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Show King of Beasts Killed in Battle With Motor Car Driver in East Africa Has Unusual Experience in Which He Is Victor. Py rnlver.-ai St-rvice. , LO N 1 .") N . e p t . 1 3. M otoriMs in Ka-t A t ne;t aj parent ly rcijuire some-thir;' some-thir;' more than ordinary knowledge in, order to cope with emergencies ol the roHti. A motor ,-;tr was traveling at a fair ! -peed throT:i:h the Miburbs of Nairobi late one niirlit w lien t lie driver was abounded by the apparition of a pair of L'leiiinin eyes at the side of the roa.i, s:;ys t!ie llat African Standard. Jieal.niir tliat t hey belonged to a lion, and beinir unarmed, he decided to make a dash tor it, aud let his engine ! out to its full extent. The lion kept level for some distance and then took a leap which landed it in front of the! j ear. I The driver saw- there was only one i chance, and he took it. Priviu full speed nhead, he dashed straight at the animal. There w as a mighty impact, then the car passed triumphantly over the body of the lion and ran a fowl yards larther along t tie road. IVtermined that victory should be complete aud a lasting peace established, estab-lished, the driver reversed gear and drove a second time across the form of the still grow I :ng lion. The growling ceased. The king of beasts was dead, hopelessly defeated by a six-cylinder car! The latter 's casualties were inconsiderable. |