Tt is not often that big game hunters are provided with opporjes in the heart of the big ies of India but such an opportunity occurred in Calcutta week. Shortly after 10 o'clock on morning an occupant of a top, flat in Chowringhee in the contre of the city, opening a back door which Jeads on to some stairs, saw a young Jeopard sitting outside,—Hastily closing the goer, the man. went downsisirs and spread the news of the tmexpeeted visitor. In a very short time a crowd had collected and wild rumours went round that fa tiger had_raided the place and mauled a European. The police were sent for and when they ar-they found the leopard still sitting on the stairs, evidently quite 8 much alarmed by the crowd as the crowd were by him. One of the sergeants tried to capture the cub by throwing his great coat over it. He failed, however, and eventually the beast was shot dead. Tt appears that the leopard escaped from: the compound of the Continental Hotel where it had been brought with two other cubs by a Mahdrajah from Madras who intended to present them to the Alipore Zoo.
H.M.S, Bfingham and Cairo Coletta has been honoured by a naval visit which is just " odining end, H. M. 8. Cairo arriv~ ed here on December 23rd last and the Efingham sailed for Rangoon on Wednesday. The Cairo is remaining a little longer with us, for she will not sail till January 13. During their stay the bluejackets have made themselves many friends and proved themselves jolly good fellows. They have had a full programme of social events and would seem have not been lonely while here, In the cricket and foot ball matches arranged for them they have acquitted themselves right worthily, putting some fine teams into the' field.
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