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Evening Star, Issue 15968, 23 November 1915, Page 7

J .-wen pe.novuui.fr ,!.(vp, a. Irackiug lain, j two young a Gorman I on parole ownprii- (:o iieotively a propyl, i i:on that, :t uowsioinnu: considerable boj wildcrmenc to the asUite- heads of the ! Victorian Department (savs , the Helbuiu-ne /Ag*'J. The German, "in i should Ik; ..i-piaine(i. if. the. owner of the^ i somewhat extraordinary animals. Prio*- to i the war tho troupe had been appearing ?r. I all (manors of the tdobe. But owing to • the war ih>- owner ] U( , ; hl^f I stranded m an enemv wmnxrv. and. with ' m.s collection ot trick animals he j, a « ; thrown lums.df upon tho protection of tho ; military authority. He has asked' to ho ! nterned, cut his Truest bristles with diffij calues, ipjusimu-h as he refuses to l>* I parted, irom tits performing $!«*» tho J biiekiin( ram, and tho two young pigs.' TJie ; officials of the Intelligence'Deuartmoht aro I m a state of perplexity over the matter. , Complete as are the regulations eomprlsi me tho War Precautious Act, thev con- : t'unno provision, applicable to the intern- ■ QW ,t. of performing sheen and pigs. A ! suggested solution that the"sheep be turned j into mutton ar.d the; pigs into pork was injected as hopeless 011 the owner's a-drais-s,on that the youngest sheep had readied tho mellow age o? ten years. Farther, ho ! 'has asserted that their value has increased rather than deteriorated with ago, ar.d b<j I puwes an upset prico on the lot of £2OO. The authorities hava their own ideas 011 this mattar. So far, however, they kav-o come to no decision regarding thq dkposal of the menagerie, au<r the Gk-rman is still abroad -with, his flock, hoping that some. one will come to his rescue before he is bv foTc© of .circumst-anoes eomnelltd to eeek mtornment. as theu sUu*