THE NATIVES PLEASED
BUT DISASTER FOR EUROPEANS,
(UNITED FAESS ASSOCIATION.—COPMIGHT.I
<*VSUIAUAN ■ NEW ZEALANB CAILB ASEOCIAII9X.) MANILA, 26th May. A locust plague has attacked the Philippines. A swarm of insects flying over Manila yesterday virtually obliterated the sun and drove players from the city golf courses. Sugar, rice, and other plantations are seriously threatened. The natives, however, are using the locusts as afood delicacy, and are pleased with the insects' coming.
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 125, 28 May 1923, Page 7
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