BALL OF TWINE WOULD CLOTHE WHOLE VILLAGE.
DRESS ECONOMY IN PAPUA. (By Elictbio Tiuqkaph—Coptbiqht.) (Pib Pbißß Association.) Received July 24, 9.20 a.m. SYDNEY, July 24. The Bishop of New Guinea is visiting Sydney He speaks most hopefully of the steady spread of Christianity amongst the natives. He ordains two Papuans next month, and they will be tho beginning of the native ministry. The policy of the missionaries is to interfere as little as possible with native customs. They found that when the natives took to wearing trousers or 6kirts they not only declined in health, but in morality. The Bishop added that in many places in Papua a ball of twine would clothe a whole village. .
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9855, 24 July 1914, Page 5
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116BALL OF TWINE WOULD CLOTHE WHOLE VILLAGE. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9855, 24 July 1914, Page 5
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