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Scouting around the World India

P I GEON GR AM .
ENCLOSED MISSIVE.

CARRIED BY
HOMING PIGEO N

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FROM
CHANDERNAGORE TO CALCU T TA,

I HEAR TH E RO AR OF GUN S. ~'f.us~,~,
I HEAR THE SHRIEK, TH E WHINE OF SHELLS , cjo The Hony. Secretary,
I SEE THE DYI NG. I SEE THE SLAIN .
I HEAR TH E CR IES OF ANGUISH . AND OF PAIN , INDIAN AIR MAIL so ::IETY,
OH GOD, HAVE MERCY , HAVE PITY .
HELP ME TO RELIEV E TH EI R PA IN . 2 5, E L LI O T ROAD ,
CALCUTTA .

+ Envelope with enclosed pigeongram,
which was carried by homing pigeon
I HEAR THE ROAR OF GUNS, 'Girl Guide' from Chandernagore
to Calcutta, India, October, I 940.
I HEAR TH E SHR IEK. THE WHINE OF SHELLS, The pigeongram was forwarded to
the addresse in this envelope.
I SEE TH E DYING. I SEE THE SLAIN,
I HEAR THE CRI ES OF ANGU I SH, AND OF PAIN,

OH GOD, HAVE MERCY. HAVE PITY .

HELP ME TO RE LIE VE THEI R PAIN.

+

The terms Boy Scout and Girl Guide are well known all over the
world, and others have have been inspired to use their names.

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• 1he Nazi Bombers, THE HONY . SECRETARY,
Their Bombs ThPy drop & boll. INDIAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY,
The Infan t and the /\9Pd, 25, ELLIOTT ROAD,
They are out lo ki 11. CALCUTTA.
Its ' ' P to you to do your bit,
And make them 'ti ll,

Envelope with enclosed pigeongram, which was carried by homing pigeon 'Girl Guide' from Burdwan
to Calcutta, India, October, I940. The pigeongram was forwarded to the addresse in this envelope.

A homing pigeon was given the name "Girl Guide".