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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18759, 12 January 1923, Page 6

Sharks are reported at New Plymouth. Last week one of formidable proportions was reported at Fit/.roy, the monster having been seen several times disporting itself rb». n, ( 0 j| lp breakers. On Friday last two sharks were seen at the East End b.c.cli. probably one of them being the same one which was seen at Fitzroy. The same evening while two Now Plymouth residents were gathering mussels they were startled to see, on glancing up. the dorsal fin of one of the sharks only a few feet away. An idea of the extent to which the jy'ssibilitics of wireless#telephony are being realised in Now Zealand is afforded by letters received in Auckland from Wanganui and Taihapo (says an exchange). Each writer stales that general election results, broadcasted from Scots Hall on the evening of the polling day, were “niched up” with admirable clearness by those who were “listening-in” at these towns. Jewelled dresses valued at as much as £IOO.OOO have been worn in London recently by the wives of America! millionaires. German ex-Royalties are applying for pensions according to their military rank. The ex-Crown Prince of Bavaria claims a general’s pension.