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Show Native Meeting-Places In Sumatra. Every district of Importance In the towns ot Sumatra, snys the Wide World Magazine, possesses a balel, or I native meoilng-place, which tho Dutch Regent visits periodically In order to dtscuBs with his subor!date8 tho affairs af-fairs of tho district. These Sumatran equivalents of a County Council hall are decorated with beautiful Inlaid work at the ends and a tapering root ot pine palm, ornamented with bright brass work, which Blltters In fie sun, setting it off most plotaresquely against a background of tall cocoanut trees and a foveat of rich tropical plants. |