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Stebbins, R.
1963
Asia Trip
224
Kuching
Feb. 11 and the wood chops are floated out. The
gun is waled in a vertical position with
a slight bend in it so that when the
metal spear is attached and held in
proper position, the bar will be straight.
Lighting through it, the bar was as
slimy and straight as a gun barrel.
The spear tip is used to dispatch the
paralyzed animal.
Wate said there are few birds around
Kuching. They have been killed off for
food. A fish Tolpia ? is cultured.
The animal eats algae and will
grow to a weight of a pound & a half
in a year.
Wate took me to the Betui Lintang
Training College directed by Father
Rawline, an Anglican. He has a BSc.
Rawline was a large rugged, gork
natured man with heavy black eye-
brows. He had a real appreciation
for "Nature Next Don" and work with
cosmon plants & animals. He formerly
was principal of a government school.
This is the only Training college in
Sarawak and it covers all grades
but stresses elementary school
training.