CRUISING PARTY FOR NEW GUINEA.
Thames, This clay. Some correspondence received by relatives of tho Wikl Duck cruising party, who left the Thames for New Guinea in. April last, furnishes particulars of a brush with the natives, in the course.of Avhich Charles Lawlor, one of the owners of the. vessel, was somewhat severely wounded.' After reaching Port Moresby 4he party embarked in the bechc-dc-mcr trade, and J were assisted in their operations by a number of apparently friendly blacks. On one occasion when Lawler was engaged in. hoisting up the anchor of tho vessel's boat, a native pushed him over- j board and endeavored to drown him, and; in the struggle which ensued another native attacked him with a spear. , With the assistance of his comrades ho eventually succeeded in getting rid of his assailants, but not until several nasty Avaunds had been inflicted. He was then assisted; on board the ketch in a state of insensibility. . After this evidence of, treachery the party deemed it advisable to return to Cooktown. According to tho latest information the wounded man has completely recovered from the consequences of Ids adventure.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4138, 27 October 1884, Page 3
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188CRUISING PARTY FOR NEW GUINEA. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4138, 27 October 1884, Page 3
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