that “the negro has never attempted the train- 
ing of wild animals.” 
When on the French Congo Seaboard some 
years ago, I saw a working elephant at the 
Roman Catholic Mission near Vernan Fez. 
I wished to purchase, but was advised by 
the Father-in-Charge that even if I walked it 
down to the coast, which was very unlikely, it 
would be impossible to ship it from the beach. 
A would-be purchaser some time before I ar- 
rived succeeded in getting the animal halfway, 
but when right came it deliberately turned 
round and arrived home in the morning. Need- 
less to say I made no purchase. 
The elephant was hauling logs of wood 
from the adjacent forest to the Mission. It 
received its education from one of the younger 
priests. 
@HAT the “Daily Mail” states :— 
Visitors to the Zoological Gardens during 
the past week have been puzzled by a slender 
stone tower near the main entrance through 
which electric light is visible at night. The 
tower is the Society’s memorial to the Zoo keep- 
ers killed during the war, and is modelled on 
the French ‘‘Lanternes des Morts’” (‘lanterns 
of the dead’’), which are of such ancient origin 
that so far back as the fourteenth century their 
meaning was debated by the monks. 
THAT two new Tigers have arranved at the Zoo, 
a present from Mr. Alfred Ezra, Calcutta. One 
seems to be in a poor state. 
THAT two pairs of bear cubs have been born on 
the Mappin Terraces, the father being an 
American Black Bear, the mother a Brown Bear. 
I believe three are still alive. I noticed only 
one elephant at the Gardens. One, however, 
is expected from India shortly. 
THAT Miss Gladys Detmars, daughter of one of 
the officials of the New York Zoo, accompanied 
her parents on an expedition in search of fresh 
specimens. Armed only with a box and a pole 
she succeeded in capturing, single-handed, a 
huge rattle-snake, which is now housed in ‘the 
Zoo. 
THAT the most interesting fact about the flight 
from end to end of the African continent is that 
the scientific observer with the party is to be 
Dr, Chalmers Mitchell, the famous zoologist. 
The Doctor is over 56 years of age, and it is 
really a rather sporting thing on his part to 
undertake such an adventure. He is one of the 
most learned and humorous authorities on ani- 
mal life in the whole world. Some years ago he 
contributed a fine series of special sketches on 
the most notable animals represented in the 
London Zoo, and he found something instruc- 
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tive aa amusing to say 
_ ploded that very vulgar 
- being verminous, which is as far 
as could be, notwithstanding the 
tions based on ignorant observation, < 
that other popular notion about | the 
propensities of the grizzly bear. Dr. 
Mitchell naively attributes this theor 
suite inaccurate, the bear lashing out ‘ 
forepaws an dhuge talons, but neve I 
his victim, to the hectic and romantic 
tion of some Amercan belle! Dr ei ii 
Mitchell will certainly, if all goes w 
on this expedition, have a fine accc 
of his experiences. His great. fear 
ness. 
I only trust he will not drop into tl 
dle of a herd of Brontosauruses. i 
ejaculations would then be worth 
It is only lately that I knew tha: 
me from the President M. Teas Delacnn 
Secretary is M, J. Berliot, 3 Rue d 
des-Dames, Paris. Subscription to mé¢ 
francs; to non- -members, 25 francs. y 
titled “Les Oiseaux au Jardin Zook 
Londres.” Other most eer ar 1 
several good illustrations. JI wish 
cess. : By 
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Mexico :— 
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