Canton, Aug. 2.
The "Spirit Turtle" mystery, which has aroused considerable interest Chinese circles here, has been solved following the capture of the. reptile by a fisherman at" the White Dragon Lake near the Huafeng mout-tains.
The White Dragon Lake is a popular vacation resort and of late visiors reported seeing a queer looking, turtle with a shining white spot the back but never were they able to approach it. The superstitious be-HHeved it to be a spirit in disguise.
By accident the mystery reptile was caught carly this week and Identified as a turtle that hod lived for at least 550 years. Examination revealed that the shining white spot on the turtle's
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