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ARMY HORSES’ FATE

NO MORE CRUELTY. ‘ ANIMALS LEFT IN EGYPT. l l —_'" l l Before it was too late something has ‘ been done about the Army horses in‘ Egypt. ‘ There were 22,000 horsese and mules. left alive in Egypt after the war. and because there was a shortage of ships to bring them home it was thought cheaper and quicker to sell them on the spot. In consequence the Egyptian peasant was able to buy a good beast for a few shillings. and. having clone 50. lost no time in getting his money’s worth by working him on the land. Nobody wants to say a hard word about the diligent Egyptian peasant. but he was not the man to allow his horse to work less hard than himself. The oldtinie fancies about the Arab and his steed do not apply to the animals set to work on Egyptian farms The poor creatures faret so badly that the tale of their sufferings reached England. where a fund of £32,000 was raised to help them. For three years efforts were made to (race those whom the Army had sold into slavery Many survivors were found. many of them in such a shocking condition that it was merciful to destroy themi It was feared that such things would \nppen again, but it has now been .:tcd in Parliament that all Army Hmals not needed wil. be destroyed ider military superVLSlon and none will i sold to the local inhabitants, That a great and humane step forward l‘he tale of our old warhurscs is a tale Jncp shame for all of us. and it will vznw be repeated.

LAW-BREAKING EASY ; i l l MAN'S 40 CRIMES lN DAY. I I It is amazing how many laws a manl can break in the course of a day~wilh~ I out really knowing it! I A Melbourne lawyer. according to l 8.U.P., has just found that his own of— ‘ [ences in one day subjected |Wim to fines totalling £2,550 and 75 years' imprisonment. "For breakfast. I had a black duck; that a cousin had sent me." Lle says. “By l having the duck in my pomssion 1 contravened Section 8 of the Game Act. 1928. aid rendered myself liable to a fine of "Just after breakfast I set my foxterrier at a particularly offensive door—-to-door hawker. and thereby incurred a penalty of £lO. I “My wife gave me a letter to post, and. when l demurred. she oflered me a shilling for a drink—which I accepted.' thereby contravening the Post and Tele- ' graph Act. 1901-10. l "In the train I bought a sweepstake ticket; by carrying a family heirlooml sword to the cleaners I broke the laws I regarding the carrying of lethal weapons; by swearing at a man who mcyed me I l incurred other penalties. and, by throw» l ‘ ing an empty cigarette packet on the pavement. I again broke a regulation. l “Altogether. when l checkel up on the I clay. I found that I had committed more . than 40 offences." { 1

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Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19895, 26 May 1936, Page 14

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ARMY HORSES’ FATE Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19895, 26 May 1936, Page 14

ARMY HORSES’ FATE Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19895, 26 May 1936, Page 14

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