xlii. Contents. 



CHAPTER IV. 

 Singapore — Java — Labuan. 



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Singapore — Poorness of Sport — Shoot the Only Stag — Chinese and 

 Tigers — After Rhinoceros — No Success — Curious Mistake — The Argus 

 Pheasant — Paddling my own Canoe — Natives Speaiing the Seer Fish — 

 Obtain Three Months' Leave to visit Java — Taken for a Spy — Kindness 

 of the Governor General — Too much Care taken of Me — Officials' Fear 

 of my being Killed by Tigers and little Sport in Consequence — Great 

 Quantities of Game of all Sorts — Two Kinds of Wild Hog — Excursion 

 to the Eastern Part of the Island — Visit the Volcanoes, Smeroe and 

 Bromo — A Chance of a Tiger — Secure a Peacock's Tail — Miss a 

 Chance at a Leopard — The Bromo, Marvellous View — The Crater and 

 the Sandy Sea— The Tengger Range — The Hill Ponies — Eruption of 

 the Klutt — Temples of Bleeta and Sookoo — City of Soerakata — 

 Audience with the Emperor — Tiger Fight — Temple of Borobodoo — 

 Adventure with a Python— After a Rhinoceros by Moonlight — Native 

 Mode of taking Game — Out after Deer — My Last Stag and the 

 Quagmire — The Axis Deer — Story of a Tiger— Labuan — At First Sight 

 not Cheerful — The Pirate and his Seven Hundred Men — Narrow 

 Escape of the Barracks from Fire — Density of the Forest — Difficulty of 

 Finding One's Way — Anecdote of the Sea Captain — The Big Boar of 

 Labuan — Curious Bees' Nests ... ... ... ... ... 52 



CHAPTER V. 

 Bears. 



Their Size — Savage Disposition — Mode of Getting their Favourite Food — 

 The Bear in his Summer House — My First Bear — Who the Deuce are 

 You? — Danger of Approaching a Wounded Bear — Three Bears Marked 

 Down — We take off our Boots — I miss Stopping Him — He is upon Me 

 at Once — A Sharp Pinch — A Funny Adventure with an old She Bear — 

 I didn't do it, Ma — The old Dog Bear and his Wife — Habits of 

 Wounded Bears ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 97 



CHAPTER VI. 

 Ibex Shooting on the Nielgherries, Annamullies and Pulnies. 



Excursion to the Seven Pagodas — Sporting Trip to Davaroy-Droog — 

 Miserable Sport — Attacked by Fever — Medical Board — Sent to the 

 Hills — Arrival at Ooty — First Impressions — First Introduction to Ibex 

 — The Old Saddle Backs — Exciting Stalks — Magnificent Scenery — 

 Habits of the Ibex — Its Enemies — Charms and Attractions of the 

 Pursuit of Ibex — My First Ibex — Tiger (the Dog) and the Wounded 

 Ibex — Mallock's Bungalow — Michael's Luck — A Close Shave — I go 

 Home " Koosh"— The Old Buck of Kudakarnal— The Grand Old Saddle 

 Back — The Three Legged Buck I did not get ... ... ... ill 



