Purchase of Army Mules.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7923, 12 September 1905, Page 4

Purchase of Army Mules.

- 0 - HOW BRITISH OFFICERS ARK BEFOOLED, An amazing story is told ia the Times ol Argentina of the manner in winch British officers are sent out to inspect mules ale befooled, being induced to accept one day as "lirstctyss" Jinimals which tlwy had r<v-jc-ctcd two days bclorc as "unlit." Hie paper says '-"it i s an open scud iiiat a local firm who contracted for and carried out (he fust inent had the option of shipping the subsequent lot, and that, due to unwarranted rejection of animals by 1-e British officers, the f,r m refused t) go on wit), the business. One of tire peculiarities connected with u r . inspection of the mules is the 'fac't Uiat a lot of over 10<K) animals were inspected at the Bamla Orie - lal, the commissioners rejected ev-, W« o fi n t C, f„ a r Dd aSSCrtWi thal » 0 ' «« was ft for service, and not one of !«'.„K, I »7 W »"""" fc »«» ! ed' ones at Barracas were ZJP . tomVZ teUh! urmcr who took over the contract 'for shipment. The same m mate "re thus presented to the «me B it.sh commissioners for inspection who passed them and received ,hem' ? , t l f !. ment ' with fie result that the 1000 mules previously reject c 4 among them there not being one fit nil v'T' r eft Mc aml ™v «£