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Otago Witness, Issue 3861, 13 March 1928, Page 59

Recently it was reported from Whangarei that a shoal of blackfish had formed something like a suicide pact by coming to land to die, and refusing to go back to sea (says an exchange). A similar instance in a minor degree is reported to have occurred at Hamnoana a few days ago. It is stated that a giant blacafish, about 18ft long, was washed to the shore. It showed itself very much alive, staying on land for several hours. Eventually, however, a crowd of residents decided to prive the visitor a chance for freedom, so they pushed it back into the surf. The monster appeared to appreciate this move, for, after playing about in the surf for a few minutes, it was seen to make a dash seawards. The next morning, however, the fish was found back in the same spot on the beach, washed up high and dry, and this time it was dead. Republics really are ungrateful. Who ever saw a statue erected to the memory of a prominent taxpayer’—Publishers Syndicate.