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HAMLYN'S MENAGERIE MAGAZINE. 
WHEREAS by the Customs Act 1901-19101 it 
is enacted that the Governor-General may, by 
Proclamation, ^prohibit the exportation of any 
goods, the prohibition of the exportation of which 
is, in his opinion, necessary for the preservation 
of the flora or fauna of Australia : 
And whereas, in the opinion of the Governor- 
General, the prohibition of the exportation of the 
birds mentioned in the schedule hereunder, or of 
the plumage, skins, and eggs (or eggshells) of such 
birds, is necessary for the preservation of the fauna 
of Australia. 
Now therefore, I, William Humble, Earl of 
Dudley, the Governor-General aforesaid, acting 
with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, 
do hereby prohibit the exportation of the birds 
mentioned in the schedule hereunder, and the 
plumage, skins and eggs (or eggshells) of such 
birds, unless it is proved to the satisfaction of the 
Comptroller-General of Customs that the birds, 
or the plumage, skins and eggs (or eggshells) 
thereof, are being exported for educational or 
scientific purposes. 
Schedule. 
Emus '. Dromaeidae. 
Terns and Gulls Laridae. 
Egrets, Herons and Bittens Ardeidae. 
Lorikeets Loriidse. 
Cockatoos Cacatuidae. 
Parrots Psittacidae. 
Dollar or Roller Birds Coraciidae. 
Kingfishers Alcedinidae. 
Bee-eaters Meropidae. 
Cuckoos ". Cuculidae. 
Lyre Birds Menuridae. 
Pittas Pittidae. 
Robins Muscicapidae genus Petrocea. 
Ground Thrushes and Chats Turdida?. 
Wrens Sylviidae genus Malurus. 
Shrike Tits Thickheads and Shrike Robins 
Laniidae genera Falcunculus, Pachycephala, 
Eopsaltria. 
Sun Birds Nectariniidae. 
Bower Birds Ptilonothypchidse. 
Rifile Birds Paradiscidae. 
Grebes Podicipedidae. 
Albatrosses Diomedeidae. 
Finches Ploceidae. 
Orioles Oriolidae. 
Shining Starlings ... Eulabetidae genus Calornis. 
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of 
the Commonwealth, at Melbourne, this 
Seventeenth day of March, in the year 
One thousand nine hundred and eleven, 
and in the first year of His Majesty's 
reign. 
By His Excellency's Command. 
(l.s) FRANK G. TUDOR, 
Minister of State for Trade and Customs. 
God save the King ! 
TIGER v. MAN. 
The following anecdote was told by a gentle- 
man who had lived for many years in the East 
Indies. 
He was sauntering along the bank of a stream 
in that part of the Globe. On the opposite bank 
he observed a native engaged in washing clothes. 
This was a usual sight in that district, and at- 
tracted no attention at first on his part. He con- 
tinued his walk, when suddenly he was somewhat 
astonished to see that the washerman had. stopped 
work, and had become motionless, crouching over 
the edge of the stream holding the garment he was 
washing as if he was carved in stone. 
Our friend thought the man was taken ill. 
He moved towards him with accelerated pace. 
The native did not appear to notice his approach. 
As he drew nearer he happened to glance at 
the long grass which covered the greater part of 
the plain on the opposite bank of the brook. To 
his surprise he beheld the body and head of a tiger 
creeping towards the native. The animal was but 
a few yards away from his contemplated prey, 
and the native he was stalking seemed quite un- 
aware of the peril he was in. 
Our friend was unarmed. He carried only 
a walking stick. However, he shouted a warning 
to the washerman. The man remained unmoved ; 
and the lithe body of the tiger, which had now- 
approached to> within 15 feet of him, came flying 
through the air with a spring towards the stream, 
intent upon his meal. 
Like a flash of lightning the man dropped his 
piece of linen, drew the sharp heavy knife which 
hung suspended from his body, and leapt on one 
side. 
The beast came down on all fours on the 
spot where the native had been a second or two 
previously. 
The man simultaneously sprang into the air, 
and came down upon the tiger. He drove his keen 
blade into the creature's back just behind the 
head, severing its spine, and killing it instantly* 
Our friend stood wrapped in admiration and 
wonder at the nerve and agility of the native. He 
approached the victor who was standing besides 
his slain foe. Conversation followed, and our 
friend learnt that his informant had heard the tiger 
coming; that he knew it was stalking him; that 
he waited motionless in order that he might gain 
time till he heard the beast lash his tail through 
the grass, which would be the signal for his spring. 
When the tiger sprang the man sprang also, with 
the result as above stated. His pluck and readi- 
ness had thus easily outmatched the brute force 
of his antagonist. 
HUGH S. SPENCER, B.A. 
