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THE HONGKONGE TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1985.

THREE GOOD POINTS

Ready for anything that this strange new world may bring them, the bright syss of the Dionne quintuplets gaze expectantly. Except for Emelie, who modestly duck. ad her hand as the camera snapped, Marie, left and Annuite, Yvonne and Cacile' seem to enjoy the proceedings.

An secopted authority on naval matters, Dr. Oscar Parkes, sur- geon of London, whose book, "Jane's Fighting Ships," is con- sufted on countries all over the world for information on naval subjects.

AN INVASION OF BRITAIN

JAPANESE DEER RUN WILD

SQUIRRELS A MENACE

than 200 miles of grey squirrel country across England is extend- ing on its eastern side into Eust Anglia via Suffolk and northwards through Leicestershire towards Nottinghamshire; in the west it la approaching the South Wales colony, and on its southern border is extended from Kent to the region of Southampton. There are al ready separate colonies around Bournemouth and Plymouth. į Though the progress of the grey squirrel is slow through Lancashire, and while beyond isolated examples at Liverpool, Hale, Warrington, and Manchester it has yet made no serious entry, in Yorkshire it is spreading into the North Riding." and it seems as if the pest may overrun England and Wales by 1960.

DANGEROUS ENEMY

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On most country estates these alien aquirrels have been persistent- ly shot at and trapped for the past 10 years, and there is a National Anfl-Grey Squirrel organization to further this end, for the grey squirrel is a proven enemy to bird life, ground game, and woodland, destroying most eggs, nestlings, hark, shoots, fruits. and seeds, though there has been some over- (emphasis of its effect on song birds, particularly nightingales, which have actually Increased a little since the grey squirrel became numer-

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Ra, however, very serious where grain is stored and a danger; ; ous enemy to gamerearers and owners af bird sanctuaries; but it The doubtful whether it carries

epidemics.

It was in 1931 that the Oxford: University Bureau of Animal Pojiu- lation received many specimens of grey squirrels from Yorkshire, Cheshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Kent, all showing a chronte intestinal infection; and as this was the direct cause of the reduc tion in numbers of the pest, it was assumed that the grey squirrel had reached the limit of its colonization and was beginning to decline. llów.erroneous that assumption was has now been proved by the Oxford Bureau's investigations in various parts, and work must again go nhead on a national scale. The new areas invaded must be tabulat- fed, and the co-operation must bo sought of all gamekeepers, land- owners, farmers, and officials. A

FROM A CORRESPONDENT

The 300 investigators of the Oxford University Bureau Animal Population in various parts of the country have again. became busy in estimating the extent of humane trap is on the market and

Information may be had from the

A. D. Middleton, a member of the lands," Box Moor, Hertfordshire.

Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George, who celebrated his 72nd. birthday anniversary in January and marked the occasion with an epoch-making speech in which be advocated a new and radical policy for Britain somewhat along the lines of the "Now Deal" plan put into force by President F. D. Roosevelt of United States, wae photographed on his estates at Churt, Surray, a few days before the occasion. He is shown spending few lolsure moments with Jon, his pat St. Bernard.

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The Hon. Mr. T. H. King, translucent. The new zipp widens who succeeded Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, the sphere of usefulness of the C.M.G., as Inspector General of lightning fastener. Knitted gar Police on the latter's retirement re-. menta with the plastic zipp in the cently, is proceeding on Home leave aboard the P. and O. liner Chitraj on Saturday.

During his absonce, Mr. D. Inspector Eurlingham. Deputy General of Police, will be in com- mand of the Force,

A new plastic fastener which sume colour, were on view, and the range of the American grey secretary of the National Anti- took four years to perfect. was there were also fancy goods In squirrel throughout Britain. Mr. Grey Squirrel Campaign, "Moor-shown at Imperial Chemicals which it was used for closing

It Pockets. bureau, informs his fellow inves- The Oxford Bureau has just be-House, Millbank, recently. tigators' that the American grey gun to Investigate the status of an- works on the sumo principle squirrel, after a severe setback in other allen invader which is spread-previous types of lightning zipp 1981 due mainly to disease, was in ng over the country-the little fasteners, but is made in a plastic Japanese deer. During the past material instead of metal. Its ad- comparatively low numbers during 10 years numbers of these little vantages are that it is very light 1932 and 1933, but there are now deer have escaped from parke, in weight and is smooth in action many Indications that a period of mostly In the Home Counties. increase is well on the way. It has where they were kept as pets, andthout any possibility of rough is not subjected to heavy launder H. W. Fraser, of the Secretariat

edges. greatly extended its range, spread-they have taken to living wild.

ing outwards from the main areas

previously occupied, and several specimens have been found in a new isolated area near Woodbridge, Suffolk, Should the numbers in- crease greatly over this large area It seems probable that the grey squirrels may become of moro serious economic importance than hitherto,

The areas where the grey squirrel I again on the increase are: Cheshire, North Wales, Central Yorkshire, the Midland and Home Counties, the neighbourhood of Bournemouth,. Exeter and Edin- burgh, Dumbartonshire, and Fife. Fortunately the native red squirrel has also increased in the last few years, and is now commonly scen in many districts where the Ameri-1 can grey squirrel is not present. Even within the area occupied by the grey squirrel, red squirrels have frequently been seen during the past two years.

There is now almost a continuous grey squirrel area from Cheshire and Flintshire to Kent, but the great Yorkshire grey squirrel area remains isolated, nor have the two Scottish haunts, at the oast and west of the lowland valley yot Jointd The great area of more

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