A PUNITIVE EXPEDITION.
ISLAND MARAUDERS SUFFER. (Br C-ahle.—Press Association.—Copyright.; SYDNEY, November 16. The steamer Pacifiquo, from the New Hebrides. reports the landing of an Anglo-French punitive expedition on Malekula to avenge the recent massacres. The natives were well armed, and a sharp fight ensued. Nino oi the cxpedftionary troops were killed and a bluejacket wounded. The natives were severely punished. After the forces returned the shins heavily shelled the villages and plantations.
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Press, Volume LII, Issue 15750, 17 November 1916, Page 7
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72A PUNITIVE EXPEDITION. Press, Volume LII, Issue 15750, 17 November 1916, Page 7
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