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New Zealand Tablet, Volume II, Issue 81, 14 November 1874, Page 14

Carrier pigeons are largely used by Parisian periodicals for carry, ing latesb intelligence. They start from Versailles from two o'clock in the afternoon till three. The average number is thirty pairs, and the charge 4s. each pair. The journey is accomplished in twelve minutes when fogs are not frequent. It is not legal for newspaper editors to hire a wire for their private use, lience they resort to pigeons. Cincinnati amuses itself over the performances of an armless violinist who is sufficiently bow-legged to play the instrument with his toes.