AN INDIAN SPORTSMAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 April 1923, Page 1

AN INDIAN SPORTSMAN.

VISIT TO hoMIM-c AIT K LAND. April 2 An interesting visilor lo Auckland iusl imw is Sl.ii maul S. Gaikwad. a dist inguiskeil iudiim I'.rince, brotiicr i - li;e lanu.iis Gnikua I of Rai'oda ( the ruler oi one of the mm t important independent States in India). Tlm Prime arrived by the Mamma from Sydney tn,|j,v. A famous big game hunter, he lia- to New Zealand In see the sights, and. incidentally, he i' going lo have a shot at the deer or anything oLo that comes his way. Ihe Prince i-middle-aged, short and stout, and does not at first sight xiigge-t tlie stalker oi hi"’ on me, hut that is one oi his hobbies. and that lie has ridden it to some purpose is at tested hy the laet that he has ho wit d over anything from elephants down to elands, in between being giraffe, hippos, and others. This sort of thing, of course, requires a nurse of an Indian potentate, and on a remarkable big game shooting expeditin']] in East Africa he spent no less than .t(I.POD rupees. On that occasion he had 200 native porters, and the rest of the expedition was on a .similar scale. Ills Highness speaks English lluentlv and colloquially, and when you remark on the fact he says ; "Oh, yes, 1 was at Oxford, and was also called to the Bar.” lie has done a lot of important work in India, where he holds responsible and important positions. including membership of the Legislative Council and Executive Council. He i- keen to see Rotorua, and after visiting that famous spot and going down South after deer, he will leave for San Francisco on his wav back to England and India.