The national pastime of Belgium, the great pigeon races from the southern provinces of Prance, has been abruptly ,t put a stop to by the war. The French a authorities have very naturally interdicted the entry of Belgian pigeons into France. When it is borne in mind . that there are 10,000 trained pigeons, any one of which could convey intelligence from Paris to j the frontier towns of Belgium, in which , they are located, in the space of five or < six hours, we cannot be surprised at the i French authorities interfering with this - pastime.. The strategic information con- '] veyed by a single pigeon might lose a £ battle or an empire. At the same time, t we sympathise with the Belgians in the < derangement- of their favorite amusement, f \ In England we have little idea of the
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Southland Times, Issue 1342, 2 December 1870, Page 3
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