Speaking tu a representative of the worth-China Merald," last week, Mr." Cunningham for afew brief moments lived again in arid. Aden, where the only green things visible Were the botness on the tops of the walls, and where it rained only once during his entire term, that being during the "Boer War, when the Britisa were moving munitions' from German ship' and' earring" them Jashore la uncovered small boats, At hat time it rained. for 30 minutes.
Tt was in Aden that Mr. Cunaing-ham "developed first of his. two fhobbies—wild animals. He collected fas pets two lions, a Woness, lion Jeubs, a leopard, che monkeys, ah land' an ostrich. The lion cubs he kept until they were nine months old, when he sent them to the National [saying "the gift of Mr. E. $ Cun ham," also reposes in the zo museum. He regrets that since leaving Aden he as not been able to continue this hobby. His only other hobby has been photography and over half the pictures in his collection—and they fare legion—are enlargements of his lown pictures. He points with pride fo the fact that the films he made fhimselt a quarter of a century ago' Jare to-day secure in his safe and in [perfect condition,
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