 11, 11 December 1883, Page 2
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