“KILLING A MAN-EATER” 167 
T did the same at the two other kampongss before 
we reached Tungku S’lamen’s village, where I was 
received with interest by the natives, as I was one 
of the very few white people they had ever seen, 
and as the runners had hurried on ahead as we were 
getting close to his village, they were all out to see 
Man Gagah (Sir Elephant). After resting for a 
few days and hearing whatever news there was 
regarding the man-eater that was terrorizing the 
district, I thought it best to try and round him up by 
elephants. 
As they are cowardly, as well as cunning, they 
are most difficult to stalk, and as their movements 
are so uncertain it is very difficult to locate them, 
it was essential that the men who were to work with 
me could be depended upon at the right moment. I 
assured them that in numbers they were safe from 
the tiger, and that by showing a bold front the tiger 
would be more afraid of them than they of it. The 
last time it had been reported had been about ten 
days before, and nothing could be done for the time 
being, so I started the men making traps, snares 
and nets. These I intended to set up within a cer- 
tain area, while with others I started out on a tour 
of inspection with the elephants to visit all the water 
holes and drinking pools in the surrounding district. 
There I intended to have pits dug and to mark 
the best places for setting the nets; the traps I 
intended to set up later, depending more on the nets, 
as I had already had traps set up in the kampongs 
