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Show EUROPE SENDS MONTANA BIRDS Hungarian Partridges, 540 f'l Pairs, Started on Way Sjjr. to America W NEW YORK. April 13. For the first time since 1921. a shipment of H moro than 1 000 game birds for stock- ng the game preserve for tho WSSI m . has started on Its way from Eurot ff to the Vnlted States. R. H. Holland. H vice president of the Game Protecth h j m l TTopagatlon association announ- Bl cad today. The cargo of live birds. Mk. Hungarian partridges consists of 540 W' pairs In sixty cages aboard the Pana- wL man. which left Hamburg Wednesday IT and is due in New York on April 25 If' SPREAD RAPIDLY L The state of Montana, through Its m department of fish and game. of Which Thomas N Mnrlovr of Missoula jo' is chairman, has purchased tries birds." said Mr Holland, "to stock the state, and bring back omr of the pl Same lost by 1ndlscrlmln.it" running iH the early days "The Hungarian partridge intro- H duced In small numbers In the east, H has not been much (,f ;t success but the state of Washington released 80 H pairs In the counts of Spokane ahout H : 10 years aco and last year Mr. Mar- LH low Informed me. there were 150 00n H shot durlntr th" season and It is es- H tlrnated that ahout that manv more H , can be 'hot this -eason without lm- 1 ipallinK the brood supply. The birds F h?Lc wandered OVST Into rdsho and f ire multiplying rapidly The Hi. near- -" lan partrldtre Is also doing very wen In the province of Alberta. Canada 1 IRE ON R RIVAL B "The state of Montana Is distrlbut- iH mg these birds free throughout the f , state and our association will meet LH the birds here and label 120 boxes for Ll separate :)n) ,Ur(.ct shipment We iH Will feed the birds here nn, see that IH they get started for their new homes inthe best physical condition possi- Mr. Holland said that while other .-mnll shipments i,.,,, com,, ,nfn ... country for individuals this was the largest snlpment for a state so far re. rr. BBBBH |