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HAMLYN'S MENAGERIE MAGAZINE. 



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No. 1. — Mrs, Pretorius and Baby Elephant "Jumbo." 



I paid £120 for Baby Jumbo directly he left 

 the Bush and entered the camp. Poor 

 Jumbo died shortly afterwards. I have 

 naturally appealed to the Provincial Secre- 

 tary for a substantial allowance, and doubt- 

 less in due time will receive a favourable 

 answer. 



In the previous number I stated that 

 Shaw should never have paid such a figure 

 for a baby elephant. Fifty pounds would 

 have been ample, even then it could not 

 have been delivered in London under £.300 

 to include every expense. It is quite evident 

 that Wild Animal Expenses are not under- 

 stood by would-be buyers. They argue 

 that an animal costing, say, £100 abroad, 

 should be delivered here for £150 or £200. 

 They forget the multitude of expenses the 

 unfortunate dealer has to pay Travelling 

 Expenses, Boxing, Food, Railway Steamer 

 and Shipping charges; there is finally a re- 

 compense to be given to the man in charge 

 on its way home. 



I am sorry to say that I always hear great disatis faction with consignments other than my own. They 

 are taken away, and the unfortunate Butcher, Steward or Officer hears nothing more from owners of the 

 stock. This is the principal cause 1 why live stock is objected to on the various mail steamers homeward. 



PHOTOGRAPHS. 



No. 1. — Mrs. Pretorius and Baby Elephant, "Jumbo." 



No. 2. — Major and Mrs. Pretorius with Jumbo> for which my representative paid £120, the actual value not 

 being £50 there. 



No. 3. — Jumbo with his Boy fast asleep. 



No. 4. — First elephant shot in Addoo Bush by Major Pretorius. 



These are the first photographs to arrive from the Addoo Bush of which I am very proud. Mr. S. W. 

 Shaw has my thanks accordingly. He is also thanked for the two letters below. 



C/o Major Pretorius, 



Addo, C.P. 



Oct. 20th, 1919. 

 Dear Governor, 



Enclosed is a story of my accompanying 

 Major Pretorius on one of his hunts after 

 Addo Elephants. I consider it an honour 

 as I am the only white man who he has 

 ever taken into' the Bush up to the present. 



The baby elephant was not the one I 

 bought. This second one unfortunately died 

 but altogether different from the first, as 

 he showed signs of gradually weakening. I 

 had not taken him over. 



Enclosed are three photographs of our 

 Baby whose sudden loss I still feel. Also 

 the first Addo Elephant shot by Major 

 Pretorius in carrying out the Extermination 

 Order. 



The photographs are numbered. 1 and 



No. 2. — Major and Mrs. Pretorius with "Jumbo. 



