Renening a Lions

Hokitika Guardian, 29 February 1924, Page 3

Renening a Lions

uiiiXHTHi! IN A I’JT. SVDNKV, I'ob. 21. j 'j Holiiii i lin.'itiosi found new scope i ilit-ir pmwe-.s oik.- <• vi ■ nin ?•, Ini.t week •,vl.»*n they received a telephone mesj t i,,j, ,\l r iJoiil. the curator oi llie j niti!iv; their aid in the uneiivj;l.,|(. t;tli el twitilie on iiifitnnteil lion iii;:n a pit. uiiil '.taler at the but--1,1111. into tviiieii it Inal Inapt. 'i!;-' animal. u uah was rcehlly pie sent I*l l hy i le» Tnrenye I’.irk an thorium, in Sydney, va . found struggling] pit ~! ihe linns dell. 'The pit Is about Mil deep, and ii. is i bought that | while gambolling ail!'. h* :; male thej |i..e. most have leant the railing in j at mid I'nlleu into lhe pit. I hid j |... hci.ii there senile lime va - j patent. t:\vin £to the I•'‘'I that lie ''.at. v ...... \- , hn'.-rii ~;l ill gsUllP. Ill's j immediate rescue was at once a mat--] ; ~i "i.nosi concern, and -Mr lb ui _ deckled to cal! out the I'ire Unmade.> trusting that they would have the; i, :l rv ctpiipuieiit either to pump , the pit, or at least to haul the; I,east up. summing up the situation the lire- ’ that if the lion could !,., lasc.oed lie might >'o hoisted to j .a much I 'otc e-iieMv than hy any . meiln.d, and to tim iiccoiupiini-■ nii-ni of snarling roars and several at-j ! (iicl; son the rope hy the excited and ! m-rvous animal.' several attempts were! ! made to secure the noose in such a j | nmuner tint he would not he injured, j j ..bent lb minutes a sale hold j , V . IS ■ j and the lien was hoisted] io 'terra lirma looking very wet and | indignant. To release the noose was the next problem, a- it was thought I hut he would he in no way improved |. : vine Till, or tuft of two-ineh ! hanging to him. I bis task ap- | neared m if it was going to he more | diidiciil* r s having gained safety. the | linn was giving vent M his feeling in | no uncertain manner. Siu-ce*> a * ° j mined hv passing the rope into the I lion’s retiring room. Hauling the! p,..,5t leal up against the bars, the | W as cut from around the body. 'Vis!, a wild spring the freed animal | • a. ..1 nil. to lie sympathised and] lir-1-0,1 ever hv bis mate. who. hy her j grin appeared to have been enjoying the whole spectacle.