Supposed to Have Been Driven into Harbour' Owing to Earthquake Shocks Manila, Apr. 22.
Fishermen have reported an unusual number of sharks in Manila Bay in recent weeks and some scientists believe that the many earthquakes experienced in the Philippines and adjacent islands have driven the sharks into less disturbed waters. While a majority of the sharks are small and presumably harmless, a few of the with" fishermen's net markets are flooded with these small sharks, which the Chinese prize highly for food.
It is said that in the days when Dewey's ships were Lying in the bay near" Cavite, "swimming call" for the crew' was sounded each day, but now crews of the American fleet are forbidden to swim in the deep water unless. they remain within the wire screening at Canacao Bay, where the Cavite naval station is located—Reuter's Pacific Service.
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