THE PRINCE IN BORNEO.
DYAKS AND THEIR DARTS. By Telegraph.—Press Aatts.- —Copyright. Labuan, May 18. The Prince of Wales had rather a 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 gathering. A feature was scurry racing, the principle of which apparently was that the first home got the prize and no questions were asked. The winner was requested to pose for a portrait, but was deeply offended, asking in Malay: “Am I a woman? I am mocked at.”
At the Residenry the Prince saw an exhibition of blow-pipe shooting by Dyaks. The proclivity of these folks for poisoned darts is so notorious that, as a precautionary measure, every competitor had to consent to have his arm scraped with his own darts before he was admitted to the grounds.
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Taranaki Daily News, 22 May 1922, Page 4
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148THE PRINCE IN BORNEO. Taranaki Daily News, 22 May 1922, Page 4
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