A GIRL FIGHTS WITH A TIGER.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2732, 1 November 1894, Page 3

A GIRL FIGHTS WITH A TIGER.

A girl's plucky fight with a tiger in Buimah is recorded in the Indian newspapers. In the Taungdin Chaung, a lateral valley falling from the west into the Chindwin River, - near Mingih, in the Upper Chindwin district of Burmah, one evening in the month of May, three girls, aged from 18 to 20 years each—Minnaway Ben, Mi Mintha, sister*, and Mi Shwayu, a friend—were returning with firewood from the jungle, in single file, to their village, Seik tha. Mi Shwayu, who was in front, carried an ordinary dha (large knife or chopper), the others were unarmed. Suddenly, with a ferocious roar, a large tiger Bprang upon the younger sister, who was last in the line. The two others ran forward a few steps, then Minnaway Ben, seeing her sister being m*auled by the tiger, ran forward, snatched the pha from Mi Shwayu, and returning, struck the tiger a terrible blow on the head. In a moment he had her down, and began mauling her also, but striking again, Minnaway Ben killed the brute on the spot. Meanwhile the third girl had run on, and giving the alarm, the villagers turned out aud found the tiger dead, and the two wounded girls lying together, and discovered that the younger sister had gouged out 'one of the tiger's eyes before her sister had returned to the rescue. The girls, after six weeks in the hospital, recovered, and are about again. The skin of the tiger, which must be about nine feet in length, is in possession of Mr W. N. Porter, Deputy Commissioner, Upper Chindwin, and shows a clean cut in the head nearly six inches long. An official inquiry was held, and reported to the Chief Commissioner, and the girl was strongly recommended for a reward, which was granted, in the shape of 100 rupees in cash.