Even better opportunities for the observation of animal life would, it was thought, occur during the occasional intervals spent on _terra firma_ for purposes of repose or repair. And indeed one is greatly intrigued by the following terse and airmanlike entry in the log for February 20th: "Much disturbed by lions." Nothing is said of the actual capture of one of these interesting denizens of the jungle, but reference to such a feat might well have been omitted out of regard for brevity. Is it too much to hope that the enterprise of _The Times_ may yet be rewarded by the addition of a live lion to the Zoological Gardens? In any case, by the exceptional opportunities he enjoyed for a careful study of leaking cylinder jackets, insulating tape, red-leaded joints and missing engines the intrepid Doctor must have added largely to his knowledge of mechanical science, to say nothing of the botanical discoveries he made when his machine came within a few inches of contact with a banana-tree. I, for one, look forward eagerly to his return, when he will be able to narrate his experience with a fulness and freedom of language impossible in cabled despatches. Yours faithfully, STANLEY LIVINGSTONE JONES. * * * * * A "MALADE IMAGINAIRE"? "Bath-chair wanted, small lady good condition."--_Ladies' Paper._ * * * * * A CHOICE OF SINECURES. "LADY-NURSE-HELP; three girls (12, 10, eight); two maids kept; month's holiday (fortnightly); salary L40."--_Daily Paper._ "WANTED, a Housemaid, wages 27s. 6d., no duties."--_New Zealand Paper._ * * * * * "Lady would like to Join jolly Family for Dinner every night."--_Advt. in Daily Paper._ Yes, but how long would they remain jolly? * * * * * "Windsor Castle Niggers, from His Majesty's Chapel Royal, gave an excellent programme."--_Local Paper._ The programme merely announced them as "Windsor Castle Singers," but this no doubt was to give the audience a greater surprise. * * * * * "The revival of the Hunt Ball, and the intelligence that the Race Ball is also to be re-introduced next month, has restored the ---- dance season to its pre-war brilliance. The Hunt event passed off with _eclair_."--_Local Paper._ Supper seems to have been all right, anyhow. * * * * * [Illustration: A CONVERTED SPIRIT. GENIUS OF ALCOHOL. "AND TO THINK THAT I WAS ONCE REGARDED AS AN IMPEDIMENT TO LOCOMOTION!"] * * * * * [Illustration: _Mayfair Copper._ "NOW THEN, GET A MOVE ON, TARZAN. THIS AIN'T A MONKEY NEIGHBOURHOOD."] * * * * * WON ON THE POSTS. (_With the British Army in France._)