THE "TAIL" OF A DUCK.

Dunstan Times, Issue 883, 21 March 1879, Page 3

THE "TAIL" OF A DUCK.

The attention of the Police Const at Clyde, yesterday, was occupied at considerate length in hearing of a case for a breach of “ The Protection of Animals’ Act, 187T' The offender was one of the race, distinguished as “ smiling and bland ” Mr 0. S Harvey, station Manager at Earns"leuch was the prosecutor, and stated that he found the defendant “ Wing Wong ” with a Grey dnrh in his possession on the 13th fnctant. Wire Wane was called by the Bailiff, Wing Wong was called by the Cou-

stable, but no Wing Wong responded—it was evident Wing Wong had taken wing, and h>s flight was not known. The duck was produced, hut in such a state of game, that it a'so was about taking flight too, and i's odour left no doubt as to its identity, the • kmrt therefore declined to scrutinize, and it was sent flying out of Oourt—however, the case I-rocceded in Wing Wong’s absence, and the «i..ging of.tho bin I having been proved, the Couit w.is wroth and rutfled it a feathers at such an atrocity, and winged Wing Wong in the sum of forty shillings and costs, to be recovered by distress. This distressing business is now in the hands of a Hawk that will not stay wing until he swoops noon his quarry, and claws him up before the Beak. Alas 1 poor Adug Wong ! ! Note.— The practice of shooting game, out of season, has become very prevalent of late amongst the Chinese near and about Earnscleugh,