A pigeon, mnlilaled so that it was unable to fly, bopped home along ibc honsclops at, Sabdeu, near Lurnley. The bird was sent lo Poole lor the first race of Hie season, and v.ben it returned bom.' it was found that both wings bad been shaved and both rings cut oIT. Among the new by-laws for motor omnibuses in Lanarkshire is one winch specifies that a person is forbidden lo cuter an omnibus if the condition of Ids clothing is such that it may reasonably be expected to soil or injure the linings or cushions of the vehicle or the clothing of other passengers. “What are wo going to do?” asked the nnt-nf-work plumber of his mate. “Lot's hope for the burst,' 1 replied the latter.
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Evening Star, Issue 19697, 26 October 1927, Page 8
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