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as donations from myself. In one exhibit a group 

 of eight orang-outangs, from babies to full grown, 

 and a baby elephant were well mounted and always 

 came in for the particular notice of visitors. 



I was having a busy week at my animal house 

 in Singapore, getting a lot of animals recaged and 

 ready for shipment to Melbourne, for Mr. La Souef, 

 Director of the Melbourne Zoological Society, who 

 was then on a visit to Singapore with his wife, when 

 one day a messenger came from the Sultan of 

 Johore, inviting Mr. and Mrs. La Souef and myself 

 to call the following day. 



As Singapore is an island of fourteen by sixteen 

 miles, and separated from the main land by the 

 Straits of Johore, the extreme southern point of 

 Asia, or the Malay Peninsula, it really meant but 

 a few hours, sixteen miles by rail to Kranji and by 

 ferry across the Straits about a mile to Johore. 



Back of the jail at Johore were built eight large, 

 strong iron cages, in which were kept all tigers, 

 leopards and smaller cat animals that were caught 

 throughout the state of Johore and were sent to 

 the Sultan for him to present as gifts or sell as he 

 saw fit. I eventually had first call on all animals 

 so caught. 



On the following day, arriving at Johore, we were 

 met my Dato Muntre, the prime minister, and in- 

 troduced to Sultan Ibriam, who was at that time a 

 young man and with whom I was very well acquaint- 

 ed. After showing Mr. and Mrs. La Souef through 



