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The Harbour Shores--A Village--_Kanaia_--Canoe--Feeding the Animals--Collecting-ground--Mangrove Creeks--Preparations for a Festival--Burial Customs--Malacca Village--Houses-- Visit Tanamara--Furniture--Talismans and "Scare-devils"-- Beliefs--Festivities--A Dance--An Educated Native--Tanamara and his Relations--Cigarettes--Refreshments--The Collections--Geology--Flora--Population--Piracy.