But Not Very Formidable.
Referring to one funny little way of the 'Heathen Olunee," a gentleman who, in the interests of his firm, has travelled much in that strange land, recently said: — "The Chinese are very good at make-be-lieve of all sorts, and they have, in some out-
of-the-way districts, erected numbers of imitation, forts of all sorts to intimidate possible enemies. "On two occasions I was ablo .to get quite close to these formidable structures, and this little picture shows you pretty well their value as defences. They are made of a sort of canvas, stretched over a framewoik of baniboo poles. Outside this is cleverly painted to represent solid masonry, with here and there muzzles of big guns pointing ominously out, the effect at a distance being as you see in the little scene in the top lefthand corner of the cut.
"Inside one such ' fort,' the Chinese soldiers keep fowls. These men were- armed •with make-believe rif!e£>, mad« simply of painted wood."
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Otago Witness, 5 December 1900, Page 69
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165But Not Very Formidable. Otago Witness, 5 December 1900, Page 69
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