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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 19th, 1928.
IN HANDS OF PYGMIES.
BRITISH OFFICER'S BRAND- ING ORDEAL.
GIVEN A WIFE EACH.
During my exploration of the Brazilian Jungles (writes cut. Commander Reginald. Staith in the Sunday Graphics my own o panions and I were unwittingly dured into the jungle fastness of an unknown tribe of pygmy In dians.
Fierce, savage, hairy "little crea tures, they stood not more than five fere high and numbered about a" hundred
alone, and although We were well named, a fight to us would ao dont have prowd fatal, as the deadly blow pipe anth poisoned dart were their weapons.
On first meeting them we had endeavoured to make friends by giving them presents but those Bor necepted in sulten and dis trustful silence.
To
THE "TIMES ON BOLSHE FAIRLEA SCHOOL SPEECH
VISM IN CHINA.
LABOUR-PARTY'S WILFUL
BLINDNESS.
DAY.
CERTIFICATES FOR LEAVING GIRLS,
"The annual Speech Day of the Referring to the Red "upheaval" Farles C.M.S. Vernarular School in Canton the London Times in the was held yesterday afternoon in the pecurse of a leuling article says:-
Fairlea School Hall. Originally it fresh demonstration before their Speech, Day for the Associated It is astonishing that, with this had been hoped to hold a united oyes of the dangers to which our Schools of St. Stephen's and Fair countrymen and countrywomen in China are exposed, the Labourea, but owing to the large number Party should be asking why of friends and relatives expected, soldiers are there, and how long accommodation was judged to be they are going to stay there; that
inadequate. their dispatch, as "an unhappy and 1ts representatives" should talk of
dangerous escapade," their recat. Our soldiers are in and arge China to protect British lives and property.
Canton is one more proof that the continuation of this protection is imperative, and doubtless it will be continued just so long it is indispensable. when the ed revolution broke out On the very day in Canton Bukharin was explain ing in Moscow that the Bolshevists
Their village or "maleen" was situated in the heart of the jungle,have entered on and consisted of sixty or seventy sad palm teaf huts shaped #ike bechives and bucks in a circle. The chief or "witch doctor having given s an empty hurt to live in, we retained within its seclusion and formulated plans of escape.
Shortly before" dark we were brought some food, but after care fully selling it is an attempt to detine its composition we resorts to some iron rations" we carried.
Drum's Beating.
#
An hour after dark a drum be san to beat fran the opposite cir- of huts, and shadowy forms from, all round moved over to the source of the noise. Someone started to play a bainbod ute, then another joined in, and still more. tending to rente a noisy
discordant nid monotonous vamp. Wild dancing and singing fo lowed. Our hearts began to quake As the chief of the Horde escorted A into the middle of the assembly, where, after little preliminary spech making, I was led forward by the wife of the chief and made tool then,
ex
Anxiously my companions watch d assuring me they would inter vene if nemessary. Forcing me to die flat on the grouad, the old hag after opening my shirt front. sud denly legan stabbing me in the chest with a long, sharp fishcor Jumping up,
I commented to postulate, hut the chief care for ward nad. pointing to a tattosed design on his hairy chest, made igns that was to be so branded The situation was deligate the Pygmies threatening. My com patients, appreciating
that would he wiser to submit to the truong, urged me to stick it: 81 for five agonising minutes I lay while with fishbone and charcoal the old bag tattooed a grotesque thesige on my chest.
What te amusement my een panions got from watching m Being branded was short-lived, for they themselves were in turn sub jected to the torture. As every bin, woman aid child was to-tai- ted gathered we Were members of the tribe. worst Sad yet to come.
Escape.
NOW
I
Ver Chan Ping, Lei Taan Kwai, and Chan Shuk Yung.
All these girls are members of the top ars, and the certificates are to show that they have graduated highly and have completed their course of Chinese studies.
Essay Prize.
"The function yesterday was ett. tirely in Chinese, with the excep- tion of some English songs, sung by the top form. After several little performances by the different classes, the Headmistress, Mrs. Cheung Cham Yee Ching, presented
Lady Shou Son Chow "presented the Annual Report, following which
certificates to the girls who were world revolutionary development,"
new phase of leaving. The six girls to receive and declaring that they have far-Ying, Choy te Laan, La Yak Ying. these certificates were Choy Le reaching plans not only in China, but also for an upheaval in India After the Canton comrades had been crushed, he denied that the Communists had been defeated in China. Tens of thansanals had in- deed nerished, but Chinese
the reserves of workmen and are truly unlossal," and they have peasants already imbibed so much of the he Bolshevist spirit. that in a destroyed 300 Innd-owners, single district they had physicnt
in China, Will Labour never recognize that the United States, the policy and ns in England and in the practice of
Bolshevism elementary instincts of decent men? utterly incompatible with the if they have dubts of the policy. let then read Stalin's recent state ment that Social Democrats should be used to overthrow existing Gov- cinzades are the worst enemies Privatents, but that these
good of Bolshevisin, worse even than the bourgeoise, or Bukharin's declara. tion that the Comintern will real projetarent,
go further down," down to the classes of Europe, but especially Songs: 3.Tableaux Vivants"; to the lower 1. School Hymn; 27 Kindergarten eclonial races," bright revolutionary
when he foretells. Folk Dance; s. Chinese Play China and in India, as well as in Report; s. Distribution of Certi times- in G. English Songs: 7. Principal's Europe.
are
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We were each given a wife! And, a discretion quartame our anazei mnt. we forced stile and ar- th Then followed: na austing dance by the whole tride in the sweltering sun, after which we thankfully retired on the privacy of our Hul. Our wives followel and, squatting just out- Ed, li a fire and prepared some food.
our
At night another wild orgy of dancing took place. Intoxicating wine is plentiful, and we, pre- tended to drink it freely. Most of the tupaay soon became drunk, including our wives" The night wyre on and one by one they craw ed away to their huts, and when we got back into our ownZ "wives"
were sleeping heavily. Some half-hour later, when all was quiet, we and down to our cator. The mooa stole silently out had just disappeared. paddled for our lives. days later we reached the river in a state of physien lapse.
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During the Autumn Mrs Southoru offered two Chinese books as prize for the best essay in Chinese on "Social Service.
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Following upon the distribution In addition to Lady Shop Son
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staff of the School.
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