(Englishman.)
On Monday, 6th January, two tigers belonging to the Ex-King of Oudh, whose house is on the left bank of the Hughli, escaped from their cages, a keeper having incautiously left the door of their cage open wher cleaning it. One was shortly after killed in the King's grounds by a Superintendent of Police; the other swam across the river and landed near the ghat in the Botanical Gardens. Shortly after landing ho knocked down and mauled Mr. Bierman, one of the European assistants. Mr, Scott and he had, after first seeing the tiger, gone into a house, but came out again to look for the brute, their attention being momentarily disturbed by the chattering of a monkey (an unusual sound in the Botanical Gardens). The brute seized his opportunity and springing past a native, who was in front of the two gentlemen, knocked down one; he then immediately returned to his' lay and remained in the gardens all day. Owing to the presence of Stripes in the gardens various picnic parties had to return without landing, though one party foolishly insisted landing notwithstanding contrary orders, but was soon obliged to beat a retreat, Towards nightfall the brute was heard giving tongue near the banyan tree, and shortly before daybreak it killed' two bullocks in a small clearing a short distance to the north of the tree. The bullocks were tied up in a shed: one it dragged outside and ate one hind quarter, the other it left dead inside. Early on Tuesday morning some native shikaris were in the gardens trying to stalk Stripes: one of them, while peering into a small brake, was severely handled and is not expected to recover. During the day these shikaries were reinforced by some gentlemen from Calcutta; but their efforts to get near Stripes were unavailing, and they retired about four o'clock and left the grounds. In the afternoon a machan was erected in the jungle to the north of the gardens, near the scene of the kill, from the top of which the shikaris might' have an opportunity of potting Stripes, should he return to the scene of his feast the night before. To make matters doubly sure, an awning was improvised on the roof of a small pcka house not far from the kil, and ive bullock was securely tied to a tree a few yards distant from' the house within full view of the shikaries on the roof, some plantain trees being cut away to give better aim, A speculation had arisen as to whether Stripes would prefer dead meat to live; in the course of the night the question was soon set at rest. Shortly after 6, four gentlemen proceeded from Bishop's College to the scene of the kill, and placed themselves in positions for 2 good shot: two on the machan; two on the top of the pucka house. not be depended on without something to It was then discovered that shooting could
eat: one of the party immediately went off for materials for food and drink, and as he was returning with a chaukidar, distinctly heard Stripes not far off. He hastened on with the food, which was soon despatched inside the pucka house, tables and chairs being dispensed with. "Posts were again taken up, and soon after the brute was again heard giving tongue, as he was prowling about in search of food: this went on for about an hour, the bullock near the house showingevidentsignsof intense alarm though perfectly silent. For half an hour after this the stillness of a clear moonlight night remained perfectly unbroken; all eyes were on the stretch, when suddenly, with a magnificent bound, a fine full grown tiger was on the bullock. Instantly a shot was fired, the brute doubled up, and the bullock bolted off at full speed; another shot was now fired, and Stripes evidently received this, too, for he sprung aside into the jungle about 20 aces, moaned, and all was still. The shi-Earis being uncertain whether Stripes was really dead, determined to spend the rest of the night where they were, isnot being considered safe in the uncertain light of the moon to venture in search of him, beaters being at a discount. Soon after, some chaukidars arrived with beaters and passed close to where Stripes was last seen; the men on the machan then came down and spent the rest of the night on the more comfortable roof of the pucka house belonging to a cowkeeper.
"AS soon as it was light all hastened down to have a look, and there sure enough was Stripes, a magnificent animal, lying on his right side quite deal. One shot had caught him in the left shoulder, the other in the right flank. The honour of this kill rests with Mr. Wace, of Howrah.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.