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FEB. 15th, 1909. 



IThe foteiQn Birb dlub 



NOTICES TO MEMBERS. 



IMPORTANT. -Members are reminded that subscriptions become 

 due on March 1st. It is requested that these be promptly remitted in order 

 not to unduly encroach on the time of the Honorary Officials, or the funds 

 of the Club. 



THE MAGAZINE. — The present issue completes Volume VII., and 

 we feel sure all will be agreed that it is one of the best yet issued and fully 

 worth its cost, even though this be large in comparison with the income of 

 the Club. The Council congratulate and thank the members of the Club — 

 it is only the response of so many to the appeal for copy that we have been 

 able to issue and complete so varied and interesting a volume as the present. 

 We feel assured that similai support will be given and interest taken in the 

 coining volume, to the end that it may surpass any yet issued. 



ILLUSTRATION FUND.— May we ask that all promises to this 

 fund for 1908-9 financial year may be remitted as early as possible, so that 

 the year's accounts may be closed with as little delay as possible. May we 

 also ask that all who can will send a donation to this fund so that our 

 guarantors may l>e called upon to find as small a sum as possible. No 

 adverse balance tvill be car-tied foiward. 



SHOW REPORTS. — In previous years only London Shows have 

 been noted in the Club Journal, this caused much dissatisfaction —a desire 

 was also expiessed that an award report should also be published. To meet 

 the wishes of our members all reports were relegated to the Inset and award 

 reports published. Now the London members, or some of them, are, we 

 understand, dissatisfied at not getting a descriptive commentary of the 

 members' birds at the principal shows in the body of the Magazine. We 

 shall he very pleased to inseit such reports in the Magazine, providing 

 SUCH ark SKNT in, not merely of London Shows, but also of country 

 Shows as well ; the award reports must continue as at present in the Inset. 

 The Kditor wishes it to be clearly understood that the previous reports in 

 the body of the Magazine have been written by himself, but that the work 

 of keeping the Magazine up to its present standard has so increased, that 

 he has found it impossible to do this with the late L.C.R.A- Show, and fears 

 he cannot write such a description re the recent Crystal Palace Show 

 (L.P.O.S.) Thus it will be seen that it rests with the members, as it must be 

 clearly understood that however willing the Editor may be, there is a limit 

 to what one individual can accomplish, who has also his daily business 

 duties to perforin. 



