Mr F Wilson, the Chief Constable of Banbury, has received a circular from the Home Office stating that no person shall, in any area which may be prescribed by the Secretary of State, have in his possession any carrier or homing pigeons unless he has obtained from the Chief Constable a permit, if he thinks it expedient to grant one. The circular further states that the Chief Constable should not grant a permit to keep such pigeons unless he is thoroughly satisfied that there is no risk that they might be used for communication with the enemy’s agents in Holland or Belgium.

Banbury Guardian, October 1914