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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 22 August 1927, Page 9

On a recent Sunday a local resident took his dogs out into the bush on a shooting expedition (states the “Ba-y of Plenty Times”). In some dense .scrub one of the dogs bailed up a large- animal which turned on the dog and ripped open its neck with one bite. It had also- crushed the dog’s head to pulp in its jaws when the owner came on the scene and: fired a shot at the animal. With peculiar pantherislh leaps the latter turned and disappeared in the scrub, leaping with ease a creek 12 feet wide. The man thought lie had wounded the mystery animal, and spots of blood on its trail gave evidence, to his claim. Parties of local residents subsequently commenced a hunt, but beyond finding a laiir with several large bones in it, they got no sight of the animal. It- is re-caVed now that a travelling wild beast show was in the district six months ago, and that- five of the animal® escaped into the bush. When a charge of bigamy against Ilcnrv Alcock, of Nottingham, was dismissed at Manchester, it was stated he and his wife separated in 1895 and had not seen each other since.

I,ATE ADVERTISEMENTS. T/ r ACANCIES for tiro men boarders to share a room, central, terms moderate. Address at Star Office. •WILL the person who removed lady’s bicycle from the front of O’Reilly’s shop on 15th inst. kindly return to save further trouble.