From Tue "Nortu-Catna DaiLy News, or June 13, 1878
From Ningpo: A correspondent writes:—It may interest some of your readers to hear that a tiger was shot within eight miles of this city yesterday morning. When the report reached ime, I was Somewhat sceptical, as I have So often found that the so-called laou turns out to be a leopard, so I determined to set my doubts at rest by a Fersenal inspection of the animal. Which was on view at the Prefects Yamen. As I passed along the streets, I heard nothing on either side of me but talk of the laou, whose slaughter seemed to have created immense excite. ment, The approaches and entrance to the Prefects Yamen were thronged with people, who apparently derived enjoyment merely from being in the immediate proximity of the beast they could not see him, set at rest, Sized, the beast was in capital! condition and well marked. The hair seemed to me finer than that of the shing sold in the North, though this may be owing to the casting of the winter coat. The Prefect, who was kind enough to invite me into his room, gave me the following account of the animal's capture.~ A labourer was hoeing in the fields on Sunday evening.
a place called Mengtsun, about. eight miles from the West Gate, when he was started by a "noise resembling thunder: close behind him, and on turning round, ound himself face to face with a ti he animal struck at him with his paw and lacerated his arm. biting the hoe With which he tried to defend himself He left the tiger to w the hoe, and ran into the city to tion to the Taotai, who yesterday morning with 30 soldiers an:
howitzer in pursuit of the beast.
hey found him sleeping in the same leid in which he had attacked the man. and let fly at him with the howitzer following up the shot with a volley of musketry. The shooting: must have been rather wild, as I could only see one bullet hole and was informed by the Prefect that one of the soliiers had been accidentally ghat in the arm his companions, The followin: dimensions were: length throughout height 3 feet, birth 3 fect 8 weight 209 cities, sex, male. disassociate itself from any such statement, The whole article is full of mis-statements and is published without the knowledge or consent of the Shanghai Licensed: Pilots' Association, R. H. McNar, Manager, Shanghai, June 12.
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