CAN YOU BEAT IT?
I It is reported that a carp caught by a Berlin, angler in 1886 had a ring in its lower jaw., the inscription on which,' partially obliterated by rust, showed that the fisli. was placed in the water in 1618 —268. years before. ~ It weighed 361 b. For a: time it, was , exhibited to prove the bona, fides' of its sponsors. ,
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New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12199, 25 July 1925, Page 11
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65CAN YOU BEAT IT? New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12199, 25 July 1925, Page 11
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