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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 
