HEAD-HUNTING IN THE SOLOMONS
ALARMING REVIVAL OP SAVAGE - VENDETTA. By Telegraph-Press Association-Co,pyrijfht . Sydney, Jmio IL>. The "Sun's" Solomon Islands correspondent reports that since Hie war head hunting has been revived to an alarming extent. The condition on Choiseul Island is worse_ even than in the old days. The Clioiseul natives challenged the islands of Ilononga and Vella Lavella, and projected a raid on New Georgia. A 6 the raids are now almost perpetual, consequently there has been a great decrease in population. So far Europeans have been harmed, but their success has so encouraged ; the raiders'that the planters are adopt- . ing precautionary steps,
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2796, 14 June 1916, Page 5
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103HEAD-HUNTING IN THE SOLOMONS Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2796, 14 June 1916, Page 5
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