CLEMENCEAU'S TIGERS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16426, 14 May 1921, Page 3

CLEMENCEAU'S TIGERS.

AN OCTOGENARIAN SPORT, TALES OF THE JUNGLE. " T feel ns fit an a young man oV twenty-five,” was the first remark of M. Cletnenceau when ho landed at Toulon • from his six months’ trip to JKgypt and India. Tho “Tiger,” his face bronaed and his eyes sparkling restlessly, cer- > tainly did not look his seventy-nine | years. Ho greeted all his friends and j relatives with merry quips, but with- | out the characteristic biting touch. I “l am glad to be back in France,” be said, “ thong journey has been I one of the best times 1 ever spent ' Strange* to say, the doctor who came out to look after me, is lying ill. “ T liar© been very busy lately. A few days ago I presided at a babies’ beauty competition. There were IJ9 of them on board, and two born on the journey. Picking out the prettiest for the first prize was the most ticklish job 1 have ever been engaged on.” FAMILY BEAUTY. AT. Clemcnceau held a reception just before leaving the ship. Young Maine Jacquemairc. his pretty granddaughter-in-law, came in for compliments. * You are tlio prettiest of the family,” he said as he kissed, her, “ just like your grand- ‘ mother 1 The British passengers crowded round to bid him farewell. Tbo kisses and handshakes took quite ten minutes Then he rushed up tho gangway and said “ An revoir ” to the captain, “ tiol good-bye, as 1 mean to travel by the Ormonde when 1 go—as T intend to go 1 to Australia.” iNJ. Clemeuceau, who was met by his i-x-YTinisterj MM Tardieu. lgnac<* and Colliart, drovq to the Grand Hotel. Th© first thing lie noticed on entering n as a big warning hoard. “ Xo Germans allowed here.” 'That i»s right.’, he said. “ T shall certainly feel quite at home here.” J\L Clon c nceau said to me ‘ later : “ An immense impression was made on ■ me by India and by what I saw_of other ; parts of the British Empire. You Eng- : li f h are certainly very wonderful people. • 1 Mr travelling reminiscences are mixed. Everybody was far too good to :ne. 1. know it wa an attempt to pro re their love and admiration for k ranee and tbp great part she played in the FOUR DAYS’ HUNT. He was asked how he killed his tigers. “ ! can tell you flint ca-.iiy.” was the | reply. “ The skins arc in London being cured, bur * 1 shall have them in my Baris flat in &ix weeks. Ii was at I (jwali.or. where tho Maharajah is the i most famous tiger-hunter in India. He ' had hundred; to his credit. ! " With scores cd beaters he organ- ! ised a battue Buffaloes are tied " ' stakes at night. If they are found : eaten, that pari of the jungle is sen relied. That was done for four days. Kf.eh | iiiorninir we motored out then walked ! to the jungle, but had no successI “On tho last day the beaters were ! doubled in uTimber, and they struck four. 1 should not like to have been in | the beaters’ skins. They were mostly ! young, and armed only with sticks. 5 There were elephants to make a wav i through the jungle. Tli© Maharajah i and I were on foot. ! “ T was very anxious to see a real | b've tiger, face to face. " continued M. : Glemcnecao, with a sparkle of fun in.. . his eye “ VY© posted ourselves on th© I bank of a deep ravine. The beaters were on the other side and in front making a great din. Suddenly, straight in front of me, a great striped form with waving tail appeared. It was about HX) yards away. One bullet account*.<l for it. “ A second tiger appeared a moment later, followed almost immediately by 1 two others.' One was killed bv tho Alaharajah ; one fell mortally wounded it* niy rifle; the fourth got clean aivav 1 ' througli the line of beaters. " The first tiger shot measured 1 Off long, two of the others 9ft. They were all three-year-olds.’* -

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