200 NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2180, 19 June 1914, Page 8

200 NOTES.

THE LIONESS CONVALESCENT

THE AQUARIUM

WOLVES & JACKALS

(By - Jolm-Crowes, President <if ' tlio Wellington 'Zoological' Society.)

DH'riag'.a feceiit'visit, to the Zoo I no* tk-frft a great improvement an two countonaivees that met myc-yes as I looked towards the liens' cage, 'Standing near wore''jir:'Qinnell, the Koness's'medical attendant, and : ' Mr.- Jja;li|ridgc-, ■ tire curator of tho Zoo, A week earlier I saw ifottv there aiid I could parcelvc no gkam'of hope'fre-jn either of them. Mi. Qiiirifll seeMfesr'-hopelcss; t»i(d Mr. Langrklge'looked carpworn and anxious, But what-a change bad been wrought ift- tho week. An 'important improvomont" in/the lioivess had transfigured tho faces of .the ■gentlemen- w'hrise' nanvfes I liavo niehtJßned. Qirinell looked as radiant as the old Cornish vctoi-inary surgeott lookisd whew ire- took .credit lot having "cured that cow that died"; and' Mr. Langridgo looked a look that seemed to say; "I never dc-s-paifecl. I determined • to .piill h-er throvigji jf I could. I had aii" anxious- timo for awliii-c, but now that she is able to.walk again I assure yon'-.l.am greatly joj-ed." I was called up to see Mary the*lioness .showing- herself -again,, and I ,?e{t glad tliat although she limps slightly on'ono fof,t she uses her. other three feet naturally and seenis to bs convalescent'. . I<foflgrttt'n.la.t,(?.; Messrs. .Quinell and ta.ngridge oi» the. successful diagnosis 'ajiii praiiseWorthy. trcattndn't by which, tfee Ifericss 'has heeij' restoroij.' Aftd with the .-namjj-s I-'w-oiiW brasket for liqftouiH'hle wontbn -the' name of Mr. Gwrgo Frost, tho chairman -of tho reserves committee,, whoso assid'tious attention in this ease as.in ■sverything' else pertaining' to thfti welfare of the 800 merits "the sincere and hearty' thanks of all tho Zfflq's patrojis; ' Aisotlier-'great- iftxprwemest has been effected.%. bringing' tho pouguiiis from the sea lions'.■■-.eiK'fosttre to. tlto lake, AVhereycr fcept thoy should have a. .-pond; largo'■ «ri'dagh for thoin ie.-'swim on and '"'Sy. in, I . rtm-er.' befons felt to- move' ■a.

.vote; .of.-thaiiks to :'a weasel, l.mt if a weasel caiised ..the .ohafigo.-.of lodgings for the. pfeitgiiihs he-. ha,s" won, heaitfo'lt thank* from Vtte, ■ • ' : .•■■'■

• Another .gfea'e' 'briptopomxint is fill* filling "bnb bit jii.v predictions.' When I heard Messrs:" jffelieiv»/a'd: and Frost talk jug about t]ic aquarium. 1 felt that' they 'meant.' In'isiiiesSj and w'ouM copta.Rivo'-'iikrtbrJiKsattdK.fe : their idcais. Sufficient progress' had already been ■made for-»e;to notieeii, Rccecses havo tiesn. l}eff.n' out, .'and e&fterete Led-s li.-ifo liften-Jafd-foT- il'ie.,t.a.i.vks,.'tho tanks have been, carried up- to fhe park/att«l present o.i>pGamn6ss'. : fh<lJeat<> that W'majr expect ia sco oiir afqUatfc entertainers ifl their new-apartments very soon.' ■' ;'N««-, rwjinttd-ask a plain and sinjpje question. •. I.E. whea the foundation of the Town Hall was laid, it- was worth while for His Majesty tiio -King (then•' tho Diifce "bf 'Gbrnw'aff and York) to : :l#>iineiitOTfapstbiXb, .ijiirl if slirjths Audtfees were .planted hi .jfe it ; was Wftrth. while for the- lady Mayoress, His-.Wot-ship the Mayor, tort ■dntiwjllo-r FroS-i to plant memorial trees, ■ u-hy should there not lie. softie public fttnetwli itt connection with thi oppuhig bl, the Aqirariftm? I hat! -written so much wheal Mappened tb g6t Miti? teiiclt with, Hfe WorsMpit-tiio Mayor, -and, Oonivoiijor T'rosfc, a!:id ; -ixom.wl)at lilresM % Wfer that 'thp'. aq#ntim> will be appropriately lionoorcd Tilien'opßiwd. ®ut, fedin'g citi" stbiis qjr« ftivflke to the. importance of the sqjwrium, . ' » r hear that, two wolves, and .two jackals, have arrived.-at the Zoo..Yftujm I stats a fesyj-was toiot that the jackal, was-an' tNisoJftsh. little - animal that bunted to flijfl .food lob the limi; and the jackal was always spoken of as the lien'? flfoviden . But- in these days, we »r.e told.thai the jackal keeps near the Ikil. to get 'food- from whitt. the Man leaves, and übt to provnfc food for the lion/ However, 'fto jfi.ekajl is ii prftttf and interesting little awmnl, aiicl -is heartily weleoaied' to WfrHutrrton, tt( tlw woks'l wit* sav EoWS'tivi»g later. Every pet-son sKmiH 'hurry up t<j see tlw new importaliows.