Killer Shark Caught at Pago Pago

A somewhat grue som subject—the dis embowled 13 ft. long shark that on December 29, killed a Japanese fishing-boat captain at Pago Pago, American Samoa. The photo has been sent by an American, Glenn Cunningham.

The facts of the story are briefly as follows: Capt. Kosuo Mixo tawa, of the Japanese boat, "Taiyo Maru”,

was fatally mauled by the shark while swimming near the cannery wharf in Pago

Pago. Mizokawa had been in the water painting the ship and was swimming a

few feet from the stern when the shark attacked. Two Samoan can workers and one of the Japanese members swam to his rescue when heard his call. Attempts were madl stop the flow of blood from a sct artery and other injuries but he died after being pulled ashore.

The “Taiyo Maru”, one of six Jana vessels fishing for the Pago Pago cam had arrived in port two days before 75 tons of tuna and five tons of mz a near record catch, and was still loading at the time of the accident, thought that the seepage of blood fish scraps in the water had attrz the shark.

Members of the crew set lines soon caught the shark which was ha on the wharf and killed.

Passengers For New Guinea

left Sydney in January per Burns PH "Bulolo” included: Mr. T. G. Aitchison, District 0 missioner, Kavieng, Mrs. Aitchison, 3 and Judith.

Patrol Officer R. S. Bell, having » pleted a two years course at AS* Sydney, returned with Mrs. Bell to Guinea.

Mrs. J. R. Boyd, Miss Y. Moffit Port Moresby Customs Department, Boyd (who is manager of T. & Society), and Miss D. Tyson, also Customs.