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THE HUNTER Manuel Anton (Sonny) da Silva 1871 - 1951 Got even with the lions ! JJD'S ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Prof. Mascarenhas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 12:03 PM Subject: [Goanet]Query about the maneaters of Tsavo... > A query from Prof Mascarenhas in Dar, whom I really look forward to > meeting when he visits Goa shortly. FN > > On Tue, 9 Dec 2003, Prof. Mascarenhas wrote: > > > Of late there is one story that has intrigued me - There were lions > > which became man eaters when the railway line was being built from > > Mombasa -Nairobi. At a place called Tsavo the lions began to attack the > > Indian coolies and hundreds died. The story goes that eventually a Col > > Patterson killed the lions. Recently I heard another version. There > > were two Goans who worked as mechanics, one of them called Rodrigues and > > his friend killed one of the lions ? Anyway to verify this story which > > took place over 105 years ago ! > > > > I leave DSM on Friday 12th Dec > > > > Adolfo Mascarenhas > > Dar es Salaam. > > > > ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
