DISARMAMENT
A THORNY PROBLEM AMUSING SPEECH BY WIJGSTOH CHURCHILL A ZOOLOGICAL ILLUSTRATION United Prosa ABsociation—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright Australian Press Association (Received 26th October 8.56 a.m.) LONDON, 25th October. In aa amusing speetli to his constituents, Mr Churchill said that all the animals in the Zoological Gardens had decided to disarm, and. held a conference. , The rhinoceros declared that the use of teeth was barbarous and horrible and ought to he prohibited, but horns, which were mainly defensive weapons, were allowable. 'lhe buffalo, stag, porcupine and hedgehog supported the rhino, but the lion and tiger defended teeth, and even claws, as " honourable weapons of immemorial antiquity. The panther and leopard and whole tribe of wild cats, supported the lion and tiger, but the bear proposed that both teeth and horns should be banned, and argued in favour of a good hug as being fraternal, and a great step towards peace, at which the turkey was stricken with panic, and the proceedings became so acrimonious that the keepers intervened and got the animals back into their cages. Mr Churchill hoped that he would not be asked to point the moral.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 26 October 1928, Page 5
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188DISARMAMENT Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 26 October 1928, Page 5
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