Show BIRDS AND GRASSHOPPERS A strong protest is being made In South Australia AustraHa against the continual slaughter of such birds as the ibis the egret cranes and spoonbills to supply the demands of ot milliners The slaughter Is objectionable not only as I destroying some ot or the most and interesting creatures of nature but according to the Journal of it r Agriculture Agri culture also as rendering South Australia Australia Australia Aus Aus- ever more prone to plagues of ot grasshoppers and Is a prime cause of or orthe the decline of Its fish resources As the wading birds disappear the crustaceans crus crus- that destroy fish spawn Increase Increase increase in In- crease In multitude |