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Russell, who signs himself 'Bedford' apologises for a hurried visit to Ewart the previous day and invites him to visit him at Woburn to see his Tibetan kiangs.

Cecil confirms the details of his forthcoming visit to Penicuik. He comments on the 'jolly muddle' at Woburn Abbey about what is a kiang or not.

Ridgeway asks if there is a chance of seeing Ewart in Cambridge before his University session begins in October. He reports that his book has gone to press and that he has incorporated the results of Ewart's experiments with the Kiang horse. He reports on his visit to Southport for a British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting.

The Duke enquires where the mule Kiang came from, as he has two himself, and gives details of them. He invites Ewart to visit him at Woburn Abbey and view them. He states that they expect a pair of Grevy's zebras at the Zoo.