A pigeon that had travelled unwittingly half round the world was recently restored to its owner; Mr Joe Riley, of Bradshaw, Halifax, a members of Ui-3 West Yorkshire Combine. fc’cnt as a veail..'"' to compete in the iiantes Race, the b<» 1 was liberated with about 1000 oth . and did not return. Mr Frank Wikock. secretary of the combine, cvcntm ally received a message from the chief steward of the ship Tliudilnnd Princess, that as the; vessel was 0:1 the wav to Rio de Janeiro, the pigeon was caught on deck. An identity stamp on the win;: •rave the address of M" Wikock. There are about 2000 fully Qualified ships’ ollicers out of work in Britain, i
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21920, 4 April 1933, Page 8
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117Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 Otago Daily Times, Issue 21920, 4 April 1933, Page 8
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