A Malayan witness, when swearing upon oath in a law court, drinks a bowl of water into which a kris lias been dipped. He then ask, to be de stroyed by the dagger if his evidence should prove false. Bearded turtles are found in the Sacred Lake of Hongkong, their seagreen hair running from one to three feet in length. The Chinese tend the I more hirsute specimens and Woreh'p them as gods.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 79, 15 March 1934, Page 11
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