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"Again, two planters were riding home 
from a neighbouring club when they were at- 
tacked by a wild elephant and only just sue 
ceeled in getting away. The younger man's 
spare polo pony, which was being led behind by 
syce (groom), was also attacked, the syce only 
just managing to get away while the pony was 
killed and practically every bone in its body was 
broken. 
"The hero of the former adventure again 
had a narrow escape three or four days ago. 
The elephant attacked, and only just missed 
the horse's hindquarters. Had he not been a 
pood horseman, the rider would never have 
lived to tell the tale. 
" It is high time that Government took the 
matter up, as these brutes, becoming acquainted 
with man, and wounded in the past as some of 
them have been, are very cunning and difficult 
to get at. Moreover planters cannot spare the 
time to track them, probably for days; neither 
have they the elephants necessary for suoh a 
shikar (hunt). 
"Trusting this will meet the eye of some 
one in authority." 
THAT at a Lecture given by Mr. A. D. Webster 
at the Royal Aircraft Depot in Regent's Park 
last Tuesday, mention was made of several rare 
birds that have visited the park of late years. 
Amongst these were the snipe, woodcock, 
crested grebe, Kestral hawk, goldfinch and 
wheatear. Flocks of the latter, sometimes 
numbering eighteen or twenty have on several 
occasion visited the open Northern part of the 
parp; while a snipe was flushed on Marylebone 
green in 1911, and a woodcock caught in 1908. 
A pair of herons remained on an island on the 
lake for nearly three months and a crested grebe 
for three weeks in 1915. The nightingale has 
been seen on two occasions and in connection 
with this it is interesting to note that about 
eighty years ago this bird was plentiful in old 
Marylebone Park. 
It may not be generally known, the lecturer 
said, that a century ago the site of Portland 
Place was a famous woodcock drive and near 
Park Square East there formerly existed some 
marshy ground where snipe were abundant. 
The lecture was illustrated by upwards of fifty 
pictures of the old park and its buildings. 
THAT the arrival of Summer Birds is given in 
"The Field" as follows: — 
Notwithstanding the wintry weather which 
has prevailed during the last few weeks, the 
absence of leafage, and the scarcity of insects, 
a few of our summer migrants have already 
made their appearance, chiefly, as might be ex- 
pected, in the South of England. The follow- 
ing are reported : — 
Chiff Chaff.— Alderney, March 16th (W. R. 
Thompson); Imber Down, Wilts., March 12th 
(R. H. Artindale); Dorchester, March 23rd (F. 
L. Blathwayt); Bushey Park, April 5th (G. Sitz- 
ler); Yateley, Hants, April 5th (B. E. Still- 
well); Hambledon, Surrey, April 6th (Eric Par- 
ker); Pensford, Somerset', April 6th (H. L. Pop- 
ham); Ingatestone, Essex, April' 7th (D. Urqu- 
hart); near Swindon, April 7th (J. M. Calley); 
Weybridge, April 8th (R. H. Mitford). 
Willow Wren. — S.E. Essex, March 20th 
(F. W. Frohawk); Hambledon, Surrey, April 
7th (Eric Parker); near Swindon, April 7th (J. 
M. Calley). 
Wheatear. Alderney, March 12th (W. R. 
Thompson); Portland Bill, March 31st (F. L. 
Blathwayt); Lulworth Cove, April fst (D. Urqu- 
hart). 
Wryneck. — Hambridge, near Newburv, 
February 28th (J. H. Crow). 
Garden Warbler.— Brinsep Court, Here- 
ford, March 31st (H. D. Astley). 
Tree Pipit. — Hambledon, Surrey, April 5th 
(Eric Parker). 
Ring Ouzel. — Near Lancaster, March 25th 
(H. W. Robinson). 
Stone Curlew. — Imber Down, Wilts., April 
2nl (R. H. Artindale). 
Swallow. — On the Usk, near Brecon, April 
7th (G. Wolfe-Murray); Rainworth, Notts., 
April 7th (J. Whitaker"). 
The appearance of the Wryneck so early as 
February 28th is remarkable, but two are re- 
ported to have been "seen and heard" on that 
date. The arrival of the Martin, Sandmartin, 
Nightingale, and Redstart may be expected 
this week. 
THAT the arrivals for the past month shew that 
the trade is gradually coming back to its old 
form. Some Senegal Finches, a young Leopard, 
6 African Monkeys, a few Parrots, Yellow Bud- 
gerigars, a pair of small Olive Green Budgeri- 
gars, two Zebras, stallions, 6 African Porcu- 
pines, 2 Meercats, 4 Vervets, 4 Chacma Ba- 
boons, with Secretary Birds Stanley Cranes, 
and some African Waterfowl — full particulars 
given in Price List enclosed. 
Four Sea Lions arrived from California. 
From Holland 4 Black-necked Swans, 2 
Upland Geese, 80 mixed Pintail, Widgeon, 
Common and Gargeney Teal. Some Cormor- 
ants, Shovellers and a White-eyed Duck are on 
the way over., , 
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