Fight Between Two Men and Wiger: Publicity Work for India by British Paper nou Oun Ow Consesrovoznr Calcutta, Doe, 22 'A thrilling but tragic story of two 'Europeans' encounter with a man-
one and th ating rer, ending in the death of Tt appears that Lewis who was a_ Sub-Divisional Oticer on the East Indian Railway, one his assistant, Mr, were out on an inspect they were told of man-ater which Sor' Ure years had terror ed the the two immediately set out to "kill it. They succeeded in ching the anima? and suddenly, race to fees with it in x clear Only Mr, Lewis was armed, inamertiately raised his gun Tis bullet found its mark rent the beast charg-Me fired once more but ised! wad the next moment he was nocked "downs Mr, Bathgate, who bet snatched up a vnich was lying: near by and very bravely attache the tiger with it, striking it on the head. The, pan was wrenched out of his ind the infuriated beast, tarning ite attention to his new foe ppranye at Mr, Bathgate and fore his arm off Tt then attached Mr, Lewis, killed hin and AFinaopeaved, Me. Batheate subse-managed to make his way toa railway station at some distance from the scene of the traveely and was later removed to Dhanbad, Bathgate, who is 26 years of age and was formerly in thy Air Force, Uinguisicd himself ona previous: cession last year when he saved the Nfe of x, European who had been attacked by a panther, AMI Indian Congress Now that the elections to the Peovineial Councils and thy Ascembly ab Delhi have concluded, political talk in. mainly concerned with the forth= coming "congress to be hid ae} Gawhati and its bea on the Suture potiey of the Indian pa Yhe buljeets Corsmittes meets on Trcombor 24 and two days later, the: Congress iteolf opens. Gaubati'is a comparatively unimportant place Axsiin which was chosen on account rev, ral laudatory articles written cly Mz, Gandhi, praising the natural hwauties of the spot. It in extremely inconvenient for the delegates of many of the Proviness on account of the great railway journey involved and it is anticipated, therefore, that many of the Provinces will be but) werly represented as a consequence. It'so happens that those Provinces in which the Swarajists have suffered the most serious reverses at the) elections are the most inconveniently ritaated, whist Bengal, where the Swarsjists ate strongest is within comfortable distance of Gauhati, Consequently, it ix believed that} the Swarajists' will be in an overing majority and will be able ate the policy of the Congress, though whi elections Meanwhile, the scene at} Pandu, three miles from Gavkath, tone of ccasclees activity. There the Congress Pavilion which will hold 5,000 persons when completed, is be-Jing erected and accommodation for that number of persons is being made in the delegates' camp which veonsints of blecks of sheds, roofed and walled entirely by hessian. The family quarters, numbering about 50 ure thatehal enttayes, hessian walled and with hitebens attache! Some itz of the impressive nature of the Congress: may be gauged frem_ the fut 1 addition. to the 5,000 provision is. being thing like 1,000 visi-tal (pavilion) and a.
of stalls are being for the Sweileshi Ex-which is a feature of the Consreas every year. This hibition will bs opened by Mr. ne of the most dist will be Mr. Pethick Lay ina a Boke hae ieiethoetens tctloe malta Otes voted visitors are Mr. Stanley igh p-} Miss Leiater, fan Bnglishwomen wae kas come 10 India on a visit to Mr. Gandhi, December 23 the President-Bleet, fie Hickot deegaten ie wit be met ct Cauhati and taken in a pro-
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