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The finding of this specimen in the State of Perak further extends 
the range of the species southwards, down the Malayan Peninsula. 
"The depth at which the tooth was found would indicate that it came 
from the lower portion of the over-burden or the upper portion of the 
tin-bearing wash-dirt or karang. In this part of the valley the 
uvium was very various in depth owing to the bed-rock, a hard 
bluish-grey, slate, presenting an uneven surface. In some places the 
tin-bearing st was ав much as 24 feet in thickness, while in 
others it was not more than 5 or 6 feet. 
DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS. 
[Extract from the Report on the Federated Malay States Police Force for the 
year 1904.] 
ЕТСЕК Q is a return showing the number and description of 
noxious animals destroyed in the several States with the total 
money paid for their destruction. The fo lowing is an extract from 
section 20 of Mr. Sumner's report, describing how a woman lost her 
life through injuries inflicted by a panther : 
“At or about 11 p-m. on 12th November, a Chinaman, living at 
Sempalit, Raub District, heard a noise at the fowl-house. He opened 
the door of the house, and while in the act of passing through, a black 
nd so 
attacked by the beast. He, however, succeeded in driving the panther 
bedstead. е man and woman of 
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haud. He, however, quickly despatched the panther by stabbing it 
several times with his kris and finally causing the carcass to be con- 
veyed to the Raub Station 
"The injured people were taken to the Raub Hospital by the 
Poliee, where their wounds were attended to, but the unfortunate 
woman succumbed to her injuries in spite of all the possible attention 
that had been shown to her." a 
-T have heard of no other casos of deaths throagh wild beasts. _ 
