NEWS BY MAIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 June 1927, Page 1

NEWS BY MAIL.

FIGHT WITH TIBER. ALLAHABAD, April 30. A shooting party including Constables E. N. Jacobsen and AA'. S. Collins, of the Imperial Police, tracked for seven miles from Pnrg.uipohe a tiger which had killed a staked cow. The officers took up a position in a nulla, and when tlie tiger made its appearance at half-past nine at night, both fired.

The tiger retreated into the jungle, leaving blood tracks. On the following morning a. heat was organised, and after an hour's search one of the 40 heaters was attacked by the enraged animal and carried several yards. The remaining heaters fled. Constable Jacobsen fired and the tiger, dropping the beater, attacked Constable Collins. Collins fired twice at the beast with his revolver and Constable Jacobsen expended his last shot. The animal rolled over with Constable Collins, mauling him terribly. and Jacobsen then attacked it with the butt of his rifle. The tiger left Constable Collins and attacked Constable Jacobsen, hut the former, despite his terrible injuries, crawled on his stomach towards the

wounded beast and killed it with three revolver shots. Constable Collins’s condition is very critical. The tiger measured 10ft Sin.

PRINCE MAX'S STORY. BERLIN, April 13. To-morrow Prince Alax of Baden the last Chancellor under the Hohenzollern monarchy, will publish his book of reminiscences of the last days ot the war. Prince Afax was appointed Chancellor because of his democratic opinions and because the Germans feared a revolution plalined by the Socialists.

It was nearly 12 o’clock at night on November 9 that Prince Alax assemble leaders of the Social Democrats headed by Herr Harry Ebert. Ihe book says in one of its most interesting passages that Prince Alax retired with Count Bernstorff to consider tlie answer given by Herr Ebert. It proceeds: When I (Prince Alax) announced that Herr Ebert should be given the post of Chancellor nobody raised any objection. Just at that moment a telegraphic message was received from the. Supreme Command reading: “-Message received by Grand Corps. The great majority of the troops will not shoot any moic Soldiers and Workers’ Council has been formed. Asked General von Linsingeit whether, in the circumstances, use should he made of weapons. Command awaiting answer, for onrush of 30.000 men expected at 2 o’clock. After further deliberations the order was issued: "Troops not to make use of weapons even in the protection ol buildings.” The Secretary of State then asked Eliert: "Are you ready to accept the post of Chancellor r” Ebert - answered. “It is a difficult task, hut 1

am ready.” . . , Prince Max relates how he tried to approach the discussion of the question of a regent in the Kaiser's place, hut Herr Ebert and his friends answered m a body.“it is too late, too late. as there was no authority troni the Tn. nisei himself. "How different things might have turned out.” he said gloomily, "had the Kaiser hut pollinated someono us his deputy.

DOG I-EIGNS DEATH. LONDON. May 2. Obedience on the part of an Airedale puppy saved it from being killed by a train' at the Great Western Bailway station at Barry. Glamorgan, yesterday. . , Tlie owner of the dog was awaiting the arrival of a train from Cardiff ami the animal stood quietly at his n > until something on the track caught i ts P ye. It leapt from the phutonn, and at that moment the tram came steaming in. Women on the platform tried to coas tlm dog from its perilious position ii the centre of the track, and one ever threw a glove, hoping it would ehast it. But the dog refused to move. With the train almost upon the dog the owner called. " Die, Atoll. Ih' dog was then lost to sight nnderneati the train. When the train moved away Irom thplatform again the dog was lying oi its hack, its feet stiff in the air. smm lating death niter TTie fashion taugh it by its master. When the latte whistled to it the dog was quickly o its lt-es again, and lost no time in r* raining the safety of the platform.