MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1932.
CATCHING OCTOPUS AT VAITUPU
HUGE BROWN MASS WITH WAVING TENTACLES AND TWO EXTREMELY
LARGE EYES.
(By R. Mackenzie Cliff.) ·
over the side Island, and, time hanging of the boat it made one tentacle fast Three or heavy on our hands, we thought we to one of the thwarts. would fill in the time with a little four tentacles were waving over the fishing. So putting our lines inte boat, feeling as it were for some- This huge the boat, also a box with a glass bot-thing to fasten on to. tom with which to examine the bed mass of the brute was now alongside of the sea, and taking a little liquid and its two large baleful eyes were refreshment with us-off we went. searching.
WE were lying at anchor at this Throwing its arms
Suddenly one
of the to one of fastened
It being a very quiet day we pull-tentacles descended on ed quite close to the reef and start-the Rotumah ed to fish. The reef was a barrier around him.
men and The brute was about
We reef and extended for about one-third 10 feet long in the body and about were now of a mile from the shore. Portions the same width. of it were bare at low water and at fighting for our lives.
Grabbing the cane knife I cut this extreme edge there were only
Over the edgo away the tentacle that held the about six feet. there was a sheer drop into about native, and then commenced to hack hold of the 10 to 12 fathoms, and as the reef at the one that had
This I succeeded in doing, there thwart. a verandah overhung like
and a bad way were many caves and crevices which when another tentacle took its place.
We were now in sheltered fish and other things.
things were looking serious, for this brute could easily by his bulk have disposed of the lot of us.
Well, we started to fish and had very little luck, and we were looking for the cause when one of the men, who had been looking over the side through the glass-bottomed box, said to me: "Captain, quick! Look! that big fellow down there."
We
clearly visible up fathoms (120 feet).
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BISHOP OF VICTORIA'S FAREWELL
YESTERDAY'S
ADDRESS TO THE DIOCESE.
Representative: Congregation,
The Rt. Rev. C. R. Duppuy, D.D., Bishop of Victoria, who is shortly leaving for Home to take up the Canonry of Worcester Cathedral, présented His farewell sermon in St. John's Cathedral yesterday morning. The service was. bilingual, Dean Swann conducting the ritual in English, followed by Archdeacon Mok, who spoke in Chinese.
THE ADDRESS,
Taking as his text I Corinthians confidence as Christians, is that
loves s
love with the 10: 13. "God is faithful," the God Bishop in his farewell address said: we see in Jesus, who takes us as he "1 want to speak to you this finds us, and loves us even as we Christ's whole life was one morning about God's faithfulness, are.
of Christ's life as a pledge of this, long blessing to men, and he who and of our lives as meant to be lived to bless still lives to bless- sacraments-evidences to others of Jesus Christ is the same yesterday God's loving kindness-for the love and to-day, yen and for ever. of God becomes real to man and it God's Expression Through Man.
And that brings me to the second! is expressed through men.
of God's
For nearly twelve years I have thought I want to leave with you: been your bishop, and now the time ourselves as sacraments
As has come for my farewell sermon, loving kindness.
our Lord I want to thank you for many kind-Jesus Christ is the sacrament, the nesses by the way, and above all, to proof, the witness, to us of the love humbly thank God for having given of God, so too our lives are meant It was Johnny, the bosun, who!
me this great trust, and for all who to be sacraments to others of God's to his faithful- have helped me in it. I am not love-witnesses turned the tide of battle. My two were jab- and
going to pretend all the hopes that ness: God wants to express Him- Have you ever friends and the natives bing the octopus with oars
erowded into my heart in St. Paul's self through us. Looking through the glass I could boathook, but, owing to the weight
inget a pal and it was arranged they Cathedral on my consecration day in really thought about that, and can detect on the bottom a huge brown being all on one side, we were
Only some would go next trip, writes R-June. 1920, or as I preached here you have any higher ideal in your Cliff in the Nautical for the first time that November, life than that-day by day to ex- mass with waving tentacles and two danger of capsizing.
It was desperate remedy would avail, and Mackenzie
have come to fulfilment; or that I press something of the love and To extremely large eyes.
towards our to Johnny must be given the credit Magazine.
So in a few days we set off, and have found it easy all the time goodness and beauty of God?
revealed this moving slowly along
But one an old prophet was (the genial harbour never expected to do so. lines. "Take up lines quick." said of dealing the decisive blow.
"Cut him leg, Captain, I cut him Wall Wilson the nalive, "That fellow he fright
to thing I do know: I have never once truth long ago when he wrote. He no good for fish eye" yelled Johnny, and, taking his master at Levuka), advised us
four small grapnels, regretted coming out here to try and "Thou art my servant in whom I all other fish.
All fish gone knife in his hand and his life at take three or now: better go back.
the same time, he leaned over the instructing us how to bait them serve the Chinese Church and my will become visible"-for that is 49: 3. And this is the truth our away."
stressed in After watching the octopus (for side, and jabbed the octopus two Our own experience had taught us fellow-countrymen in this diocese. the correct translation of Isaiah his last Master
I am such it appeared to be) for a little dreadful stubs, one in each eye. some things, however, and we took My life has been greatly enriched by At a good supply of cane knives and this experience-enriched by widen-
for the ed sympathies, many
moment with his disciples, friendships
I will dwell in you. while we went back to the ship, bad utterly destroying its sight. ly disgruntled because we had had the same time I severed the tentacle also a good canvas cover
and the wonderful privilege that has going away. no luck.
At lunch time we dis-, which had hold of the thwart, and, boat.
After a fair passage we arrived been mine in setting some of you I will give you my nature. I do we decided sorely wounded and blinded, the cussed the ectopus and
All arrangements were inpart for the sacred ministry, and not want to be seen except in you. try to would
catch one. brute let go and sank in the sea, at Vaitapu. So, mustering up all the large shark leaving a couple of its tentacles in made, and this time we took the in laying hands on the heads of more You are my body-through which copru boat-28 feet long by about than two thousand four hundred of I want to express myself;" and at in confirmation, and from, each Holy Communion service we hooks and taking plenty of lines the boat.
Breathless, covered with perspira-j8ft. 6ins. beam and very high wood-you and bait and a large cane knife, off
The strong back and side lessons of courage, joy and devotion are reminded of this when we pray We are meant we went, not forgetting the glass-tion and blood and filth from the ed.
octopus, we sat down for a rest. pieces were put in, and about 16 feet learnt from so many of you in all that "We may evermore dwell in ended box.
These boxes are used to examine The two tentacles were still in the amidships was securely covered over walks of life. For all this and much him and he in us."
I may say is boat and one was still fast by suction the strong back and lashed down to more 1 thank God, and I thank to show forth Christ to the world, the boltom, which
He was the rail. We used the grapnels in you, my friends, with many of whom to carry on his work; and Christ to nearly 20 on to the native's back.
Pushing the suffering acutely, and so were we stead of hooks, and lashed pieces of I have been associated ao closely in us-indwelling us is the one]
Good on to them.
strong all those years.
I ask you to give secret of Christlikeness, and the under water for none of us had escaped the whip- beef watertight glass end
your sympathetic support to whom-10ue way to carry on Christ's work. about six inches you peer through like blows of the tentacles of the point line was used as lines, and off
we went. We didn't forget the soever is called to be my successor Does not your own experience ten the glass, and in these tropical coral octopus.
We tried to pull the tentacle off cane knives, an old whale lance be-in office, for I know how much this you that it is plain fact that "God sens the sight of the bottom is gor-
will mean to him; and it seems to seems distant till a human voice geous; thousands of smal gaily the native's back, but it caused himing also on board.
Off we went, and soon had our me in this world each of us needs brings him near, that his promises seem idle till we see a human face! much pain we had to desist. coloured Ash and small snakes, seaso
We had to wait a little all possible encouragement..
alight with them, and that a de- Englishman anemones and other marine growths Throwing our lines overboard, for lines out.
Love and Faithfulness of God. dicated human being is the mast of a gorgeous hue, not fogetting the they were still fast to the octopus, while, and the coral, which, when in its natural we pulled aboard the ship.
And now as I say goodbye there sacramental thing in the uni-
Will you
not then each state, throws out many tints and cook, a German, knew
your trust in hues. The whole effect is startling octopii, having been in the Islands said: "Here he come," passing the are two thoughts I want to leave verse?"
Putting the box over to the Englishman. We with you. The first is of the love one this day renew the sudden for over 30 years.
and faithfulness of God. He is the goodness and faithfulness of and interesting, and
all with a loving- God, and offer yourself to him that exodus of small fish and the appear-poker in the fire be commenced to got ready.
It "My God!" said the Englishman: blessing
which never fails, and you may be to others what perhaps ance of a large shark of octopus only cut the tentacle off in slices.
so like a living "he's as big as the side of a house. kindness make it still more interesting. writhed as he did
Jesus Christ is the sacrament and, someone else has been to you-a Huge sharks and raye, sunfish, snake, but he persevered until he Now he has got the bait."
"Put the box in and take your pledge to us of this" the faith-living picture, a sacrament, of the God, bringing octopii, snakes of all kinds are all a reached the top part of the suckers
This let line," said 1, and he pulled the box ful witness" as he is called in the loving kindness of startling possibility, and to the which were holding on.
opening chapter of the book of His peace, and joy and hope to lover of Nature prove a most inter-the air in and lessened the power of aboard.
The the Revelation. From beginning jather lives: that you may be his he may become auction. esting study,
Well, we arrived at the place now thin strip of tentacle which ad-three lines went gently through our to end our confidence lles in God servant in whom
And so may our risen and where we had seen the octopus; so hered to the native's back the red hands and at the word we all struck in his faithfulness and loving-kind-visible.
and not in ourselves; the The octopus has no ¡ness we baited our hooks with large hot poker, and the tentacle loosed together.
Our boat its hold and dropped to the deck. mouth but takes his food in a large eternal God is our refuge and ascended master bless you cach pieces of pork and beef.
the everlasting one and fill you with his very was 18 feet long and we had four The native's back was a sight: there hole, absorbing it by throwing out underneath
Our hope must lie outside spirit, making you channels of his Well, we struck, arms. as if he the waste parts. natives and three Europeans aboard were big red weals -the supercargo, a passenger and, had been severely thrashed, while and there was a great strain on tho ourselves for unless our lives are blessing throughout the day of myself. Over went the three lines we to a lesser degree were in the line, proving that we had hooked our upheld by God they have no sure your earthly pilgrimage and ever- Soon the strain relaxed, and, support, and unless sustained by more, and may ? e bless this diocese and we waited for a little while. same plight, as where the tentacles fish.
Johnny, the bosun, was had touched the skin weals had wise by previous experience, we the love of God all human love is and all who serve therein
He unavailing. The ground of our tinually. Rotunmah boy, and he had three of arisen and they were very painful. gathered in the slack quickly. the crew with him. They were dress- A good wash with Caticura soap soon broke water and made for the As some of the lines were ed in sulu or lava-lava, only bare to and a liberal dressing of Cuticura boat.
was
The grunting about the delay, then
all about Johnny, who had the sight-box,
Then he placed on the The same thing happened.
us
are
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In one hairy hand, by the way, the monster carried a newly-sharpened table-knife.
The artist saw him open the door,
the waist, Johnny was looking ointment soon eased the pain, and forward and some aft we managed GHOSTS THAT WALK IN LONDON ment, he drew nearer to Mr. Stock." through the box, when suddenly he it was not long before we had re-to steer him amidships, to where the boat was sheltered by canvas. Each whispered to me: "Big fellow coma covered our unual poise.
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We measured the tentacles and man was armed with a cane knife up, plenty legs this chap." pushed the box over to me, and they were from two to 12 inches in and Johnny had the whale lance. looked through it and could dis- diameter, the under side being Again the huge tentacles waved atter despair and ghastly, speechless confront the other ghost, who wore tinguish an enormous octopus mak-covered with suckers. The native over the boat, looking or feeling for horror, blended together and con- a morning gown of white cambric, ing for the lines, In a moment he crew soon made away with them, its prey, but this time it could not centrated in the effort of listening." his face shining with evil joy. As they ap-The door opened slowly, very slow- Alast-just as the hunchback enter- ed the room and advanced with de- had assimilated the baits of the land on the morrow we set sail for take hold so readily.
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vilish slowness peared, so were they hacked and ly.
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The Door Banged! three lines and
The Rotanah man suffered a good Johnny, armed with the lance, slowly to his lair under the reef.
The second was a hunchback with victim, a gust of wind blew the door Bought for the brute's The lines were being gently pulled deal from his weals, and even to-day again
He was frustrated in his a dreadfully repulsive face: "mia with a loud báng; and upon Mr. through our hands, when, handing he can show the results of that re-eyes. the box back to Johnny, I ordered markable fight with an octopus at parpose by the lines, and now all shapen nose, that looked as if it Stack throwing it open...he found
hands attacked him with cano had beer broken in a fight; loose, the room'just as usual.
Yes, Mr. O'Donnell gives generous him to put it aboard and have his Valtupu. cane knife ready.
While we were discussing the ex-knives and we literally hacked him sensual lips; brutal, wolfish jaws:
at to pieces. We soon rendered him light eyes, illuminated with an ex-measure; he does not spoil the a ha porth of tar. "Get ready to strike," I said to perience in the Royal Hotel my two friends, and on the word Levuka a young British aristocrat hors de combat, and, satisfied with pression of deadly, sinister deter-ghost-ship for we struck together.
showed a strong disbelief in the nar- our catch, we returned to the ship.mination... and stair by stair, What he knows about London The result was remarkable. Arative-which rather annoyed me. During the fight he had nearly with a snake-like crawling move ghosts, he knows-and takes care
It had been a Budden and heavy strain was put-so the Rotumah -boy was sent for, capsized the boat.
titanic struggle whilst it lasted, but on the lines, and it was as suddenly and displayed his marks.
We got relaxed. We commenced to haul "Where did you get them?" ask-now we had him beaten.
►
If ever it we shall know, too. falls to my lot to vielt him I shall insist on leaving before midnight. He stalks his spectres manfully; in our lines, disgusted at losing ed the Englishman, and the reply him aboard, and he was a monster he was eager to catch more.
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"Got em from devil fish, big as 12 or 16 feet, long; exclusive of the them gave us such a, tussle as the mune. He writes with relish and Here he come. Look.out. He house, Vaitupa. You want some, body, and about 12 inches in
diameter whore they joined the first one; for we had gained wisdom gusto of the macabre. Whether inches and knowledge of, how to deal with you believe all he tells you or not is
your afair. big devil." At his words a huge you go there."
For my own part-8-8-5Ó mass broke water about 80 feet from The Englishman was satisfied and body, tapering to two
Even the them and we had gained it the best the boat and at a terrific spoed evinood a desire to go there and get diameter at the ends made for us. It was the octopus. come, as the native said. He soon Englishman was satisfied, though Way by experience!
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