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and Royal Botanical Gardens. I regret very much to speak of him 

 in the past sense, but I have just heard of his death, from pneu- 

 monia and bronchitis after a very short illness, just before he was 

 to be sent to a purchaser in America for a long price. I am in 

 hopes the success of more of his offspring will console his fair owner 

 for such a heavy loss ; and, besides his monetary value, which was 

 great, so good a specimen can be ill spared at the present time. I 

 am sure his breeder and owner will have the sympathy of many of 

 the fanciers of this beautiful variety. Some of my readers may have 

 seen an excellent portrait of Santa Klaus in connection with my 

 article on " Domestic Dogs " in an early number of " Living Animals 

 of the World " (also given here), where I was sorry that, owing to being 

 greatly limited for space, I was not able to say more about Maltese 

 Terriers and many other breeds well worthy of a more extended notice. 

 As I have said of other Toy varieties, so I may repeat about 

 these, that the smaller they can be produced, preserving type and 

 character, the better, with straight, pure white coats and ears, well- 

 carried tails, dark eyes and noses, short backs, and free from leggi- 

 ne'ss. Those who remember the late Lady Giffard's team, and 

 particularly her Lord Clyde and Hugh (the latter of which I consider 

 the best specimen I ever saw), both bred, I think, by my old friend 

 Mr. John Jacobs, of Oxford, will know what I mean. 



Although I remember and greatly admired Mr. Mandeville's 

 Fido (a great winner in his time, and nearly perfect in all respects, 

 except his size), I always thought him much too big to come properly 

 into the category of Ladies' Pet Dogs, which I maintain, and am 

 supported by my wife, who lived many years in Malta and owned 



many good speci- 

 mens bred there, 

 is theproper 

 position of Maltese 

 Terriers. 



I am pleased 

 to give capital 

 portraits of Mrs. 

 Stallibrass, one of 

 the staunchest 

 supporters of this 

 interesting breed, 



From photo by S. Byrnes, Forest Hill, S.E. 



MRS. STALLI BRASS'S MALTESE TERRIER 



SIR GEORGE WHITE charming pets. 



