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them. Each spoke in turn, telling his own tale, and then I found out that those who first
entered were the prisoner, accuser, policemen, and witness, and that the prisoner was indic-
ated solely by having a loose piece of cord twined round his wrists, but not tied. It was a
case of robbery, and after the evidence was given, and a few questions had been asked by
the chief, the accused said a few words, and then sentence was pronounced, which was a
fine. The parties then got up and walked away together, seeming quite friendly; and
throughout there was nothing in the manner of any one present indicating passion or ill-feel-
ing—a very good illustration of the Malayan type of character.
