Unloading Process Thrills a Huge Crowd While thousands of Chinese spectators thronged the French, Bund, blocking tram and motorcar traMe—the rickshaw was hopelessly lost—the members of Isako's Circus began moving animals from the B. & S, Sunning, which arrived about noon on Thursday. Tt was a picturesque sight, as the small' Shetland ponies were first taken off and tied to the trees long the pavement. As they kicked, pranced, stamped, and rolled round, the French police inadvertently ceived big assistance in clearing the road, The crowd seemed more afraid of the animals than of batons. A foreigners had brought their children the Bund, but the site on Avenue Edward VIT attracted more.
The forward deck of the ship was slippery in spite of sawdust having been strewn over it, and the horses, in a highly nervous state, could noi keep on their feet, many of them sliding helplessly on the deck. many' as five or six attendants at limes were required to get the annuus down the narrow railed runway. The trained horses, however, took the march down In a firm manner, indlcating their previous schooling." Four men had to handle a goat which had eaten off its halter.
While these proceedings ensued, the elephants, several zebras, a few ponies, anda camel stood on the Starboard side nonchalantly disdain. ing to notice what was happening. The stolid elephants, seven in num= ber, were the last to be taken off, 'A unique figure stood idly round, apparently having no interest what was transpiring. Dressed in a rain coat, topped by a sun helmet, hho was distinguished by a. black mask Which he would not remove. He even Fefused to pose for a photograph. In the mask were only alls for his eyes and an opening for his mouth, from hil alled part of " sandy coloured rd. "It was suspected that he was eyitery arn of te shee From the after hold, the wild animals, caged and on special trucks, were hoisted high in stings a deposited gently on the wharf, crowd was greally disappointed when, the coverings were not taken off, although a privileged few, who peered through apertures found that the animals were not at all nervous
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