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Papuans and Their Drill, "They are most interesting people," remarked Captain Twynam, who returned recently to Sydney from New Guinea, n referring to the nativos it Rabaul. "I' wag 'Keop' o them"
he continued, That is to say, the natives look- d upon mo sa a sort of godfather. was in charge of the native bolice and native affaire; aad ame in contact with them a great deal. I bai to celebrate he marriages and grant divorces. Some of the latter, you may be are, were decidedly funny. The ative police de love their drill. They are constantly, changing garde, and such like, and ibey imply revel in it. Just before. left we oaptured two cannibals ho had eighteen months before evoured two German police asters and two native police-
No, they won't be hinged," at an endeavour will be made to vilise them. Lieute. G. Man og and Collins are now ia argo of native affairs."
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