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Show Another Roc Egg. The supply of roc eggs is apparent ly not yet exhausted in Madagascar for a fresh specimen was broughi over recently from Antananarivo tc Johannesburg, its finder doubtless re garding the Rand capital as the mos likely market in the South Africa-quarter. Africa-quarter. The egg was put up for sal-- sal-- by auction, "between the chains," th' other day, and after some spirited bio ding was sold for a hundred guineas Being comparatively speaking, a fres1 egg, the price paid for it is probably i fair one, but after it passes through . few more auctions its 'figure ma reach the regular market standarc which has lately been well over 3C. guineas. London Chronicle. |