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the Park, the walk was continued to the Agricultural College, where tea was 

 served in a marquee by the President and his daughter, to the enjoyment 

 of men somewhat wearied by a protracted pilgrimage. Then Professor 

 Ainsworth-Davis conducted his friends through the gardens and grounds, 

 pointing out the experimental beds for the raising of grasses, flowers and 



Fig. 5. — The Broad Drive, Cirencester Park. 



other plants, and proudly drawing attention to a fine specimen of Paiilownia 

 imperialis, the national tree of Japan, which this year has bloomed well. 

 Some of the flower beds are devoted to British natives, others to foreign plants, 

 and thus botanists as well as archaeologists recognised that the day's pro- 

 gramme was both full and varied. 



Nor did this complete the pleasures, for after thanking the President 

 for his generosity Members were driven to the Museum which the Rajah of 

 Sarawak has created not only for his own enjoyment, but for that of his neigh- 

 bours, who are scarcely likely to see the territory which he and his family not 

 only rule but possess. The Museum is situated at Chesterton, opposite the 

 Rajah's residence, arid in the Museum grounds on Saturday this distinguished 

 British subject and ruler was entertaining the inmates of the local Union Work- 

 house to tea, games, band music, and his own kindly presence. Thus the 

 Cotteswoldians found themselves in the midst of a happy throng of people 

 of all ages, and from those upon whom devolved the pleasing task of assisting 

 the Rajah in this annual treat they learnt that the supreme desire of his life 

 seems to be to make other people happy, a by no means unworthy example 

 for an octogenarian to set. The interesting curios in his Museum, including 

 so much that is representative of life in Sarawak, were inspected, together 

 with the living parrots and other eastern birds in the aviary close by, and then 

 the party dispersed, some to travel by the M. and S.W.R. and G.W.R., and 

 others to find their homes by means of private motors and bicycles. [W.T.] 



