A TALE OF TAILS
Atm a two-headed bird. WHAT SAILORS 1 SAW. SYDNEY, June 5. Members of-the.crew of the, Dutch steamer Blitar, Which readied Sydney froth Rotterdam to-day, tell hoW they saw *a huge freak albatross two days before reaching Adelaide. 1 The bird i s described as having two heads—one black and one white! ' Officers of the steamer swear to the story, and the chief officer (Mr Rommel) said to-day that after circling the steamer several times the bird flew away in a westerly direction. Tile chief officer is also u collector of goldfish. Months , ago He acquired a number from Java, but during the ’ hot months they have started to change from' gold to black and' grow two tails. The hsh are a. source of wonder to the- Chinese firemen, who spend hours studying them. The' Blitar, in charge of CaptainEuernes, is on her first voyage to Sydney. She has Chinese fifemen,Japanese stewards, and Dutch sea-
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Stratford Evening Post, Issue 75, 25 June 1928, Page 6
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