 I questioned the inspector, and he told me that during my absence he had one day been away on duty for some hours, and when he returned, about 4 PM, he saw Kasim Minor up a coco-nut tree just outside the stockade. On asking him what he was doing there,...  Malay Sketches - Page 70de Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham - 1903 - 288 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham - 1895 - 334 pages
...temper when roused. Kasim Minor, on the contrary, was a smiling, talkative, happy, and pleasant- looking young fellow of about twenty. They were not related...ascertained that the other police had found out by TO accident that their comrade was Idtah, that they had ordered him to climb the tree, which he had... | |
 | New Zealand Institute - 1897 - 788 pages
...up a coco-nut tree just outside the stockade. On asking him what he was doing there, he replied that he could not come down because there was a snake at...special training to do it at all, and Kasim did not Eossess it. But the inspector ascertained that the other police ad found out by accident that their... | |
 | Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham - 1900 - 312 pages
...one of these expeditions I noticed the men teasing Kasim Minor, and saw at once that he was lAlah. I questioned the inspector, and he told me that during...ascertained that the other police had found out by accident that their comrade was Idtah, that they had ordered him to climb the tree, which he had at... | |
 | Sir Thomas Clifford Allbutt - 1900 - 1040 pages
...latah men on the top of a cocoa-nut tree. On being asked what he was doing there, the man replied that he could not come down because there was a snake at...of the tree. In reality there was a bit of rattan round the stem ; on this being removed the man came down without hesitation. The inspector ascertained... | |
 | Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham - 1903 - 310 pages
...tree just outside the stockade. On ««king him what he was doing there, he replied he could not a^me down because there was a snake At the bottom of the...this being removed, KAsim came down. Now, it is no catty matter to climb a coco-nut tree ; it requires A Hpccial training to do it at all, and Katim did... | |
 | Sir Thomas Clifford Allbutt - 1907 - 1094 pages
...latah men on the top of a cocoa-nut tree. On being asked what he was doing there, the man replied that he could not come down because there was a snake at...of the tree. In reality there was a bit of rattan round the stem ; on this being removed the man came down without hesitation. The inspector ascertained... | |
 | 1897 - 798 pages
...up a coco-nut tree just outside the stockade. On asking him what he was doing there, he replied that he could not come down because there was a snake at...ascertained that the other police had found out by accident that their comrade was ldtah, that they had ordered him to climb the tree, which he had at... | |
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