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Grey River Argus, 22 April 1911, Page 2

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KAISER'S HEIR IN DANGER. According to the Berliner Neueste Nachrichten, Mr Murty, a British Government official, saved tne German Crown Prince from being killed by an enraged elephant while he was in Ceylon towards the end of November. The account says that while the Prince was hunting on Horton's Plain a huge elephant suddenly appeared before him. The Prince, unfortunately, had only a small bore rifle, but he fired at the elepfiant. The shot, however, had no effect, and the great beast charged at His Highness. Suddenly there was a Teport from directly behind the Prince, a bullet sang past his ear, and the elephant dropped dead. The Prince, unaware that anybody was behind him, turned and' found Mr Murty with a 'smoking rffle in his hand. It' was he who had fired so opportunely and thus saved the Prince's' life. The Neueste Nachrichten, in an editorial comment, accuses the English authorities of allowing the Crown Prince to hunt in plague strcken districts. This is a reference toi the Prince's present shooting- trip in the Sunderbunds; where he has shot five tigers, which had been causing much mischief among the cultivators' cattle. One • tigress charged savagely in the direction of the Prince's shoot" ing platform, while another tiger swam a channel. The Prnce, who has now shot six tigers, has thoroughly enjoyed -his .visit to Eastern Bengal., ..■ v . , .