Ghastly Discovery.
On tlie, eyening: of Saturday, 27tli Decembet (says the Meibourne Age\ two youna; men nameil Obxall iwere 1 i fishing off the Frankstone pier, when »>ne oj[ (them hooked, aj-Bharj^about ? lift- m i length . vtidl Sft'i ii * aUfik." Owing to th*e"^ixe of the shaik/they ■were unable t6 >(J laiid'" it' at ottc^ the result'being' thkii'h, Wi'oTce'away. j TOie' shark, . however, contiui^l Jjiovering aboiit the picv," and' wils Tea witl) n'sh ■until anotijer Jiooknwaw obtained,' au<L ,on a second triall- the Coxalls inankiged to secure- the monster, and drag -it into shallow wateu, where I^,^',^ shot; On ' opening it, portions of a jo6at, vest, and trousers 'wele found stomach, and m ,one .sojf ! vest ■pockets were found a gold" wa^bh; anclsilver. chain, / and ;in the troiJtHers^ pocket the sum of 10s 6d m stiver, 'tyrif tfeys,anda"pipe,f Father search being made, a human arm apd a r.portioni oi a skull: wei'tfrfo'uiEt m the stoniaph. The clothing and were i identified By 'Mr "Brown lis be-;-longing to his brother, who was drowned m the yacht Jolanthe, which'foundered v fortnight ago near Frarikston. - - .. : ' ,
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 38, 15 January 1885, Page 2
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181Ghastly Discovery. Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 38, 15 January 1885, Page 2
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