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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 280, 20 August 1921, Page 7

An interesting communication from the Rot’ 1 Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (London) was>■ before the meeting of the committee of the Canterbury S.P.C.A. on Monday night (states the> "Press”). The parent society wrote that its council had approached the Bn fish Government on the subject of i ternational protection of animals from unnecessary suffering, and had suggested that the subject should be placed on the agenda of the Assembly of the League of Nations to bo held at Geneva next month. As a result, the . Under J®ST e * tary-General of tho League th ’ society that it was very likely that ibis would be done. The parent society ashed the Canterbury Society to approach the New Zealand Government with are quest that its delegates should fo "nulato some suggestions on the t mission to the League vot Nation-, draw attention to sections> L. and 3of the British Protection of Animals Act as the posriMe basis for an international understanding. Tho letter - t j discussed, and opinions in tho parent society’s vie w pressed. It was regretted that m view of the early assembly of the League of Nations, no action on the Flies could bo taken that would bo effective. London has recently been threatened with the loss of two of i.ts favourite rural retreats, places within easy distance of the great city for a 1-day outing These are Shooters Hill and Kets Wood, both of which are liberally crowncd with fine old woods oi great beauty. Kexi Wood is owned by Lord Mansfield, and he. like mauy other bigrtandownere, is cutting up his English estate. Wheiq file mail left he had given the Preserve tion Committee an option to purchase the 220 acres for .£340,000, and an endeavour was being made to raise the sum. Endeavours are also being made to save Shooters’ Hill, a much-cheriihed spot with. Londoners.