GOVERNOR DECLINES
ASKED BY AFRICAN CHIEF TO CUT DOG IN HALF. A dog in the Kalcamega gold region 6an still wag its tail, thanlcs to the Governor of Kenya (General Sir JoSeph Byrne), who politely declined the ihvitation of an Afriean chief to cut the dog in half. Afriean native customs die hafd. Sir Joseph' Byrne, when making an ofiicial tour in the gold area, was approached by a number of natives who expressed consternation regarding the re'cent gold workings and feared that they would lose their land. Sir Joseph at' once declared that there was no question of any native being' deprived of any p'art of the reserve owing to the gold diggings. An aged chief then stepped out of the crowd and asked the Governor to supplement his assurance by swearing according to the custom of the Kakamega tribe. The chief held out a sword and a dog and asked the Governor to cut the dog in h'alf with; the sword and to sprinkle the hloodaround. Sir Joseph Byrne tactfully declined the proffered dog and sword, emphasising that the word of one of his Majesty's" Governors should suffice.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 355, 17 October 1932, Page 7
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190GOVERNOR DECLINES Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 355, 17 October 1932, Page 7
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