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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 192, 8 May 1908, Page 8

Tn "February last Mr.' Jno. M'Laren,, of Mokoreta;, near Wyndljam, had . a sensational experience with a wild ;boar, which , mauled him very badly. ■ This animal has been- ' a marauder for some time, and on Friday an armed party of seven set out to compass its destruction!" It was quickly found, and as quickly dispatched by the; first shot. It was (says tlio ."AVyndham Hc-rald") an inglorious ending for the old monarch,to Be shot, dead without'being given the chance of • putting up a' fight. The party took;his measurements,: which were as follow:— Heiglit, 3ft. 2in.; length of body from snout to tip of tail, 7ft. 3in. (tail probably 9in.); j hide, 2-Jin. thick on "shield ; tusks, 9in. ■■■! Ho had lived well, and was as fat as. a pis should be. Ho was a characteristic "Captain' Cook." Tlio weight was estimated at . from scwt. to Gcwt. •."■ . Tho landholder must have interests inthe atmosphere yp-'to ascertain height. ; Tlio pro- , prietor -or occfipier. of pro] orty\ ought,-' therefore, to have some protection, against/daniage jr danger from dirigible flying machines. ;It is an abominable nuisance, for instance, wlion • in airship propelled .by an ill-smelling motor jircles over a man's garden - or house at a ■ slight altitude from the earth,—"Naclirichten,"'' Hamburg f -.- ;>