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SAVAGES WHO CAN SING THE JAPANESE NATIONAL ANTHEM |
SWARTHY TRIO OF FORMOSAN ABORIGINES |
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| They are natives of the little village of Kampanzan, in northern Formosa. Their tribe, which belongs to the Atayal group, is considered one of the least civilized on the island; but Japanese influence is slowly penetrating into the mountain recesses, and Kampanzan now boasts of a village school where small savages may receive elementary instruction under Japanese supervision | These are the present-day representatives of the Atayal group of savage people who were dwelling on the island when the Chinese first made an appearance there in A.D. 608 |