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A WELCOME FROM THE CHILDREN
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My first impression upon landing was that the crime of infanticide had not reached the islands of Keeling Cocos. "The children have all come to

The Spray ashore for "boot-topping" at the Keeling Islands.
(From a photograph.)

welcome you," explained Mr. Ross, as they mustered at the jetty by hundreds, of all ages and sizes. The people of this country were all rather shy, but, young or old, they never passed one or saw one passing