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HOME FOOTBALL. League Results.
League football games played un Jan. 27 resulted:
Second Division.
Blackpool........ O Barnsley ....... Bury
4 Wednesday
Clapton Or.... 4 Welvas Crystal Pal... 1 Shampton
Fulham
Hull C Leeds Ua. Natts Co Rotherham
S. Shields......
Derby Co. Bradford
O Manchester
1 Leicester
..
Stockport..... Caventry
West Ham Un. i Parivalà......
Scottish League.-Second Division.
Stenhousemuir 1 Armadale....
Arbroath Faris: Lochgelly
1 Dumbartop ...
Broadbro
E. Stirling...
Rugby League.
Battley13 Bradford
Broughton
Halifax
Hull
1
MR. POCOCK LEAVES THE "200."
The Animals in Air Raids
ter of fact there were apparently no less concerned living creatures in London during an air raid than the denizens of the Zoo. The
dropping of bombs close to the
The announcement of the re, Gardens, and the fiercest anti- 1 tirement in March of Mr. R. 1. aircraft bombardment left the
Pocock, F.RS, from the post of animals indifferent, Superintendent of the London Animals are not frightened Zoological Gardens will be heard by noise," explained Mr. Pocock with regret by the many persons to a representative of the Ob whose business bas taken them wr. "They do not mind 1 to Regent's Park during the last thunder. They are much more twenty years. Mr. Pocock is a afraid of a quiet, stealthy noise, mine of knowledge and interest which means to them a beast of fon all matters relating to animals, Prey creeping towards them, A and with never-failing courtesy lond bang they don't mind in the was always ready to give infor- least." The only special precau rastion to those who went to sea tion taken against the air raids him about one or other of his was boarding upthasnakes, "For numerous wild charges. He is the rest," said the Superintendent. recognised authority on spiders, we had to trust to luck and be scorpions, and centipedes, etc., ready to act according to cir- and his knowledge of mammals is cumstances." so extensive that he was able to
Hull-Kingsten.. 13 identify any animal, however 20 Leigh
27 Featherstone
Keighley
Bramley.....
EU Dewsbury
- Warrington
Leeds
dbam
Rovldal..... St. Helens Wakefield Widace
Wigan Highdzhi
17 Salford
12 Hunslet
Swintus ........
St Helens Best
Wigan
17 Huddersfield
York.
Rugby Union.
tius
SOME RARITIES.
Among the arrivals at the Gar- rare, that was brought to the dens which have had special in- terest for Mr. Pocock were, ille Gardens.
musk-oxen Mr. Pocock's love for science two
which were may be said to be inherited, for brought over four years ago as his grandfather on his mother's an experiment. Two more have
a side was Dr. J. C.Princhaul, who been acquired since. This ani- » » was the most eminent ethnologis: mal, he explained, may prove of of his day. In his boyhood Mr. grest commercial importance, on Pocock's home was at Clifton, account of its fleece of wool, and and his favourite recreation was the Canadian Government have to stroll along the bants of the scheme for domesticating it, so Avon, collecting the skulls of any as to make up for the shortage of .6 Gloucester 3 animals washed ashore, and in wool since the war. The animal Blackheath. 8 Oxford Uu ..the summer time he would trap is a native of Arctic America. Een lun Seuttish 3 Richmond. for miles slong the sandy reast Another interesting arrival was a Hoslyn Park... Waterloo....15 in search of similar prizes for his takin, a relative of the musk-ox, London Welsh 6 Maestig
17 museum. It was his early taste from the Himalayas, which died Munatale Aath
for natural history which sent during the war, but another one' Northampton.12 0. M. Tailors him, in 1885, to the Natural His has just been procured.
Mr Pocock confessed to disap- Cambridge La. 14 Harlequías. 1atory Museum at South Kensing.! Desoapcit Ser. 6 St. Barth ...ton, where his chiet zoological paintment that so far the Gardens Fortsmouth Ser. & Cardi.
work was on arachnids and my had been unable to procure an Bristol.
Newport.....
riapods, which he has studied okapi, so ancestor of the giraffe, Plymouth A. 18 Wellington with conspicuous success. When an animal both difficult to pro- Mr. Pocock took up the post of cure and to keep in captivity. It superintendent at the Zoological lives in the dense forests of the Gardens in 1904, one of the chief Congo with the Pigmies, and considerations that influenced although a specimen was cap him was his great interest in tured and conveyed to Antwerp, living animals, from the study of it did not survive.
Mr. Pocock Although which he was naturally preclud-
neaus to work retiring, he landed at South Kensington.
actively as ever, and to devote Matches played un Feb. d. re- sulted:
Leicester
Abertillery
10 Neath ....
Coventry...
A Pontypool
1 Swansea.
4"Crosskeys
-County Championships. Durham
6 Northumber
Lianelly Aberstun Bridgewater
Second Division. Clapton Hull C. Purtvale .... Blackpool.
Third Division.-Southern Section.
Norwich t
„Uberluze Lutos T. Newport C... Fort-month Swab-en T. Swindon
1 Bristol I.
Exeter C.
S. Ead U
I Northampton..
Bratford
Northern Section.
Accnactos
Chesterfield
| Crewe A
Barbam City,
Grimsby
Halila
2 Rochdale
Southport. A-hintoo. Nelsoc
2 Barrow
2 Darlagto
Tranmere ... Liseola C Wals!!..
Harrow. Bradford
o Wreshara ... Rugby League.
Lords. York
Bramley .11 W. Fighteld.
1 Halifax Dewsbury Huddersfield.. Hattley
H. Kingston 26 Widnes.
6 Keighle
Husslet.
Hochdale
Salford
St. Helena Swinton... Warrington Wat Guys...
It Hull
St. . . Featherstone
11 Wakefield.
In Broughton
7 Oldham
* Aberavon
17 Blackheath
L-iceater
Earle quios Bristol A. Cinderford
13
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THE OPEN AIR TREATMENT. During the twenty years of his himself to the study of zoological tha particularly superintendence, the Royal research,
classifiction of Zoological Society has developed, structure and the famous collection in many mammals. He will continue his ways. One of the most important contributions to the field, and changes was the system of keep-hopes to make some important ing animals in the open, and doing additions to his publications on the ubjects he has made away with the hot tropical houses
as much as possible; so that they specially his own. had plenty of fresh air and exer- Zoological cise. In fact, the Gardens were the first to start this open air treatment for animals, although the credit bas been usualy accorded to Herr Hagenbeek, who introduced it) later to Hamburg.
MOTHERS IN AMERICA,
The beautiful Mappin Terraces
Keep Their Children Well With Baby's Own Tablets.
HERE IS THE EVIDENCE OF ONE OF THEM. Tens of thousands of mothers I have also been constructed in sleep soundly at night throughout Mr. Pocock's time, and he has re- the length and breadth of America, mained to see the fulfilment of knowing that with Baby's Own his ambition in the provision of Tablets in the house their little an aquarium which, when it is ones are safeguardel in case of opened in the course of next year. sudden sickness.
will be the largest aquarium for Writes one of these American marine and fresh water animals mothers. Mrs. A. H. Waite, of in the world. It is now in course1207 Fremont Avenue, North 51 of construction
wish beneath the Minneapolis:—I
every Mappin Terraces.
mother knew how good Baby's wws not to be expected | Own Tablets are, then there would that Mr. Pocock would pass so be fewer sick children. My last many years amongst wild animals baby was sickly from birth and -without misalventures. He the benefit that the Tablets have
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It
would probably consider as one afforded is simply wonderful. of the most amusing the all-night They do all that is claimed for bust some years ago of the en-them and more. I would not be 1terprising oranz-utan, which got without them for anything." 1on to the roof of its house and gat Every careful parent will insist there all night, while the superin-that medicine given to children tendent and the keepers kept should be absolutely pure, rafa, vigil below in order to prevent his gentle and free from narcotic escaping. In the morcing they druzs. Baby's Own Tablets ex- climbed to the roof, and with actly answer this description.. some well directed shots from a They quickly reduce fever, dis- 1 Minimax fire extinguisher in- pel colic and constipation, check duced the animal to bolt through diarrhoea, relieva croup, allay 11the window from which he had teething pains, cure indigestion,
Xescaped.
expel worins, quiet the nerves and bring restful, health-giving sleep During the war, the question in a perfectly natural way. Of was asked more than once, what druggists, or post at 60 cents per would happen if bombs fall on the vial direct from Dr. Williams* Zoological Gardens and released Medicine Co. 60 Kiangre Road, some of the animals?
As & mat Shanghai.
Army. Richmoni. Hosslyn PE. * 0,M. Tailors London Welsh St. Barts Devonport 8...10 Portsmouth S. Redford 0014 Bhe... Odford 17. 1. Senttish Northampton. Plymouth Gloucester. Birmingham. 3 Pontypool... Bath
#Bridgewater. Cambridge 1 Air Force...... Birkenhead P21 Manchester 1 Greenock W Glasgor dead-37 Edinburch W.16 Edinburgh 0.11 Hawick 26 St. Andrews. Edinburgh 1...19 Stewartcoins. Coventry ......& Hesley
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