DIAMONDS ON BEACH
CAPETOWN, Nov. 7. W. P. Thom, who was acquitted for Illegally prospecting on the Namaqunlnnjl coast, declares that lie is taking 5000 diggers to prospect his claim on the coast. He says that the quantities of diamonds there are unbelievable until they are seen. He said that lie hr d seen the diggers wait for the tide to go out at night, and then search with torches in the crevices of the rocks, drawing out handfuls of gravel containing perfect diamonds. A friend of Mr. Thom said lie saw a 30-carat stone worth a fortune taken from the sea bed, and that there is no difficulty in disposing of the stones. Armed police are standing by ready to rush to Die scene.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17453, 30 December 1930, Page 12
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125DIAMONDS ON BEACH Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17453, 30 December 1930, Page 12
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