The Archive · 1924

Sharks at Manila

Divers Afraid to Venture into Bay Because of the Man-Eaters Manila, June 18, Sharks have become so numerous Manila Bay that professional rivers have refused to go into the water on several occasions recently. One day last week the inter-island vessel, Dona Domingo, reported that a school of sharks followed the ship for half an hour as she was steaming up the bay. During the Inst two weeks two native fishermen have disappeared and the authorities believe they were devoured by sharks. ishing use of dynamite various parts of the islands is given by. fishermen as the cause of the increase in the number of sharks wi the bay in search of food—Reuter": Pacific Service.

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