Pigeons for the Navy.
♦ Mr A. Darby-hire, of Farn worthnear Bolton, a well-known breeder of long-distance pigeon., has just consigned a number of one month old pigeons from his stud at Farnworth to the Navy pigeon loft at Gosport. Tbe Admiralty intend to use these swift-winged messengers for conveyance of messages from warships to the shore, with the view of rendering them serviceable in times of war. The progenitor of the birds which has been sent from Farnworth have flown close upon 700 miles in Belgium _______________
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Manawatu Herald, 14 June 1898, Page 3
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86Pigeons for the Navy. Manawatu Herald, 14 June 1898, Page 3
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