The Archive · 1937

About 20 Feet Long

With its head occupying the arcater portion of the bow, the body of the wish takes up the entire hold of th stern, TI is estimated to be about 30 feot long. To keep it fresh, many dollars' worth of ordered daily to cover part of its head and body. It" Is "expected to be plaged in' the Market this morning.

The owners are planning to sell the fish intact, tailing which it may cut to pieces, In view of "the large numtier of spectators who visited the scene, a suggestion wag made to have it exhibited the City Museum. An attempt was made by one of the boatmen to elect tips from photographer though none of the spectators" was tasked to pay any money to view the fish, The catch was made late on March 1, according to the boatmen, The attention of the crow was fest uMtracted to the tardiness of the ship which, unknown to those on board. was @ heavy load. Then there was the tremendous struggle the net, and the splashing and foam at tie back of the tray convinced the crow that the catch was out of the ordinary.

When the shark was. brought on to the ship and killed, the net was ind to be broken in several places io-ship returned to Shanghai im= mediately. The trawler Hal. Kong. wried by the Hal Li Trawler Ca.

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