Show CURIOUS PAPUAN LAWS tribe where asters Ss ers children inherit a mans property A methodist missionary in new guinea now known as papua rev hev W E brownlow Drown low has addel added to the worlds knowledge of the curious and little littas known races ot of the gloat north 1 pacific aj ill C I 1 land island S by the discovery and parti taming laming of a new tribe the race in ili question consists of about blacks living at a place called bobu the custon s of the race i are must curious CU ious the immigration policy is more drastic than that of white australia for all strangers bave h ave either to become full fill membris of the or lie be eaten when dealing with sir mr biall B ion low ION however the was pot got over 0 er by making him a father of the tribe each and aad c P ch family had their own land and no portion is allowed 1 to go out of their possession except as a loan for a clop the men marry out of own libe and on oil their death their land becomes the of their heir si sisters chi diett women have giant influence in ID the affairs of the nibe and their duties are quite distinct distin it aiom elioso the a of the toen meil the tit men clear the bush ami dig the ground then the women pie it and plant yanis the chop being theirs it if a man wants any yams bams ho he has bas to akk for thein the banana ballana patch hoever horttner hort is his own pi Ilo perty bics are arc obtained by purchase if a man mail pas well for his wife he be can thrash her occasionally but site she could leave him bim i if she did not like it and go back to her own village their heaven beaven is a place where un the health healthy y sit snout OD and goodlock good look looking in go all the go to hell london chronicle |