ZULULAND MATRIMONY
FEATURES OF NATIVE LIFE Ten cows may purchase a wife of good family in Eiupangeni, Zululaud, where the native men may have as many wives as they wish provided they can afford to ■iv for them, said the Rev. T. O. Beattie, a. Church of England missionary who arrived at Sydney by the Omnsay. The investment in wives, lie sain, was Considered profitable by the nr' res, as the wives did all the work while, their husbands drank utywala, which is native-made beer. Utywala is made from grain, and litis an intoxicating effect, but no attempt is made to deprive them of the brew. But shimiyane, another native-made drink, has a serious effect, and the police take special precautions to prohibit it. Empangeni is 130 miles north of Durban, and. although the natives maintain their ancient customs', and carry spears, they are law-abiding. The women provide the labor in the eanefiehls
Air. Beattie said that the natives play games, including cricket. The games were introduced arid Organised by Tor 11. Mr. Beattie has been in Zululaud and Rhodesia, for 23 years, ami has decided to spend his leave in New Zealand.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18068, 20 April 1933, Page 10
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193ZULULAND MATRIMONY Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18068, 20 April 1933, Page 10
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