Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 314William Blackwood, 1973 - England |
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Page 346
... Badulla , road - builder , first Proprietory Planter of the Uva District and ace rifle shot , known to this day as the island's foremost elephant - hunter . Major Rogers died on 7th June 1845 , suddenly and tragically . He was struck by ...
... Badulla , road - builder , first Proprietory Planter of the Uva District and ace rifle shot , known to this day as the island's foremost elephant - hunter . Major Rogers died on 7th June 1845 , suddenly and tragically . He was struck by ...
Page 348
... Badulla was filled with ivory in its unadorned state ; no carving or engraving of the material , however exquisite , delighted the Major's heart more than the sight of the strong , yellow - white tusks of the elephants he himself had ...
... Badulla was filled with ivory in its unadorned state ; no carving or engraving of the material , however exquisite , delighted the Major's heart more than the sight of the strong , yellow - white tusks of the elephants he himself had ...
Page 352
... Badulla district alone was monumental . Death by lightning was a rare enough phenomenon to fascinate Colombo society . It was whispered that the hunter's death was simply Heaven's righteous retribution on one who had dealt destruction ...
... Badulla district alone was monumental . Death by lightning was a rare enough phenomenon to fascinate Colombo society . It was whispered that the hunter's death was simply Heaven's righteous retribution on one who had dealt destruction ...
Contents
SILENT SERVICE BY S W C PACK | 44 |
THE BARRIERS OF THE STREET BY ROBERT HILL | 97 |
ABOVE INNELLAN BY MAURICE LINDSAY | 228 |
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