10 REPORT ON A JOURNEY FROM TUARAN TO KIAU. 
their life, but applies equally to the Hill Dusun baby who, 
unlike Lord CHESTERFIELD, seems to prefer to swallow his 
peck of dirt at one meal. The girls and childless wives 
wear the short petticoat and breast cloth, but do not load 
their ankles with tinkling brass fetters lke some of their 
coast sisters, but the brass chain work and rattan is worn 
round the waist. The men are comparatively clean and shave 
their heads like the Islam native, which is greatly to be com- 
mended. 
38. Took astrollup the hill side as far as BAGING’S house. 
He reports Mr. WHITEHEAD to be leaving for Gaya in 5 
days’ time. I met S1 KAMOH, one of the men who followed 
Mr. Low up Kinabalu. We had a trifling disagreement in 
the afternoon, as BAYING asked for chukezt jalan, or road- 
tax, but the enormity of his conduct was explained to him 
and he desisted. 
39. We arranged to start to-morrow for the birds’ nest 
caves at the Kadamayan river. The meeting ended by the 
Hill Dusuns going out to look for a suitable cow or buffalo 
to be sacrificed during the friendship ceremony. After num- 
berless delays, the Kiau Chiefs succeeded in obtaining a goat, 
and at 5 p. m. the ceremony commenced. 
40. Before the treaty stone was planted, | laid a cent in 
the hole, intended for the stone. My servant handed me a 
Straits Settlements coin in place of a British North Borneo 
cent, but the mistake was not detected. Kinabalu was called 
upon to bear witness to the treaty, and the sun, which had 
hitherto been hiding behind a bank of clouds, broke out and 
all exclaimed ‘A happy omen!”’ 
41. The sunset that evening was lovely, showing all shades 
of gold and silver and lighting up the purple mass of Kinabalu, 
towering overhead, which reflected back the sinking sun from 
its crystal rocks. 
42. ‘To-day, the oth of March, saw us getting ready for 
a start. Datoh KABONG and BUNAHOW promised to come 
down to Tuaran, but the former said he was afraid of Orang 
IKKaya BLADAU, one of the coast Dusuns, who is a well-known 
swindler and who has since met his deserts. At 10 a. m. we 
set off, leaving 13 coolies behind, and descended to BUN- 
