Volume Twelve - Pre-Victorian to the Present Day - further aspects - Random Rants, Notes and Articles No.2 . . .

In the evening the body was placed upon an improvised trolley and dragged by six horses to the field, and Mr. Olliver told one of our representatives that the body, if Lord George Sanger consented, would be presented to the Cardiff Museum. Mr. Olliver gave some interesting particulars of "Archie," who was 90 years old, and carried the King of England on his Indian tour early in the seventies. "Archie," with his companion "Charlie," achieved notoriety two years ago at the Crystal Palace. "Archie" was valued at £700, and was one of the finest "Royal tuskers" ever seen.

He appeared before her late Majesty on June 17, 1893, at Balmoral, and at Windsor in the following year, and as far back as October, 1847, he faced her Majesty and the Prince Consort at Balmoral. Her late Majesty showed her partiality to "Archie," and naturally so. Mr. Olliver is the proud possessor of a diamond and ruby pin, given to him by Queen Victoria in June, 1896, and her late Majesty graciously accepted from him two beautiful Shetland ponies on behalf of Lord Geo. Sanger. The surviving elephants in the menagerie appear to miss "Archie" terribly. His particular friend, "Mary," refuses to eat anything, and will not be comforted. - Weekly Mail [067] [361] 8th June 1901.

1909 - Strange Monster is Sighted at Sea - Officer of a British ship Tells of Running Across Giant Reptile  - Sailor Vouches for Story - Declares Great Fish Was as Big as a Whale, Had Hide Like an Alligator and a Saw-Like Ridge on Its Back.

Boston -  Chief Officer Neil S. Murray of the British steamship 'Mereddio', from Buenos Ayres and other in South America, tells a story of a strange sea monster that was seen while the vessel was on her way from Penarth to Santos. It was vouched for by one of the Greek sailors, and when this was mentioned to Mr. Murray, who was afraid he would not be believed narrated the story.