A short way of dealing with the undesirables attracted to
Salisbury Plain by the presence of the Territorial camps has been successfully put into practice this week. Last week a gang of roughs had attacked two Territorials near West Down Camp, and on Monday night another party were discovered in hiding on a lonely part of the road between Shrewton and the West Down Camp. Some farmers' men ordered them off, but the police determined to go in pursuit with the blood- hounds belonging to Mr. Oliphant of Shrewton. The hounds, after incidentally unearthing several sacks of looted provisions, took up the trail at a great pace, and after following it without a check faFfour miles ran the men to earth at the village inn at Orcheston. As they admitted having been at the spot where the hounds were put on, there could be no question of a mistake.
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