THE FRINGE IN BORNEO
WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.
BLOWPIPE EXHIBITION
(Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received May 20, 11.5 a.m. LAB.UAN, May 18. The Prince of Wales had rather ai / wonderful experience of the wild men ’
of Borneo during his visit to Jesselton. Members of the native race were brought together from the jungle districts, forming a considerable gather-: ing. A feature was the scurry racing, the principle of which apparently was 1
that the first home gels the prize and no questions are asked. The winner* was requested to pose for a portrait, but was deeply offended, asking in Malay, “Ain 1 woman that 1 am rtjockcd at?”
At the Residency the Prince saw an exhibition of blowpipe shooting, by Dyaks. Tlie proclivity of these folk for poisoned darts is so notorious that as a precautionary measure every competitor had lo consent to have his arm scratched with his own darts before lie was admitted to the grounds.
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Waikato Times, Volume 95, Issue 14949, 20 May 1922, Page 5
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