The emerald improves in colour on exposure to the light. Pearls kept in the dark lose their lustre, but regain it on exposure to the sun. Launching a ship stem foremost is not the only way. Occasionally a vessel is launched stern foremost, and even sideways. The latter method is often adopted in America.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 456, 18 May 1932, Page 10
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