Tongans Enjoy "Sea-Beef”
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Two Whales Captured
TWO whales were recently captured at Tonga, and a big trade was done in the whale meat, which was sold to the natives at 20 lbs for 1s.
The whales were cut up alongside the wharf at Nukualofa. During this operation, many sharks were attracted to the scene, some big specimens being harpooned from the wharf.
Unfortunately, during cutting-up operations, one whale floated away and became beached in front of the British Consulate. The odour from the mon ster made the locality rather unpopu lar for the rest of that day.