Giant Swordfish Caught
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Near Suva
rIS is a giant swordfish caught re cently by I£r. E. H. Terry off the island of Beqa, 20 miles from Suva, Fiji. It weighed 240 lb., and was 9 ft. 4 in. long.
Mr, Terry is one of Fiji’s most experi-
that fine Sunday. He was using the usual deep-sea gear for the local fish he usually catches, and had no special tackle with him. He uses a rod which he made himself from local timber called Rosoroso or Savai.
He hooked the fish just outside the reef at Beqa, and landed it after a 25 minutes fight.
The Methodist Overseas Mission, Syd ney, has been asked by the Fijian Gov ernment to supply a nursing staff for a hospital for tubercular patients, which is to be established at Tamavua, Fiji. The staff will consist of a matron, three trained nurses and 10 trainees.
The re-establishment of the New Guinea Lutheran Mission will be under taken as soon as possible. Steps are being taken by the organisers to extend the scope of the work in this field when conditions permit.
—Photo by Rob Wright, enced fishermen, but he was not expect ing to catch a swordfish of those dimen sions when he went trolling in his launch