Carrying Two White Elephants
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WAS very amused by the delightful cartoon on I page. 539 of your journal, dated June 16, and it prompts, me to write to you on the subject, for this company is interested in livestock.
Some little while ago we transported two elephants from London to Paignton Zoo, and I am happy to say that in our case the number delivered tallied 'exactly with the details on the consignment note.
I enclose photographs (one of these is reproduced.— ED.) taken of the special load, which, incidentally, was welcomed into this country by two of the Rank starlets —Lana Morris and Jane Hylton.
It is hoped that the elephants depicted in the cartoon had not travelled too far, as there seems. to be little room for their storage and no
facility for eating. Our pachyderms started the journey with I cwt. of fodder each and drank copious draughts of water.
They seemed greatly to enjoy the interest that they created, and were appreciative of the comfort of the journey, their appreciation being voiced through their interpreter, an Indian, who accompanied them from the Far East. Their idiomatic language rendered translation a little difficult, but throughout, they eulogized "-private enterprise," and were delighted that their comfortable and expeditious journey was not hampered by large bindings of red tape.
Tower Hilt H. J. JoNE.s.
(For Burrows Transport, Ltd.)
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