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Show TIQER HUNTING IN AFRICA. Predatory Beast Killed by Blow ol ' Rifle Butt. "An exciting adventure with a tiger occurred at Sabl recently," says a South African paper. "Tho beast was seen going from L. Banger's place, dragging a calf toward a denso bush, which lay closo by. Mr. Ban ger could not leavo tbo store until nearly sundown and by that tlmo tho tiger had eaten nearly half the calf. On coming up to him Mr. Hanger fired and managed to .break the animal's loft shoulder, but It was, too dark to follow. Next morning he set out with a couple of dogs and a fow boys. As soon ns tho dogs bayed him tho tiger commenced growling, but ho could not bo seen for tho dense bush. All ot a sudden ho dashed out, passed Mr. Bangen and caught one of tho boys, whose flesh was very badly torn nnd had to bo sewed tip by a doctor. Mr. Danger, being afraid of shooting tho boy, ran up to tho tiger and broko his neck with the gun. Tho animal measured meas-ured from noso to tall seven feet six Inches." |