THE LION CUBS.
CHOICE OP NAMES FOE THEM. Carrying oat the advice of Mr. Georg* JVirth, of Wirth Brothers, from whom tho lioness now at the Zoo was purchased, the Reserves Committee of tho City Council gavo visitors t<> Newtown Park an opportunity on Sunday afternoon of suggesting names for the two cubs now in the lions' cage. Voting papers wero supplied, and these havo now Ixh'Jl opened, and the votes counted. Tho number of papers handed in Was 483. . Following was the voting- for tho names most in favour:—George 37,-Maud 52, Mary 27, May 10, Darby and Joan 17, Jack and Gill 14, Adam and, Eve 10. Thero ivero other names supported ' by. from 9 votes to 3 votes, 9 names had only two supporters, and the 286 other volw were for different names, not duplicated.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1737, 30 April 1913, Page 8
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137THE LION CUBS. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1737, 30 April 1913, Page 8
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