A STORY OF THE SEA.
WINGED MESSENGERS. AN INTELLIGENT ALBATROSS. Dunedin, February 17. Captain Rogers, of the barque Jasper, states that when about 150 miles westward of the Snares several large albatrosses followed the vessel, one of which behaved so peculiarly that those on board came to the conclusion that it desired to bo caught. A hook was baited, and the bird taken on board, when a slip of paper was found in a quill as follows: —“February 9, ’9O. Lat. 4S S., long. 164.30 E. Ail well; posted by an albatross. Ship Janet Court, Glasgow.” Captain Rogers sent a similar message by the bird, and released it. The Janet Court is bound for this port, via Wellington, and is 109 days out.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 938, 21 February 1890, Page 12
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123A STORY OF THE SEA. New Zealand Mail, Issue 938, 21 February 1890, Page 12
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