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policemen, and witness, and that the prisoner was indi- 

 cated 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 



PORTRAIT OF JAVANESE CHIEF. 



been asked by the chief, the accused said a few words, and 

 then sentence was pronounced, which was a fine. Tlie 

 parties then got up and walked away together, seeming 

 quite friendly ; and throughout there was nothing in the 



