ZULULAND ADVENTURES

Evening Star, Issue 19407, 16 November 1926, Page 1

ZULULAND ADVENTURES

MISSIONARY HUNTS ELEPHANTS One of the greatest game hunters in Africa, and, grandson of a powerful Zulu chief, Mr John Dube, founder and principal of the Ohlange' Institution, Natal, is paying a visit to England to attend a conference on Christiate missions in Africa. Mr Dube has had unique experiences in hunting big 'game. At -one time ho was nearly killed by a rhinoceros, on another occasion ho • was chased by ferocious bull elephants. . In conversation with a ‘ Sunday Chronicle’ 'representative he stated that his grandfather, whose name he bears, was killed by the notorious Dingane. “My father, who was then only a hoy, and my grandmother, with the remainder of cmr tribe, went to Natal, where the Rev. Daniel Lindley was beginning as a missionary. . . “ One of the first native missionaries among the Zulus was my father, and-after several years’ study in America. 1 have followed the same calling.” ELEPHANT THRILL. What time Mr Dube can spare for pleasure; ho devotes to hunting big game. He advises anybody who intends, to go leopard shooting always to use a shotgun, for, he says, it you shoot with a rifle and miss he is on the top, of you. With a shotgun it is difficult to miss the target. While stalking a young bull elephant, he had a remarkable experience. “ It had 'grass' wreathed around its head and was prancing to and fro, thoroughly amusing itself. We fired and brought it to its knees. Before we could fire again two more great bulls suddenly appeared. • SAVED BY COMRADES. ' “I' was left behind by the others, who bolted,, and stood my ground under a tree. The two huge animals passed mo with trunks'upflung, but fortunately I was not spotted. “They then returned to their wounded comrade. 'and one going on each side of it, lifted it bodily with the ; r tranks, and by supporting it with their bodies carried it away into the Ukwazi—a ■ forest into which no man dare penetrate,” While hunting near a Government game preserve in Ziilulaud Mr Dube .pursued a wildebeeste for two miles without being able to get a shot in. Directly the animal was inside the reserve area, however, it turned round with the “now do your worst” appearance on its face.

The record price of £4O has just been naid for a Scottish pearl found in Loch Vennachar. One usually associates pearl fishing with the translucent waters t),nd cloudless skies of. the blast rather than with the cold northern streams and lochs, and yet there are few of Scotland’s rivers that have not yielded Valuable pearls at one time or another.