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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 404, 13 January 1909, Page 9

On, Saturday last a pigeon homing raco was flown from Christchurch. to -Auckland, 487 miles airline." At; a quarterpast five in the mornmg Mr. Anderson, of Phristehurch, ■ let froe 4G birds, representing 14 lofts and at. a quarter to four on the same day the first bird arrived at the loft of its owner, Mr. C F, Bell, of Devonport. Two minutes later, two birds, belonging to Mr. W.' Rolfe, of btanley Bay, arrived together. Third and fourth .places were taken by Messrs. Hay and Martin, of Auckland, each getting a bird home at 7.25 V Only seven birds homed that day. The wmnof's time for the journey was 10 hours 35 minutes, a speed of 1351 yards per minute,, which is a record for so long a flight, the previous best for the same- distance being held by Mr. W. Rolfe, 11 hours 48 minutes, or 1214 yards per minute. The improvement in the velocity is duo in a large measure to the better quality of birds now kopt, breeders keeping in viow tho survival of tho fittest.

Attention is called to Messrs. A, L. Wilson and Company's sale of high-elasj furniture and effects, including a splendid upright grand Brinsinend piano, and numerous mlnable pictures, reproductions of the best English and Continental galleries. The sale takes place' on Thursday at one o'clock (it the residence (corner), Murphy and-Halswell Streets, Thorndon. Attention is also called to Messrs. A. L. Wilson and Company's veokly sale to bo aeld nt their rooms to-day, where a lot of valuable household furniture wil! b» offetad. A large shipment of electrio lifts has 3ust boon lauded ia Wellington by Mr. H. .Yoult electrical engineer, Routh's Buildings, Fentherstoii Street, who -is' at present installing- beTen maohines in Wellington. Four of these machines were, included in the abort shipment. Since starting in business two jesrs ago, the has installed 22 machines in various. parts nf. New Zenlnnd. Included amongst these ire five machines for Kirkcaldie and Stains, two for B. Hnmiah and Company, two for G. Winder, one for Murray, Roberts, and Company, one for the Commercial \Hotel, and one for the New Zealuitd "Tlw"'(Jnnsw'T] ftU la Welling, too, i