Show SIAM'S ROYAL ELEPHANT HUNT Kings King's Order for Up Round-Up Is s Signal for Outpouring of Natives to See Big Show When a king kin of Siam Slain finds that the stock Mock of tame tamo elephants in the government gov goV- tl ment stables Is gelling getting low he lie sends out an edl edict t that a 0 r royal ral al elephant ele hunt will talc lake place This 01 order order or or- der is received joyfully throughout Siam for a royal elephant hunt is enough of a IT spectacle to Induce people peo Pen from all all' allover over Slam Slain to come to where the animals are to be Je brought when captured Da Days sometimes weeks are ore required d to locate and surround the herds to be he captured Then they the are skillfully driven en in the direction of Autha So slowly do 10 the great beasts travel tr that four or 01 five miles Is sometimes the dally lally rate of n advance When Auth Is la reached reache the her herd Is driven Into a corral which ix is a large walled-In walled court tt 4 and here It is kept until the beasts are selected The re rest t are then hen allowed to wander vander back to their jungle home lionie W The tamin taming of the animals retained takes several days lays and Is the climax to the spectacle Crowds gather to hear henr the untamed elephants trumpet their anger at being cau caught ht and to watch their clumsy struggle le against De De Detroit mastery master by hy the th native trainers tl ti- ti troit trott olt News lews |