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Page 125
... coconut trees laid end to end and supported by a forked branch driven into the bottom . There is a native hut here and there on the bank , surrounded by bananas , and all along coconut trees . You walk through the bush for a quarter of ...
... coconut trees laid end to end and supported by a forked branch driven into the bottom . There is a native hut here and there on the bank , surrounded by bananas , and all along coconut trees . You walk through the bush for a quarter of ...
Page 144
... coconut leaf , about two feet long , and pliable ; to this was tied a circle of hooks , turned upwards , so that it had a sort of umbrella effect ; and about this was tied a piece of fish as bait . We walked along looking into the ...
... coconut leaf , about two feet long , and pliable ; to this was tied a circle of hooks , turned upwards , so that it had a sort of umbrella effect ; and about this was tied a piece of fish as bait . We walked along looking into the ...
Page 218
... coconuts . That night the wind blew wildly , whistling through the coconuts , and it made such a racket that I couldn't ... coconut trees . It is of planks cov- ered with a roof of corrugated iron . The cane chairs are rick- ety . On the ...
... coconuts . That night the wind blew wildly , whistling through the coconuts , and it made such a racket that I couldn't ... coconut trees . It is of planks cov- ered with a roof of corrugated iron . The cane chairs are rick- ety . On the ...
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