* I have been lutormed by a member of my staff (who, however, is us ignorant as my contributor about the proper spelling of the name) that Pesarsi is tha Tamil for Satuu, and is the common designation for black eats in Ceylon. I iind on refencos to Colonial records that' the Earl of Blank, the Minister evidently here referred to, was for some years Governor of that island ; which no doubt accounts for his having selected this rather shocking name for his feline favourite.—[Ed. Truth.]
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Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 315, 16 July 1898, Page 5 (Supplement)
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85Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 315, 16 July 1898, Page 5 (Supplement)
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