xlii. 
Contents. 
CHAPTER IV. 
SiNGAPOB E— J AVA— L ABUAN. 
Singapore — Poorness of Sport— Shoot the Only Stagr — Chinese and 
Tigers — After Rhinoccros—No Success — Curious Mistake — The Argus 
Pheasant— Faciei ling my own Canoe— Natives Speaiing ihc Seer Fish— 
OUain 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 V^olcanoes, Smeroe and 
Eromo — 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 Kluti — Temples of Oleeta and Sookoo — City of Soerakata— 
Audience with the Emperor —Tiger Fight — Temple of t^orobodoo— 
Adventure with a Python— After a Rhinoceros by Moonhght — Native 
Mode of taking Game — Out after Deer— My Last Slag 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 
Einding 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 oft our Boots — 1 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 VL 
InEx 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 
Hilts — Arrival at Doty— First Impressions — First Introduction to Ibex 
—The Old Saddle Backs — E.^;citing Stalks — Magnificent Scenery- 
Habits of the Ibex— Its Enemies— Charms and Attractions of the 
Purauiit of Ibex — My First Ibex — Tiger (the Dog) and the Wounded 
Ibex— Mallock's Bungalow — Michael's Luck— A Close Shave— 1 go 
Home "Koosh"— The Old Buck of Kudakamal— The Grand Old Saddle 
Back — The Three Legged Buck I did not get ... ... ... iii 
