and people of the Commonwealth to the people of this country, and to bring about a better understanding of the modern Commonwealth and its peoples. No general list of speakers is issued but Societies are invited to make application to the Secretary at the above address. No charge is made other than for the speaker's out-of-pocket expenses, although a donation towards administrative expenses is gratefully received. THE WORLD WILDLIFE FUND 7-8 Plumtree Court, London E.C.4 (01-353 2615/3789) President: H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, OM, GBE The World Wildlife Fund is an international charitable foundation devoted to the concept that conservation is for the benefit of man. At one end of its scale of activities it is trying to save certain animal and plant species from extinction and at the other end it extends over the whole intricate relationship between water, soil, plants, animals and man himself. WWF exists to raise voluntary funds through National Appeals in a number of different countries, and after taking the best possible technical advice (provided through the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and other qualified agencies) to distribute the money for saving wildlife and wild places, wherever possible through existing organisations. One third of the funds raised by National Appeals is at the disposal of the National Trustees and may be retained for home conservation. WWF also works in close co-operation with the International Council for Bird Preservation and the Fauna Preservation Society, and so far as conservation in Britain is concerned, with the Council for Nature and the County Naturalists' Trusts. WWF has its headquarters in Switzerland, and is controlled by a Board of International Trustees with H.R.H. The Prince of the Netherlands as President and Peter Scott as Chairman. The President of the British National Appeal (known as "WILDLIFE”) is H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, who is also a member of the Board of International Trustees. Lady Beit ZEBRA HOUSE COUNCIL 1/3/7 Marloes Road, London W.8 (FREmantle 2127) Viscount Chandos, DSO, MC Lord Fisher of Lambeth, GCVO, RVC, DD Chairman/Treasurer: Rory McNeile Mrs T. W. Scott (Warden, Impala House) Patrons: Lord Walston Lord Vernon Theodore Bull Oliver Carruthers Council: Jonathan Lewis, OBE Mrs Zivka Lewis (Warden, Jerome House) Zebra House was founded in 1958 by a small voluntary group concerned about the welfare of Commonwealth students in this country, particularly from Africa and the first house was bought with their own funds. The aim of the Zebra House Council is to provide good accommodation for Commonwealth students at a modest cost, within a student's normal reach. The Council also runs, in Primrose Hill, Regents Park, the first block of flats in London where married students can live with their families-Impala House (q.v.). ZEBRA TRUST 46a Cheval Place, London S.W.7 (KENsington 0852) Patron: H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, GCVO Deputy Chairman: Sir Edmund Hall-Patch, GCMG The Zebra Trust was founded in 1965 to service the Coventry Overseas Students Trust, the Jerome Housing Fellowship, the Malaysia Housing Society and the Zebra House Council (see separate entries), all of which the founders of the Zebra Trust have helped to sponsor. The Zebra Trust also hopes to promote new educational and welfare projects, particularly for the benefit of Commonwealth students at home and overseas. Their latest 'Zebra House' is in Bristol (9 Miles Road, Clifton, Bristol 8). |