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Bird," and thoroughly described the habits and pecuharities of 

 this bird, of which, he said, south-eastern Austraha was the true 

 home, probably of great antiquity. On migration, however, it 

 moved annually over the greater part of the Pacific Ocean. 



Mr. Le Souef dealt in somewhat similar manner with the 

 Albatrosses, speaking particularly of the two species known as 

 the White-capped Albatross and the Royal Albatross. 



All three lecturettes were illustrated by fine lantern views, and 

 at the conclusion a series of cinematograph pictures, taken by Mr. 

 A. H. E. Mattinglev, C.M.Z.S., depicting seal, bird, and animal life 

 in the islands of Bass Strait, was projected upon the screen. A 

 hearty vote of thanks, proposed in felicitous terms by Prof. 

 Skertchly, terminated the proceedings. 



TO CHILDREN. 



On the afternoon of 4th October about i,()00 State school 

 scholars, with their teachers, attended at King's Lyceum (the use 

 of which, together with appurtenances, the management had 

 generously given free of charge), to hear a lantern lecture on 

 " Bird-Life " delivered by Mr. Dudley Le Souef, C.M.Z.S. The 

 executive arrangements at the hall were in charge of Mr. J. 

 Shirley, B.Sc. (Senior Inspector of Schools), and were well carried 

 out, all the children having been seated before the arrival of the 

 Minister for Education (Hon. W. H. Barnes), who was attended 

 by Mr. R. H. Roe, M.A. (Inspector-General of Schools) and Mr. 

 J. D. Storey (Under-Secretary to the Education Department). 

 Prior to the arrival of the lecturer, Mr. Barnes expressed pleasure 

 at the attendance of the children, and said Mr. Le Souef 

 would no doubt have something educative and interesting to 

 tell them regarding bird-life. Mr. Storey also addressed the 

 children. 



Mr. Le Souef then delivered his interesting and instructive 

 lecture on bird-Hfe, which was freely illustrated by lantern views, 

 and gave an outline of the habits and characteristics of a large 

 number of birds, and explained the pictures as they were pro- 

 jected on the screen. Mr. Roe, in moving a hearty vote of thanks 

 to Mr. Le Souef, said the lecturer had shown them all that he 

 had a great knowledge of the bird-life of this country, and at great 

 trouble to himself had delivered a lecture in the hope of inducing 

 them to have the same sort of love for the birds as he (the 

 lecturer) had. All that was wanted was to get the boys to look 

 at the thing in the right way, and they would then have no desire 

 to kill birds, but would take care of them. The vote of thanks 

 was carried with great acclamation. The schools represented at 

 the lecture were : — Bowen Bridge. Breakfast Creek, Bulimba, 

 Brisbane Central, Coorparoo. Dunellan, Eagle Junction. East 

 Brisbane, Fortitude Valley, Hamilton, Ithaca Creek, Junction 

 Park, Kangaroo Point, Leichhardt-street, .Milton, Newmarket, 

 Norman Park, Petrie- terrace. South Brisbane, Taringa, West End, 

 Woolloongabba, Kelvin Grove, and Toowong. 



