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LIVE WHALE'S MOTOR "There must have been at least been busy dissecting, and the two to three thousand people on akeloton will probably be pre- the beach at Mablethorpe watchsarved in the museum." ing oporations: But the exciton m ment on the banch was as nothing compared on the Great North Road.

Was There Crualty? Then came a surprising develop mentinquiries by a representa tive of the R.S.P.C.A.

R.S.P.ĆA. SCENT A CASE.

Blowing" hard overy 16 sec the Siamese Cat Club, Konsington, onds, a live whale has motored the "The whale, a lesser rorqual or was a distinct advance on its pre-greater part of the way from pike whale, was nearly 16 feet long "I am quite sure that the off- decessors.

Mablethorpe (Lincolnshire) to and walghed about a ton and a cials of the Natural History To a large extent a cat for con- London, to the bewilderment of all half. Altogether we were on the Muscum had not the slightest in noisseurs who appreciate beauty of users of the Great North road." road for 15 hours. The whale tention of committing wilful markings and daintiness of form,

died when we had covered. 130 of cruelty," said Capt. E. G. Fair- the Siamese is not likely to have From the time of its stranding the 160 miles from Mablethorpe holme, the secretary of the R.S.P. a wide distribution na an ordinary on the beach to Ite doath on the to London. domestic phasy, but it is gaining lorry the whale lived out of the adherents yearly, and it is now bred water for three days, whereas the

home In the East.

Whale Astonished. "Evory 16 seconds it "blow":

C.A last night to A Dally Chronicle representative.

"I understand that owing to the smallness of the whale's brain

to such perfection that some are usual time is about 60 minutes. being exported to thoir original Except for dolay caused by hard, the noise of her blowing be there is great dificulty in killing As scientific breeding is not prac- crowds of curious sightseers, the ing heard above the sound of the the animal when it is stranded, tised by the natives, it seems lorry would have returned in tri-engine of the lorry. And as she

'blew up went her great tall. She "I am now awaiting the report strange that the purity of the race umph and delivered its strange should have been maintained in "fare" alive to the authorities at must have wondered why she did of our local inspector at Mable not dive, for all the time she be thorpe so that we may have all-the- Siam, the explanation being that the South Kensington Museum.haved as though she were still in facts to consider." these cats do not inter-mix with others.

* £8 108. FOR A KITTEN, Twa points in particular are now receiving the attention of breeders. At birth: the Siamess are white,

"No motorist could guess what

On the journey an Investigating the sea. cat landed on the whale's back It did not wait for a second "blow-] ing-up!"

we had aboard. Our whale's A Calcutta telegrami states that blowing might have been the the final jute forecast gives 1,088,- "That cat was the most astonish-latest thing in motor horns! Many 890 bales an Increase of 188,890 the exquisite fawn colour coming ed creature in the whole kingdom," villagers were, scared. All were bales as compared with last your,

in Bengal, Bihar, and Assam. later, followed by the sealskin sald Mr. P Stammwitz, of the curious. markings. With advancing age the British Museum, to a Daily body colour darkens, losing much Chronicle-representative. of its delicacy.

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"While we were having some

lorry was surrounded by so many

just leapt into the air and sked thing to eat in a small town, the Efforts are being made to pro-addled. long the duration of the approved | fawn, and it is also desired to get the eyes of a deeper blue.

Stranded High and Dry.

"When I went down to Mable

of the inhabitants that the police made us move on.

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"One Davvy wanted to know if To further the latter object a cup! was offered for the adult with the thorpe, I was very much surprised the whale had been run over. I best and deepest blue eyes. This to find the creature still alive. It said "Yes, and I'm now rushing it was won by Miss L. M. Jeffries's was impossible to refloat the whale off to the hospital/

"There was a dear old lady, too, Gentle, first in the championship as it was too high up on the beach. class for female adults, as well as

"It was decided to haul the who asked if she might give the in two others.

The whale died from a burst! At the auction one kitten fetched whale on to the motor lorry and 'poor hungry fish a loaf of bread'1 as much as £8 10s. and £25 to £30 bring it alive if possible to blood vessel. It would have died has been paid for ents to go to Aus-South Kensington for scientific from the same cause had it been tralia and New Zealand:

study.

left on the beach. To-day we have

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