CHRISTCHURCH.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3469, 6 February 1880, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

Yesterday.

A whale 24 feet long was driven ashore at Stunner last night by a swcrd fish. It had a number of wounds on it? body.

The festival of the Amalgamated Friendly Societies on Boxing Day producid a balar.cq of £89 11s 10J, which has been divided among the lodges taking part in proportion to number of members present. The grain market during the week has presented a more busy aspect than usual, the fixing of the rate of freight by the Shipping Company at 50s has had something to do with it. Wheat in small lots for imuaediato delireries is quoted at 4s; there still exists a considerable hesitancy amongst buyers, as the growers are firm iiutheir determination of shipping rather than accept the prices which some of the buyers speak of. Few parcels of oats have as yet come to hand, and prices are unaltered.

There was a large supply of beef at the market this week, and the prices opened briskly at 20s to-22s 6d, but afterwards fell inexplicably to 18s. Mutton : good, 2d per 1b ; medium? l|d.

An immense shark has been caught in Pigeon Bay by some fishermen, he got entangled in the nets and drowned himself. The fishermen missed their nets during night, and grappling for them for some hours, on findiDg them it was found that a shark was.completely rolled up in

them. The shark is Uh> largest seen here, it measures 13 feet louir, (3 feet in

girth, the head is 3 feet long, and 13 inches across from tooth to tooth, 34 teeth in" the lower jaw, and 20 in the upper side. The fins measure 2 feet 5 inches, and the tail 3 feel 5 inches from pint to point. It required 6 men to haul it into the boat.