HAMLYN’S MENAGERIE MAGAZINE. 23 
the same to-day as it was prior to the war. 
Whether the hunters of the World’s Zoological 
‘Trading Co. will follow exactly the same lines 
as Mr. Hagenbeck’s trappers I cannot say, but I 
imagine that if they are to be successful in their 
quest for young wild life they will do so. 
So far as the World’s Trading Co. is con- 
cerned I am in no way whatever officially con- 
nected with it, but as one who has made a study 
of this trade and as an Englishman I should like 
to see it once again in the hands of the British. 
The proposition that they should embrace the 
present unique opportunity and secure the busi- 
ness, so far at least as the British possessions. are 
concerned, I regard as perfectly sound and feasi- 
ble. 
I quite agree that it is a very specialised call- 
ing and one that demands high organisation and 
skill to carry out successfully. The capturing 
of an animal in the forest or jungle is one thing, 
but to transport it alive to Europe is entirely an- 
other manner. Only an experienced hunter who 
thoroughly knows his business could carry this 
out. My sole object was to tell the public of the 
efforts to bring the trade into British hands, and 
no one recognises more than I do that its realisa- 
tion depends entirely upon a thorough understand- 
ing of he intricacies of the trade, the proper hand- 
ling of the animals, and good management. Nei- 
ther the World’s Zoological Trading Co. nor any 
other body or individual could hope to secure and 
hold the trade without these requisite qualifica- 
tions. 
Yours very faithfully, 
H.}. SHEPSTONE. 
Following on the above letter I have just re. 
ceived the following :— 
“That since its formation four directors 
have retired from the Board of the. World’s 
Zoological Trading Co., Ltd., viz., Mr. Har- 
old J. Shepstone, Mr. N. A. Ellengien (Chair- 
man), Captain W. Down, R.N., and Mr. L. 
Johnson. The latter has issued a writ against 
the Company for the recovery of certain fees 
he alleges he is entitled to.” 
I refrain from making any remarks myself, 
but leave my numerous readers to judge of the 
soundness of this affair for themselves. 
I know full well that shipping arrangements 
are entirely against them, the same as it is 
against all traders, but I really think the efforts 
of some of the Directors of this misguided Com- 
pany would be better employed elsewhere, or 
rather in some other interesting sphere of life. 
GENERAL NOTES. 
THAT the Foreign Bird Club issues the follow- 
ing notice to its members which I consider truly 
delightful reading :— 
TEN WAYS. TO KILL. A-SOCIEDPY. 
1. Do not go to the meetings. 
2. But if you do go, go late. 
3. If the weather doesn’t suit you, don’t 
think of going. 
4. If you do attend a meeting, find fault 
with the work of the officers and other members. 
5. Never accept an office, as it is easier to 
criticise than to do things. ae 
6. Nevertheless, get sore 1f you are not 
appointed on a committee, and if you are, do 
not attend the committee meetings. 
7. If asked by the chairman to give your 
opinion regarding some important matter, tell 
him you have nothing to say. After the meet- 
ing tell everyone how things ought to be done. 
8. Do nothing more than is absolutely 
necessary but when other members roll up their 
sleeves and willingly, unselfishly use their ability 
to help matters along, howl that the society is 
run by a clique. 
9. Hold back your subscription as long as 
possible, or don’t pay at all. 
10. Don’t bother about getting new mem- 
bers—‘“Let the secretary do it.” 
THAT a pair of great crested grebes have nested 
by the lake at Eastwell Park, the residence of 
Lady Northcote, near Ashford, Kent, and have 
hatched four eggs. 
THAT Mr. Hubert D. Astley writes 11th July :— 
“T have four baby Queen Alexandra Parra- 
keets on my hands. The mother is unwell, and 
has ceased to feed them. They eat well from a 
spoon Marie buscuit and Mellin’s Food made 
soft and warm. Unless the food is quite warm 
they will not take it.” 
I have now just received the news that one 
baby is unfortunately dead. 
THAT a letter written in Paris on March 17 by 
Mr. Pierre Amedee-Pichot, a prominent mem- 
ber of the French National Society of Acclima- 
tation, contains a brief account of the total 
destruction of Count Potocki’s estate and game 
sanctuary. It says in part :— 
“Hundreds of deer, wapiti, European bison 
and animals of all sorts were kept there, in 7,000 
acres of enclosed forest, which was part of a 
great tract of 30,000 acres. The place was in- 
vaded by 2,000 Bolshevik Red Guards, who 
shot every animal, and left their corpses to rot 
on the ground. The palace, its furniture and 
collections were destroyed, and the servants 
and keepers of the game were not only murdered 
but tortured to death, with indescribable 
ferocity. 
