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Show Use Knl its In Quarrels. In Burmah in Ceylon, and, though fnrtnnntelv in a lesser rleeree. in ,; Madras, quarrels are constantly occurring oc-curring in which knives are brought r into play and serious wounds inflicted, resulting more often than not In death. The knives used in Ceylon are sheath knives, and for long the law-abiding law-abiding portion of the community has been trying to get the authorities' to insist on these knives being made with a button on the tip. They would be ; thus rendered harmless for stabbing, while stiil available for legitimate use. |