While talking about animals 1 might mention that three of the elephants performing in the Circus Olympia this week caused cor siderable alarm to. some members the publie—in fact two people were slightly injured—by mistaking their way back to their stables after doing their turn. They invaded 1 freak show and then took a leisure-stroll along Hammersmith road. Mrs. Rawlinson and her fourteen, year old daughter were watching the freak show in question and were sandwiched between the elephants and the balcony of the show; they were, however, only bruised. The elephants were quite docile and made every endeavour to avoid the crowds.. They merely took tne wrong turning and walked single file up the stops of the freak show to the balcony. The show, which includes a number of fat women, a giant, the thinnest man in the world, tattooed woman, and a South' American snake charmer, ran all directions. Many of the spect~ ators made good their escape, bat others found their retreat cut off and had to squeeze themselves}.
yrainst the balcony in order to avoid being badly crushed. The elephants eventually found an exit and st ed along the road throwing pedestrians and motorists into confusion. The animals continued friendly.and quietly went back with their keeper when he arrived.
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