A MYSTERY PLANE
. SIGHTED OVER ISLANDS ASSISTING SHELL POACHERS. ' . t.. , - * ' . RABAUL, March 4. : (Received March 5, a- 8 p.mri ; William Baker,, a - planter in islands 200 mllea jweat of Rabaul, reports that a mystery plane has/ been, sighted over With. An unidentified ; . t learner has also been seen.entering nnfteqtiented harbours. It is'supposed that the ship is the mother ship for SbeU' poachers while the plane •earehee . for .promising. , reefs. The planters are dependent on shell fishing owing to . the : collfcpu of . the rubber market, and they complain that poachers are denuding the best reefs. *
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22204, 6 March 1934, Page 9
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94A MYSTERY PLANE Otago Daily Times, Issue 22204, 6 March 1934, Page 9
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