44 IN MALAY FORESTS. 



My shots had been heard, and the entire population 

 was waiting for news of an event that meant more 

 to the villagers than it is easy to realise. 



By noon I had collected three elephants, and on 

 the arrival of the men with my camera and impedi- 

 menta we returned to take some snap-shots (which 

 were not a success), and to cut off the head and 

 feet of the rhinoceros. 



Between two upright posts at the shoulder and 

 fore-feet I made out its height to be 5 feet 5J inches. 

 I am certain, however, that the measurement did not 

 do it justice : it had fallen in a cramped position, 

 and it was impossible to stretch it out. Measure- 

 ment between uprights is the best way of taking re- 

 cords of dead game, but it is a poor way: one can 

 imagine the difference between measuring a horse 

 standing up and a horse lying down. When I caught 

 my second glimpse of the animal, it appeared to be 

 nearly seven feet high. I am sure that it was but 

 little short of six feet high. 



The horn was disappointingly small, the more so 

 because it had been said to be so extraordinarily 

 fine. It was a short shapeless lump, only some seven 

 or eight inches high ; but I think that it had once 

 been much longer. The tip had been broken off, and 

 the base was much worn and splintered. 



Through the crowd that collected round us as we 

 cut off the feet, a lame old man pushed his way up 

 to the headman, who brought him up to me and 

 explained that this was one of the rhinoceros' victims. 

 He was Kanda Daud, to whom I have already referred, 

 and the story of his adventure was briefly as follows : 



