About two weeks ago, twelve pigeons were released in' Tientsin. Eleven of them set off for Shanghi the twelfth had ideas of its ow A bird from the Eastern Loft, it 1s apparently ""'uniform-conscious," for instead of embarking on the long flight to Shanghat it flew around to the cote of M. Daudrumez, Chief of the French Police Force of Tientsin; curiously enough, one of its owners in Shanghai ig a Chief Inspector in the Shanghat Municipal Police.
While homing pigeons have been known to fly right across the United States, and one bird actually flew from western Europe to south-eastern Asia, this bird resolutely set its mind against any long-distance travelling, apparently, and is now being brought down to Shanghai by steamer, The honour of the Eastern Lott, however, was upheld by another bird of the same loft, which came in frst, on June 29, So far, only three birds have returned, although all are hoped to arrive outside their home cotes, in the near future; second and third place were won by the Wayside and Red Lofts, respectively, "Although the weather near Tientsin was fine, that around Shanghai during the week was extremely poor. In addition to the elements, however, the birds had to contest with another danger; one of them arrived with slight "injuries which showed it had been fived at by a shot-gun, The birds were released Ly Divisional Inspector Greenslade. of Tie sin, He noticed that one bird broke Jaway from the group after they hag jelrcled round three times before setting out in a southerly direction, fand he wondered it it later decided to catch up with the others or if Tientsin had captured its fancy. Daudrumez, noticing a strange bird around his cote, examined it and that it was marked "S, H.C." (Shang-hal Homing Club) and accordingly informed Mr. Greenslade, All twelve birds were taken up to 'Tientsin from Shanghai by aeroplane fon June 18. 'They were later liber ated from the roof of the BIN" Police: Quarters by Mr. Greens HLast year four out of twelve birds safely' negotiated the trip.
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