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10th spent a quiet Sunday
at the Cercel House. The
government offices were all
closed but the shops in the
town were open + also the
market. In the afternoon
took a gerry + rode on
to a village 5 miles away
on the Teng Yeeh road. It's
a tiger trapper lives. When
we arrived the headman
showed me a No 5 bear trap
with feet jaws weighing
about 15lbs which he uses
for catching tigers. At the
present time he says no
tigers were about but when
any come + kill cattle
he set the trap for them
thus caught 5 tigers by this
means. The skins are