A Dutchman named Wid Meier was ' charged in the Wellington Policd Court the other day with being drunk and incapable; His eScuee was that he " vasnot used to dis beer vat he got in New Seeland-vV ,- .--.. , • , r : The fbllovving incident concerning a' shark is narrated, by ; the 'Melbourne Argus. Qa tbe voyage of tbe barque Madura from Newoastle to this port, the patent log was hove overboard on Christmas Day, with a view to , ascer- I tain the vessel's speed. On hauling the log in, however, it was found to be' stripped of nil its blades as clean' as if a very sharp instrument had been used,, in the operation, and the registei-ed' dials were crushed clean through,, thus damaging the log past recognition,; arid beyond ali h*peof ; repair. A portion' 1 of a shark's tooth", whioh was ifound' -firmly fixed in the dial plate, ; showed iti ( .what manner the damage had boeh doae, u'/'iviu; v.y
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 34, 5 February 1876, Page 2
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156Untitled Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 34, 5 February 1876, Page 2
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