HAMLYN'S MENAGERIE MAGAZINE. 
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is Nature's gift, while below some of the employ- 
ees kept watch lest k made away under the cover 
of darkness. 
On Thursday morning the services of expert 
cocoanut tree climbers were requisitioned and from 
about 10 a.m. the fun began. 
Alongside the tamarind tree stands the tall 
cocoanut tree and on one of the men going up dis- 
covered that the ape had made himself comforta- 
ble on the crest of the tree. By means of a stick 
he drove it away and the ape with a bound cleared 
about 16 feet anh landed on a large branch of the 
adjacent tree. The man, who got on to the cocoa- 
nut tree, concealed himself in the perch vacated 
by the ape while two other men climbed up' the 
tamarind tree from where each of them were 
handed two long bamboos with some cloV'h satur- 
ated with kerosine oil tied on the top. Efforts, to 
light one of the torches failed owing to a strong 
breeze blowing and the man becoming impatient' 
began to poke at the ape with the bamboo. The 
ape quietly caught the bamboo and pulled off the 
cloth and threw it down. Thereupon, the other 
;orch was lighted and with the burning torch the 
ape was worried from place to place and finally 
driven on to the cocoanut tree, where the man in 
concealment promptly caught it by one of its legs. 
A free fight then ensued. The ape began to. freely 
use its hands and tee^h and his assailant lashed 
out with his stick, Though the man was severely 
bitten in the hands which were blood-stained and 
could be clearly seen by the onlookers he held, on 
till assistance came by one of the other men climb- 
ing up the cocoanut 1 tree taking with him a long 
rope. Both men then attacked the ape and after 
another desperate encounter they succeeded in ty- 
ing the ape with the rope*. Both men then tried 
to push the ape off. but it held on like grim death. 
The men then came down and it was seen that 
the first man was bitven through and through in 
some of his fingers. Medical attendance was im- 
mediately given to the man who it is reported 
was removed to hospital. 
As the proceedings were interrupting the 
Court work a request was. made by Mr. Keays, 
it is reported, to postpone operations. The ape 
was then lept master of the situation. It is under- 
stood that further efforts will be made to capture 
the turbulent ape. 
At about 3 p.m. two motor engines arrived 
and took up their position inside the Court com- 
pound and after connecting the hose with the 
street hydrant, the Brigade began to. play water 
on the top of the cocoanut tree where the ape syill 
tied to the rope had taken shelter. The Brigade 
kept up an incessant flow of water for about two 
hours and when a man climbed up /the tree the ape 
was found dead and the rope entangled among 
the cocoanut leaves. The object of the Brigade's 
presence was to put an end to the ape. 
It was further learnt that Mr. Ezra had 
bought 'this ape and another which had been sent 
out from China at a considerable cast. The ape 
which had caused all the commotion broke the 
bars of his cage and got loose, biting severely the 
man who had been especially sent by the Zoologi- 
cal garden authorities to secure the animal. Ifc is 
understood that the injured man has been suitably 
rewarded. 
GENERAL NOTES. 
THAT a derailed description of "Hamlyn's Man- 
gabey" (Cercocebus Hamlyni) will appear in 
the September number. 
THAT the s.s. "Tactician" arrived on August 
7th with a few birds for Mr. Wesley T. Page, 
from Calcutta. Even on this journey the loss 
was twenty, about the same as the last con- 
signment. Also 200' Rhesus Monkeys. 
THAT the arrivals from the Continental Ports 
have been 1 adult African Stripped Hyaena, 2! 
Chimpanzees (male and female), 1 male Man- 
drill (| grown, colour shewing well), 1 Polar 
Bear cub, 1 extra fine male Laponda Ape, 6 
ordinary Lapondas, 121 various Baboons and 
Monkeys, 60O Budgerigars, 1 large Hooded 
Capuchin, 1 Campbell's, 6 small Drills and Man- 
drills, 1 Barbary Ape. 
THAT the steamer "Saxon" had 4 Stanley 
Cranes, 2 Crown Cranes, 1 Chacma Baboon. 
THAT 7 Dogfaces, 1 Sooty, 1 Cherry Crowned, 
2 ; Vervets, 1 Putty Nose, 3 : Mandrills, arrived 
from West Africa at a local outport. 
THAT 5 Spotbilled Toucannets arrived at South- 
ampton — first for some time. 
THAT 26 boxes of animals and birds are arriv- 
ing on the s.s. "Norman" from South Africa 
for a well-known Menagerie Proprietor. 
THAT Baboons and Monkeys are arriving in 
Liverpool in small quantities. Grey Parrots are 
very scare. The importation of Amazons has 
not come up to the monthly average. General 
stock is very scarce. 
THAT a Beaver has been born at the Zoological 
Gardens, Regents Park. 
THAT a few evenings ago the President and 
Mme. Poincare were taking an after-dinner 
sl.roll in the gardens of the Elysees when the 
President was summoned to read sonic des- 
patches that had just come from the front. He 
had hardly reached his study, however, says the 
"Cri de Paris," when he heard screams from 
the garden, and rushing back, accompanied by 
his secretaries, the President learned from Mine. 
Poincare. thai, the moment he left her she had 
been attacked by a "strange being." 
