Major Pretorius, the officer who, it will be 
_ remembered, was appointed by the Government 
to exterminate the herd of elephants inhabiting 
the Addo Forest, near Port Elizabeth, is having 
'- » a novel experience. 
He reports that after killing a large number 
of the animals he is now beinf hunted by the re- 
mainder. 
The elephants have evidently realised that he 
is their ratural enemy, and instead of his doing 
the stalking, the boot is on the other leg. 
Major Pretorius states that the animals dis- 
play extraordinary cunning, lying in wait for his 
approach as if they had made a preconcerted plan, 
and he has already had some miraculous escapes. 
It was announced that the Government had 
decided that part of the herd shall be spared. 
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Royal Zoological Society of 
Dublin. 
ReOULM OF THE SUMMER FETE. 
The final report 1n connection with the Sum- 
mer Fete of the Royal Zoological Society of Ire- 
land was submitted yesterday afternoon at ja 
meeting held at the Royal College of Surgeons, 
St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin. Sir F. W. Moore 
presided over a large attendance. 
The Chairman said that when they organised 
the fete they were actually in extremis in regard 
to the Gardens, bgut the confidence which they 
reposed in their friends was more than justified. 
The Gardens, as a result of the fete, had been 
lifted from their serious condition into a state 
of comparative prosperity, and when the time 
came provision had been made to re-stock them. 
They were now in a position to place before 
their supporters the exact results of their work, 
and they were sincerely thankful to their friends 
for the valuable help that they had given, and 
the services which they ungrudgingly rendered. 
Mr. Alfred Miller, Hon. Secretary, submitted 
a statement showing that the balance in hand 
as a result of the fete was £4,162. 
rs The Chairman said that the statement was. 
--- ginfinitely in advance of anything that they ex- 
pected. They hoped originally to realise £2,000, 
but, thanks, to Mr. Miller’s constant work and 
_the activities of the stall-hoiders, they had doubled 
their original estimate. 
HAMLYN’S MEN 
ing Commie but ee also 
citizens. of Dublin recognised the 
gation which they were under to an 
valuable institution. Tt would ~ 
national calamity if, for want of ful 
Zoological Gardens, so long associated 
life of eee should have to shee dos 
Gardens éatered for the amuse! 
young and the instruction of the ge 
he thought that those responsible | 
ing on of the work were entitled to 
generous response on behalf of the citizen 
results were a further proof of the ta 
organising powers of women, and if 
been for their energy the fete wol 
been a success, They were deeply 
the stall-holders and their assistants, 
only a small recognition of their 
they should pass a vote of thanks to 
paid several visits to the fete, and 
much struck by the zealous manner 1 
ladies devoted themselves to their d ui 
as by the constant efforts of Sir Fre deri 
Lady Moore, and Mr. Miller, to whom tt 
motion of the fete was a labour of love 
The Right Hon. Jonathan Hogg in set 
the resolution, which was unanimo ly 
said that the stall-holders and thei 
had worked con amore, and if it h 
Sir Robert Woods, M.P., proposed a 
thanks to the General Committee and 
Belper, oe said that for severe 
in ities but now fe difficulties wer 
Dr. O’Carroll, in seconding the mi 
was adopted, referred to the difficu 
countered by the Council in carryin; 
during the war. The Dublin “Zoo 
Hemme long before they were abl 
a Zoo in Scotland. They were now : 
Bhine lions to Africa, and they were 
as a result of the fete, they were ab 
up the name of Ireland as having o: 
Zoological Gardens in the world. 
fete. j 
Mr. Miller suitably replied. 
