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Four Sandy Macs please

For many years had the Four Cronics of the Exclusive Club led the fashion in drinks, calling for their "Scotchs and Scotchs and Sodas."

Insomuch that when a Tall Tanned Stranger called for a "Sandy Mac," whiskers wagged, papers rustled, and eyebrows rose among the Four.

Until they marked the way he drank. And observed the deference of George who served it.

Thereafter they whispered with George. Then amongst themselves, Later the senior Crony - Purple Colonel -called in a clear voice "Four Sandy Macs, please."

So men learn.

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AGENTS, H. RUTTONIGE &

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LONELIEST MAN.

MOST NORTHERLY HUT IN BRITAIN,

SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1928.

LONDON "ZOO" ITEMS.

IMPROVEMENTS AT THE REPTILE HOUSE.

A little wooden hut on the top A now Roptilo House, which is of the rocky crags of Herma Ness, to be bogun at once, will form the the most northerly handland of second stage in an extensive im- Unst, the most northerly inhabit-provement of the Zoological Gar- od island of the Shetlands, is the dons, says the Times. The first summer home of the loneliest stage, the construction of the man in Great Britain."

Monkey Hill and the Experimon- He is Mr. Henry Edwardson,tal Monkey House, was carried The third stage who for 37 yours has been out this year. devated bird watcher at this bleak consists of the transformation of isolated spot, how a sanctuary the present Reptile House in'o a for the great skua (a specios of Small Bird House, and the build- gull) and other sea birds."

ing of a Parrot House and of out- door aviaries on adjoining sites. For five months each year he Tho final stage, the aroction of a has the distinction of being theirgo house with outdoor cages most northerly inhabitant of the for all the apes and monkeys now British Isles, with the exception scattered through the Gardens, of the lighthousemen of Muckle will be the most costly, and must Flugga, on their rocky porch half follow the others. a mile away.

Thore, in a little cliff-top hut overlooking the wild Atlantic, Mr. Edwardson has spent every spring and summer since 1888, watching over the great skuas, and saving them from threatened extinction at the hands of egg collectors and skin hunters. The sea birds are his only companions,

NO POSTAL SERVICE.

There is not even a footpath within a mile of his hut, and ho never receives a visit from the postnian, for the northern limit of his Majesty's mails is Harolds- wick, a village some miles south

Once a wook his isolation is relieved by a visit from his daughtor, who brings his letters, newspapers and a supply of food.

But in 1923 the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, by whom he is employed, built un up-to-doto hut where he now finds life more pleasant, though still as lonesome.

The Reptile

Honso now to ba, replaced was opened in 1883, the cost boing mot mainly from the enhanced re- venue due to public concern over the sale of "Jumbo." Since then knowledge has increased of the requisites for keeping reptiles in captivity, and the experience gained by the Zoological Society's officors has been embodied in sketch plans, which have been handod to Mr. Guy Dawber, Pro- sident of the Royal Society of Architects, for his professional trontment,

WAR ON RATS.

Rats are a perpetual trouble at the Zoo, using up the food, damag- ing flowers, making holes in buildings and the ground, and no doubt helping to spread disenso. Most of the animals seem to tole- Until two years ago he had to number of young birds and man- ruto them, but they kill a cartain live an almost primitive existence, in a tiny, storm-beaten, ram-surrounding housos many cats, mals. They also attact, from the shackle hut. The crude shelter which, in their turn, do occasion- was too small for him to lie down al damage. But the Zoo is tole- in, or to contain a bed, and all his rant of cats; some intruders aro cooking had to be done in the well known and encouraged be- open-air..

cause of their prowess against rats, as, for example, & white cat belonging to a well-known Civil servant, which spends most of its time in the Gardens and goes regularly, to the store yard for a ration of milk. Many years ago there was great disturbance at night in the Elophant House, the clephants screaming in rage and fear. Old Barilytt, who was then superintendent, after much curo- Owing to wholesale destructionful watching, discovered that rats by collectors, there were only five nibbled the feet of the elephants, pairs of breeding birds at Herma causing pain and serious injury Ness in 1888. But, these enomies

to them. scared off by Mr. Edwardson and. the Wilds Birds' Protection Act, the skuas have prospered, and last year the colony had grown to over 200 nesting birds and many others without immediate matri- monial intent. In addition, the surplus stock has spread to the neighbouring islands."

In 1888 he was appointed guardian of this colony of skuas by the Edmondstons of Unst and 19 years ago the socioty made him one of their watchers..

In the first nito months of this your 4,040 rats were taken by traps, killed by dogs in the early morning or at dusk, or shot in the Gardens and used as food.

FOOD SOURCE.

Many of the snakes, some of the large lizards, the smallor cro BIRD FRIENDS FOR 30 YEARS.codiles and alligators, and even some of the large frogs take the Such is the homing instinct of dead rats, the Roptile House be 'this bird that one pair, which being the chief consumer. Noxt came practically "tame with Mr. come the birds of proy-eagles, Edwardson, returned regularly to vultures, and the various species nest for 30 years, and the partner-of owls. Very few of the mam-. ship was dissolved only last year mals are given them, by the death of the female bird from old age.

returns to

the

The use of poisons at the Gar- dens is not practical, as it is al- In the autumn and winter, when his watch is over, Mr. Edwardson ways possible that animals might civilisation of be damaged by outing poisoned Haroldswick, the most northerly bodies or even by taking the bait. village of the British Isles, where Occasionally, however, a clour- ho follows his occupation as ณ ance is made of some special arca

shepherd.

Last year, on his 70th birthday, by putting down quantities of one the society presented him with its of the virus preparations. silver medal in recognition of his Last month, for example, he long and faithful service. In spite of his years he has no inton- tion of deserting his feathered friends on the lonely headland.

Only two other watchers of the society have received the silver medal, Mr. Isaacs, of the Isle of SONS • 16 QUEENS ROAD CENTRAL · HONG KONG | Wight, and Mr. Austen, of Dun-

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