The Organisation of a County Police Pigeon Service in War
| Author | Sabreur |
| Date | 01 January 1943 |
| Published date | 01 January 1943 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X4301600112 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
50
THE
POLICE
JOURNAL
backed negative material, particularly when photographing by trans-
mitted light. Keep a record of your work for future reference.
This
should show
(I)
Subject; (2) Negative material used; (3) Light source
and its distance, etc., from the subject; (4) Camera extension; (5)
Distance between lens and subject; (6) Lens and aperture used; (7)
Exposure; (8) Developer used and details of development.
It
is hoped that the simplicity of low-power photomicrography
hall been made perfectly clear, and that perhaps some who have been
hesitating will be encouraged to take it up as an adjunct to their usual
photographic work.
If
a police officer combines some form of natural
history study with his experiments in photomicrography he
-will
have
added pleasure in his work, and, in addition, acquire knowledge
that
may at 'any time be of great value in his police work.
The Organisation of a County Police
Pigeon Service in
War
By SABREUR
THEREwill be no attempt in this article to teach or to advise on the
more technical principles of pigeon flying, training, or breeding; it
is felt that there are already pigeon enthusiasts in every Force, whether
they be regulars, auxiliaries, or specials, who know these intricacies
fully well, and beyond stating.that The Racing Pigeon should be an
authorised journal on the Club table, and that particular attention
should be paid to the article, " Old Hands Barred," it is not proposed
to deal with
that
side of a Police Pigeon Service.
Firstly, one must persuade the police authority that the Pigeon
Service is a practical messenger service, that by daylight it is certainly
reliable and rapid; that it is not liable to congestion
if
wisely dispersed;
and is more likely to maintain transmission of vital messages
than
the
majority of other land-borne message carrying services. A pigeon can
get through when a despatch rider could not, should areas be occupied
by the enemy, and even in routine, pigeons have bettered the telephone
frequently over a distance of sixty miles between County Headquarters
and Region.
In
the first flight operating from Region to this County
Headquarters, the Regional Commissioner, who was sceptical, himself
witnessed release of a pair of birds, and immediately
put
atelephone
call through asking for their time of arrival to be reported.
The
first
bird
arrived Ihr. 28 mins. before the telephone message arrived, so
that
the report, although not prompt, had a salutary result in convincing
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