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HAMLYN'S MENAGERIE MAGAZINE. 
In order to accomplish this journey safely it is 
necessary to have special tank cars constructed in 
which the water can be kept constantly fresh. 
This has been accomplished by the Wells Fargo 
Express. Co. by pumping fresh air through the 
water- The pumps are worked by a small electric 
motor which derives its power from the car-axles. 
This answers nicely as long as the cars are in 
motion, but at important stops, where there is a 
delay of 10 to 15 minutes, many fish would die 
unless the pumps were kept in operation by a 
small gasoline engine. 
GENERAL NOTES. 
THAT Dr. Dreyer, Director of the Zoological 
Gardens, Copenhagen, is about visiting the 
Malay Straits to purchase specimens for his 
Gardens. 
The importation of wild beasts and birds 
has fallen off to such a considerable extent that 
he has found it necessary in order to replenish 
his collection. 
Dr. Dreyer has very kindly promised to 
give an account of his travels and purchases to 
this Magazine on his return to Europe. I now 
wish to tender the thanks of the readers of this 
Magazine to Dr. Dreyer for the most interest- 
ing article that has ever appeared in any jour- 
nal appertaining to Natural History — "The 
Birth of an Elephant at the Zoological Gardens, 
Copenhagen" — which appeared in No. 1, Vol. 
II., of this Magazine. A well-known Natural- 
ist, one of our most leading men, remarked the 
other day : " Hamlyn, that was the most inter- 
esting article ever I read, and should have ap- 
peared in the leading journal of the day." 
THAT the "Amateur Menagerie Magazine" 
seems to have fallen on evil days. The number 
which has just reached me consists of a fly leaf 
of Sales and Wants of a few of its members. 
Still, I presume it is typical of the Amateurs of 
England. 
THAT mascots are in great demand for some 
of the battalions of our new armies, and the 
Tommies have cast their eyes longingly towards 
the Zoo. In the early days of the war, when 
recruiting meetings were held daily in the metro- 
polis, regimental mascots were very prominent. 
The shaggy white goat belonging to the London 
Welsh was daily shown at different localities, 
and the mascots attached to other regiments 
were also much in evidence. But as our ar- 
mies expand so does the demand for mascots 
increase. Officials at the Zoo are daily being 
asked by soldiers for young animals. Those 
belonging to the ape family find most favour, 
for Tommy is fascinated by their tricks and 
movements. Animals are, however, hard to 
get in these days, and, unfortunately, the Zoo 
has none to spare. 
THAT the Council of the Royal Zoological Society 
of Ireland met on Satursay, the 2nd September, 
Mr. W. E. Peebles, President, in the chair. 
Also present : Professor G. H. Carpenter (Hon. 
Sec.), Dr. MacDowel Cosgrave (Hon. Treas.}, 
Sir W. Boyd, James Inglis, Charles Green, 
Lieutenant-Colonel W. E. Johnstone, C. j. 
MacCarthy, Dr. O'Carroll, Professor Mettam, 
Sir F. Moore, Professor Scott, H. F. Stephens, 
and Dr. Scfiven. Some new arrivals for the 
collection welre noted, including two rabbits 
from Mrs. Light Gordon, a barn owl from Mr. 
W. J. Vleese. An unusually large Patas mon- 
gey arrived on deposit from England, and it is 
hoped that the Gardens may be able to procure 
it permanently. It is of the same colour as the 
other Hussar monkeys in the House, but several 
sizes larger, and the red of the upper part of 
the body is unusually vivid. When standing 
on his hind legs he measures over three feet. 
Though so much bigger than the other speci- 
mens of this monkey at present in the House~he 
is quite of a gentle disposition, and when in 
special form shows himself off by capering about 
and dancing, to the delight of his visitors. No 
doubht, if he remains he will be an adept at 
opening the sliding door which leads to the 
open-air "treatment" cages. Vegetables were 
sent by Mr. T. K. Laidlaw. Visitors to the 
Gardens numbered 3,119. 
THAT at a monthly general meeting of the Zoo- 
logical Society of London held on Wednesday 
at the offices in Regents Park, attention was 
drawn in the report of the council for July to 
the additions made to the society's menagerie 
during the month, among the most notable 
being a grizzly bear (Ursus horribilis) from 
Wyoming, presented by Mr. Ellis Ashmead- 
Bartlett. The report stated that the number of 
visitors to the society's gardens during July was 
152,398, an increase of 19,411 as compared with 
July, 1915. The receipt's for admission at the 
gates during July amounted to £121,760, being 
an increase of £73 as compared with the pre- 
vious year. 
THAT Mi;. Woodward, the sea lion trainer, ap- 
plied to Fulham Tribunal for exemption. 
His solicitor said he was under contract to 
show a troupe of sea lions at 1 music halls, and' 
his business would be ruined if he were sent into 
the Army. He earned large sums and paid a 
weekly fish bill of £121 
"His difficulty is that he can't get rid of 
the sea lions," concluded the solicitor. " His 
