15 SEPTEMBER 1906, Page 16

THE MONKEYS OF GIBRALTAR.

[To THE EDITOR Or TEE " SPECTkTOE."] SIR,—With reference to the letter in last week's Spectator about the monkeys of Gibraltar, the Neue Hessische Yolks- blaiter statement is certainly misleading. The monkeys are thought to be disappearing. Most authorities believe that only five remain on the Rock. Some, however, think there are eight. The firing of the big guns is thought to have something to do with their disappearance, though no one knows where they have moved to. But it may interest the readers of the Spectator to know that steps are being taken to introduce some fresh blood from Morocco, where monkeys are numerous, though not easily secured. This is essential, as all the five monkeys are believed to belong to the gentler sex.—