Hamljtts JEmagrae JEagajta. 
EDITED BY JOHN D. HAMLYN 
No. 9.— Vol. 3. 
LONDON, JANUARY, 1918. 
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INTRODUCTION. 
I trust my readers will excuse the late appear- 
ance of "Hamlyn's Menagerie Magazine." It is 
due to shortage of staff and pressure of business. 
Several interesting Articles are promised by 
well-known writers. When I mention that the 
Director of Zoological Gardens at Copenhagen, 
and Dr. Butter, with other writers, are sending 
copy which will be published earliest possible op- 
portunity, these gentlemen deserve our verv best 
thanks. 
Reports from South Africa, Calcutta, Singa- 
pore and Sumatra, state that plenty of animals, 
birds and reptiles are for sale in the usual mar- 
kets. There are no buyers. It is useless purchas- 
ing without shipping facilities. To obtain these, 
it must be shewn that the stock is required for 
National or Military purposes. We all await 
normal times. I fully expect to resume business 
in the old sweet way somewhere about September 
or October this year. Let us hope so. I appeal 
to my readers in distant lands to forward all pos- 
sible particulars of any arrival or movements of 
wild animals. Such information will be duly ack- 
nowledged. 
JOHN D. HAMLYN. 
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600 MONKEYS IN LONDON. 
(Yesterday's cables announced that 600' mon- 
keys had arrived in London from Calcutta, and 
nobody knew anything of the reason for their 
visit. A local poet makes a suggestion.) 
Six hundred monkeys have gone to Town; 
What are they for? What are they for? 
Some of them black, and some of them brown; 
What are they for? What are thev for? 
Is it because the servant question 
Is to be solved by monkeys? 
And though it may be a queer suggestion 
Are they all to be turned into flunkevs? 
Or is it because food supplies are short, 
And the monkeys will make a new dish ? 
Or for some sort of fresh and original sport, 
Now the U-boats won't let people fish. 
Are they going to be used as comedians, 
On the stages of London Town ? 
With baboons to go on as tragedians 
In their grim garb of black or brown? 
Or were they a Home Rule "leg-pull"? 
Like Win. Churchill received one day 
When the suffragettes sent him a cart-full 
Of dead rabbits and dogs and a jay? 
The monkeys were clearly not meant for the Zoo, 
And perhaps they were sent o'er the foam, 
As a deputation to Mont-a-gu 
But were just a bit late getting home ! 
"Calcutta Englishman," 15th Nov., 1917. 
