HAMLYN'S MENAGERIE MAGAZINE. 
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The pictures of the various birds are in all cases 
delightful; whenever Mr, Thorburn has been able 
to observe them in a state of freedom he gives us 
a veritable personality-sketch. What scope there 
is, inoonclusion, for a more careful observation 
of the daily doings of British birds, especially the 
waterfowl ! Even in the London suburbs this 
alluring work may be carried out in leisure hours, 
and those who take part in it will have a share in 
the fame of the Fabres of Natural History, and 
also fill the great gallery of remembrance with 
many a fair living picture, a solace to the mind's 
■eye in the difficult days that have begun for us all. 
STEPNEY TRIBUNAL & ALIENS. 
THE PROPOSED FOREIGN LEGION. 
The Mayor of Stepney ((Alderman J. D. 
KUe}', J. P.) presided at the meeting of the Step- 
ney Military Tribunal on Monday, when Coun- 
cillor J.. D. Hamlyn moved the following resolu- 
tion : — "That, in the opinion of this Tribunal, if 
the Government is not prepared to say that aliens 
domiciled in this country for years, who have 
shared its privileges and liberties in days of 
prosperity, should equally with its own citizens 
be called upon to defend it in its hour of danger, 
it should at least give those of them who desire, of 
their own free will to serve it, an opportunity of 
doing SO' by the formation of a foreign legion or 
some properly safe-guarded permission to enlist 
in certain British Regiments." Mr. Hamlyn sug- 
gested that this resolution would not have been 
needed if, as had been suggested, aliens were de- 
sirous of defending the country which gave them 
refuge and .liberty. The contention of Mr. Raphael, 
as given in his speech at Hackney, that aliens 
were eager to come forward to help England, was 
not borne out at that Tribunal. 
The Mayor approved of the resolution, but 
mentioned that when the suggestion of a foreign 
legion was first suggested to the Government, 
the War Office did not appear to appreciate it. 
Latterly, however, a change had taken place, and 
they now seemed willing to adopt the idea. 
When a seconder was asked for, all the mem- 
bers of the Tribunal rose to do so, and the reso- 
lution was carried unanimously. 
GENERAL NOTES. 
By John I). Hamlyn. 
That Mr. Wesley T. Page received another small 
consignment of birds from Calcutta last week. 
Fifty-four birds were shipped, thirty-four ar- 
rived alive. Rare Parrakeets died during the 
voyage. There were 12 Quail, 6 Rose Linnets, 
6 Goldfinches, 2: Pied Mynahs, 3' Zosterops, and 
some Parrakeets landed alive. 
That the "Walmer Castile" arrived with three 
White-tailed Gnus and 1 Baboon. 
That the Danish steamer arrived with one very 
fine Puma lion: also 1 Emu. 
That the following arrived on the various West 
African steamers : 2i Chimpanzees, 1 large Man- 
drill, 1 large Anubis, 10 ordinary Drills and 
Mandrills, 20 Anubis and Senegal Baboons, 30 
Vernet Patas, Callatrix and Mangabey Mon- 
keys, 1 African Python, 4 Marabon Storks, 20 
Grey Parrots. 
That I received for the first time for thirty years 
2 African Fennecs. These are very curious in- 
teresting- little animals. 
That the arrivals from the Continent have been : 
3 Lemurs, 3' Rhesus, 3 Jews, 6' Bonnets, 6 
Senegal Baboons, and about 300; pairs Shell 
Parrots. 
That the following have been born lately in the 
Zoological Gardens, Regents Park : — 1 Cana- 
dian Beaver, 1 male and 1 female Barbary 
Sheep. 1 Albino Reindeer Calf. Mr. Pccock 
in "The Field" states : — 
"The Society's success in keeping reindeer 
has again been crowned by the birth of a 
calf from one born in the Gardens three 
years ag'o. For many reasons it i's to be re- 
gretted that the calf is an albino, the coat 
being snow white, the skin pink, and the 
hoofs pale horn coloured insteadi of black. 
The eyes, however, are not pink but blue, like 
the eyes of some white cats and partially 
albino dogs and horses and blonde human 
beings. These zoological delects will, how- 
ever, add greatly to the popular attractive- 
ness of the animal." 
Also a litter of 5 Indian Wolves. 
That on behalf of the Minister for the Belgian 
Congo, the Zoological Gardens, Regents Park, 
is temporarily taking charge of a lioness from 
that district of Africa; her ultimate destination 
is the Zoological ardens at Antwerp, whither 
she will be sent when Belgium recovers her own 
