the Great Fossett Circus. 
Vifthly, 
a I presume Mr. Frank Bostock, Broncho Bill, 
_ Ginnetts, with many other last year minor con- 
cerns, will also take the road. All of them have. 
my ‘best wishes. 
Great Britain should be large enough for 
them all, but if it should be that two might meet 
“in one town may I be there to see the fun. 
This puts me in mind of some twer.ty-five 
years ago when Lord George Sanger and the 
John Sanger Circus met in Wolv erhampton. They 
were rivals in those days. I was astonished one 
morning to receive a teleoram from Lord George : 
“Send twenty :u2zgers any price imme- 
diately to Wolverhampton.” 
I searched Well Street, St. George’s Street, East 
‘India Dock Road, and within two hours the twenty 
coloured gentlemen were despatched from Euston 
~ Square. 
About mid-day I received ‘another shock, 
this time from the John Sanger Circus: 
“Can you send twenty niggers to-day” 
I replied : 
on “Forty is necessary.” 
_ Twenty was enough; there were also despatched, 
but it seems Lord George’s agents were on the 
~ look-out at the railway station and captured the 
major part of the twenty. These two giant com- 
binations meeting in one town caused intense ex- 
citement, and was the talk of the district for years 
afterwards. 
Yet another occasion I remember the -Ed- 
at munds (late Wombwell’s) Menagerie meeting the 
am ‘Bostock and Wombw ell’s Menagerie in one town. 
re If my recollection serves me right, Mr. James 
Edmunds rode in the front of his world-famous 
~ collection, asd the late lamented Mr. James Bos- 
tock led his parade. That was indeed a meeting 
of the giants. I patronised both menageries the 
same evening and they were doing good businiess. 
I have arranged for great arrivals this com- 
‘ing season, particulars of which will be found on 
the inside cover of Magazine. 
» The prices of animals will not decrease, but 
ncrease greatly. 
-. The American exchange, at time of writing 
this, is oe to our &. This meass you have to 
record. Will this wonderful a cont 
Addo Bush, and no hunter has been bomba 
the normal price is 25 franes. 
I rely on Home Trade this ct 
the disposal of my gcods. 
season. nee a trav Apres show it will b 
attraction. 
I have heard of no new arrivals fo 
World’s Ret Cee Co. = 
tors have resigned, oe Mesa G oe 
and Osborne the leading men in this cone 
One consignment in the one year is a fair ave 
for their concern. = 
Howe own shows had the greatest s 
Wait and see! 
-——_3——_ 
Reprinted from “The Weekly Telegr ee oa 
often ae ase aire 
ate to exterminate the elephartie 
with such appeals for the preservation 
creatures as I have received during t 
months I have been engaged upon this 
Hence I take this opportunity of setting doy 
facts of the case so that the British publi 
judge for themselves’ whether ae deci { 
beth, is, cpuatity See about fovea 
by twenty miles wide. Ii some parts 1 
bush is fairly scattered, so that it is 
about, but great areas of it are co 
nee of mimosa a0 ee 
The bust grows from cient (64 
with the eraree that whil 
