ioo TRAPPING WILD ANIMALS 



board the steamer, ours being the last thing to 

 be put on board. As the steamer was to sail 

 at midnight, we had no trouble in placing the 

 cages on deck, and, as space was limited, I sug- 

 gested to Mr. La Souef to let me arrange the plac- 

 ing of cages and animals. But no, he would see 

 to that, and told the captain that he would like to 

 have them placed as he wished. They were on the 

 forward deck, in a circle about the hatch, with the 

 smaller animals and deer facing the cages on deck, 

 on the hatch itself. Can you imagine placing deer 

 in crates facing tigers in none too strong boxes ? 



I bade Mr. La Souef and his wife bon voyage, 

 and wished him success in landing his shipment. 

 Mr. La Souef was a personal friend of the owner 

 of the steamship company, the McAllister line, who 

 was a patron and also a director of the Melbourne 

 Zoological Society. As Mr. La Souef had taken 

 the trip with his wife as guests of the owner, Cap- 

 tain Edwards of the vessel used diplomacy, said 

 nothing, and allowed Mr. La Souef to have his 

 way; but before going ashore, I said to Captain 

 Edwards, "watch out, there is going to be trouble 

 before you get to Melbourne." "Never fear," he 

 replied, "Mayer, I'll kill or dump the whole lot 

 over the side if anything starts, friend of the boss 

 or not! I have my other passengers to look to." 

 I said good-bye to him hoping to see him on his 

 return trip, when I would hear the news, if any. 



The shipment consisted of the following, not 



