BANK NOTES.
The following item from the Wairarapa Star may be believed or not as the reader thinks fit : — •• A Masterton resident is possessed of an extraordinary cat. The other day the feline creature plunged into a deep cret k, and after struggling for nearly a minute in the water, landed a large eel on the bank. The owner of the cat has on several occasions seen eels at his back door, and has been at a loss to know from whence they came."
A correspondent of the Daily Graphic writes : — " There was recently served at my table a trout sent by Mr E. B. Burbury, of Oamaru, New Zealand, rather more than six months ago. The trout, which weighed nearly 171b, was of extremely delicate flavour, and preserved all the qualities of freshly caught fish. It may be of interest to some of our readers to learn that the fish in question — with five others — within a short time of its being caught was placed in a box filled with water, which was frozen into a solid block of ice. The case was forwarded in the refrigerating chamber of the Invercargill, which left X)amaru on April Bth."
Much of the Princess of Wales' leisure time during her late stay at Mar Lodge was devoted to angling on the upper stretches of the Dee. Besides making some baskets of fine trout her Royal Highness landed during her visit four salmon, ranging in weight from 6£lb to 91b and 9|lb, and one scaled 16£lb. The Princess Louise of Wales (Duchess of Fife) landed a splendid salmon in October, at Pool Dearg, near Old Mar Lodge. It weighed 9£lb.
Automatic angling is the latest device. A man has merely to set his tackle, and the fish will catch themselves. The line is held in tension by a trigger. When a fish bites, the pull releases the trigger, and allows the line to pay out. The moment the fish halts, the pressure on the .trigger ceases, and the process of rewinding the line commences. Should the fish dart off again, the automatic angler places no obstacle in the way, but the moment the fish pauses he is again drawn in.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2026, 22 December 1892, Page 28
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