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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 301, 20 September 1928, Page 7

A simple way of milking a voyage part way round the world was adopted by a blue checker pigeon which may be seen on board the Port Napier, the vessel now at King’s Wharf, after her thrilling experiences of explosions and lire til sea (says the Auckland "Star”). The bird alighted on the vessel during fog in the English Channel, and. as the Port Napier was outward bound, the bo’sun decided Io care for it until the return to England. On one of its slender legs is n tiny ring with markings to show that the bird is registered witli the society which controls pigeon racing in England. It is said to be by no means an unusual experience for homing birds while Hying for training or racing purposes between the Continent of Europe and the British Isles to prefer the security of being on a ship to the uncertainty of being lost in the clouds. As in (he present instance, they are invariably cared for until the completion of the return voyage, when they are returned to the society for restoration to the owners.