HAMLYN'S MENAGERIE MAGAZINE. 
fortunately, it was found impossible to obtain the 
supply of fish necessary for feeding such an ani- 
mal, and the negotiations consequently fell 
through. The presence in the Society's collec- 
tion during 1914 of examples of each of the four 
type of anthropoid ape was a noteworthy feature. 
This "record" was brought to an end as early as 
March by the death of the orang-utan, "Sandy." 
In December the small female chimpanzee, 
"Susan," died, succumbing in a few days to an 
attack of pneumonia. However, the other four 
apes that had been in the house a year ago were 
still alive and vigorous — the Hoolock gibbon, the 
chimpanzees "George" and "Charlie," and the 
gorilla, "Empress, " the last-named having now 
lived two years in the charge of the Superinten- 
dent and Keeper, J. Supple. All the older animals 
in the Lion House a year ago were still on view, 
but during the summer a welcome and unexpected 
inquiry for cubs was followed 1 by the sale of most 
of the youngsters available, for which a good price 
was secured. During 1915 three litters were born, 
comprising four males and five females, all of 
which were alive on December 31st, when the 
Society's total lion stock amounted to twenty- 
three animals — twelve males and eleven females. 
The collection of birds suffered during the Novem- 
ber frosts, when a flamingo and the two black- 
necked swans hurt themselves on the ice, and 
died as a result of the injuries. Another loss was 
the large domestic goose, believed to have at- 
tained the age of 44 years. 
The Treasurer, Dr. MacDowel Cosgrave, 
seconded the adoption of the report. Having re- 
ferred to' some financial figures for the past year, 
he emphasised the necessity of gaining new mem- 
bers for the Society. He added that if the Society 
was to work successfully the gate-money ought to 
pay about two-thirds of the expenses. He asked 
that members should send gifts of fruit and vege- 
tables for the animals, and that citizens who were 
organising- entertainments should remember the 
Gardens. 
The report was adopted. 
The sets of pictures sent in to the yearly 
photographic competition in November were again 
of a high degree of merit. The silver medal in the 
.Senior Class was won by Mr. Arthur MacCallum, 
of Rathmines. The sets sent in by the juniors 
were so ,good that a special Silver medal has 
been awarded to Miss M. A. Goodman, and a 
bronze medal to Master James Fitzgibbon. 
The Chairman handed the medals to the win- 
ners. In his subsequent remarks, he said it was 
utterly beyond the Council's power to meet the 
present state of things which had caused the great 
debt the Society was under. The high price of 
coal, the high price of provender, and the drop 
in the gate receipts — these were things they had 
no power over. But there was a way of meeting 
the difficulty, and that was by increasing the num- 
ber of members of the Society. 
The Chairman then proposed a vote of thanks 
to Sir Charles Ball for his services as President 
of the Society. Having traced the connection with 
the Society of ether members of the Ball family, 
Sir Robert Ball and Mr. Valentine Ball, he said 
that during the lengthened period he had been 
on the Council — he had had experience of nine 
Presidents — there had never been a President who 
had given more of his time and attention to the 
Society's affairs than Sir Charles Ball. ■ 
A part of the proceedings that pleased the 
gathering very much was a lecture, in which Pro- 
fessor J. A. Scott described interestingly many 
animals, which were illustrated by lantern pic- 
tures. 
At the close it was announcd that the follow- 
ing Council had been elected for 1916 : President 
— W. E. Peebles, J. P. Vice-Presidents — Profes- 
sor J. Bayley Butler, T. K. Laidlaw, Sir R. H. 
Woods, M.D., M. F. Headlam, James Inglis. 
Secretary — Professor G. H. Carpenter. Treasurer 
— Dr. MacDowel Cosgrave. Ordinary Members 
—Dr. C. A. K. BalC Professor A. 'F. Dixon, 
Charles Green, Lieutenant-Colonel W. E. John- 
stone, Dr. R. R. Leeper, Professor A. E. Mettam, 
C. J. MacCarthv, A. Miller, Sir F. W .Moore, 
Dr. J. O 'Carroll, Professor J'. A. Scott, Dr. 
George Scriven, Colonel Sir Frederick Shaw, L. 
E. Steele, H. Francis Stephens. 
ELEPHANT'S WAR WORK. 
NOVEL SPECTACLE IN STREETS OF 
SHEFFIELD. 
A shortage of haulage facilities has caused 
Sheffield manufacturers to look round for likely 
assistance, and one enterprising firm — Messrs. 
Thos. W. Ward. Limited — has pressed an ele- 
phant into service. 
It is put between the shafts in correct man- 
ner, and can do the work of five horses. It 
thinks nothing of a load of eight tons. 
The animal belongs to Messrs. Sedgewick's, 
the well-known Menagerie Proprietors, who 
realised that while circumstances caused them to 
stop in Sheffield longer than they had anticipated, 
i( would be a good thing toi let out on hire thcir 
horses and a tractable elephant. 
As the elephant passes along it invariably 
investigates the tops of coal and other carts in 
the hope of finding something edible. More than 
one carter's dinner has mysteriously disappeared. 
