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was totally unable to compare these wonders with anything known to his Dusun mind, and 
they Avere therefore quite beyond his intelligence. I think this is one of the reasons Avhy 
Eastern races are so undemonstrative Avhen shown the wonderful works of our civilization, 
they are unable to compare them Avitli anything else. It Avas not until some days after 
that the reason of Gamboie’s eagerness to visit the coast transpired—he Avas anxious to steal 
a BajoAv’s buffalo to give to his future father-in-laAv, the father of the lovely Kratas, Avho has 
been divorced some Aveeks from her disagreeable boy of a husband; so I suppose he thought 
that this would be a grand opportunity. 
4th, 5th, 6th.—Dusuns commence cutting down the jungle for their next season’s rice- 
crop. I am still far from well. 
7th, 8th.—Kabong’s big talk about head-hunting has at last taken a serious turn. 
Last night a Melangkap Dusun arrived in the campong saying that he had seen a large 
head-hunting party of nearly tAvo hundred men. Later on in the night Ave heard the alarm- 
gongs beating in the villages around. I heard, the folloAving day, that this party Avas 
composed of men from Kiau, Teung-Tuhan, Ivoung, and Labang Labang—that they marched 
down to the outskirts of a village between this and Ghinambur, Avhere some of their number 
sneaked up close to the village and attacked a woman, Avho Avas pursued by these wretches 
close up to the village, screaming; this brought other villagers on the scene, and the Kiau 
braves, having no stomach for a real fight, bolted. This is the account that Sultan, Avho is 
the chief of the village, gave us. The Avoman Avas severely Avounded in three places and 
nearly provided a head for the harvest thanksgiving in Kiau. 
9th.—Last night I AA 7 as aAvakened by loud screams and cries : the old priestess said, “ So- 
and-so’s baby is dead!” This morning they are making preparations for burying it, and Avill 
soon forget their sorroAvs. 
10th.—I am noAV better, so iioav fetched my collectors from the top of the hill; they 
have a feAV good birds, amongst them a third specimen of theneAV Partridge. To-morroAV Ave 
are going to the hills behind Ivapar, and after this expedition I shall return to Labuan. 
Amongst the coast people Avho brought up my baggage last time Avere some BajoAvs; these 
cattle-lifters could not help robbing the Dusuns even on this occasion. This they did by 
“ obtaining goods under false pretences they told Damaring that they had paid his Avife for 
some tobacco and that he AA 7 as to give them the tobacco; this the youth did, being in his 
paddi-house some distance from the village. When Damaring returned home he discovered 
Iioav he had been duped, and loudly did he curse these BajoAvs. The present hostility betAveen 
BajoAV and Dusun is not surprising. 
11th.—Started for Kapar, the Dusuns of that village carrying our baggage. They took 
some considerable time to reach their village, which is perhaps two hours’ Avalk distant— 
continually sitting doAvn to rest and smoke and bathing in several of the small mountain 
torrents. Many of the Melangkap Dusuns have already finished their rice, so they Avill have 
to get on as best they can Avith kaladi and sAveet-potatoes until the next harvest: this occurs 
Avith some families year after year, and before the next harvest they are nearly starved out, 
living on roots and anything they can find in the forests. 
12th.—Most of the Kapar Avomen and many of the men Avear brass necklaces; this 
fashion I have not noticed in the other villages. Kapar village is similar to all the mountain 
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