The New Guinea Massacre

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 68, 17 November 1885, Page 2

The New Guinea Massacre

v tSISTBS's TBLIOBAMS.) ' -.. Bbisbans, November 14. The manager of the Queensland National Bank ef this oity received a telegram to-day from Cooktown confirming the previous ia Coronation respecting tbe massacre of the New South Wales Geographical Societies' explering expedition at Fly river. New Guinea. The telegram further 'states that a second party is being organised by Mr Douglas to ascertain beyond doubt the Ute ef the expedition. '-'* ''■•■ Stdwbt, November 14. Further details are to hand re*pt>oting,' the massacre ofthe geographical ex'pedt. tioa. ltis stated that Captain Everell, leaderof the expedition, having" reason to believe the native chief CarossajLwh* was piloting the beats up the Fly River,; was misleading them, threw him overboard, whereupon Carossa, in order to be revenged, stole a boat, obtained a number of fighting men, and retimed at night to massacre the party. .Several savages having been seen with new. tables knives in their posursiiou', supposed to belong to the ex pedilien, coupled with the fact that Capt ainiEvercll failed te keep his appoint, ment with Mr Macfariane, tend te point lo the truth of the- reports previously re*

Mr • Received November 17, 1 p.m. . Mklbodbnk, This Day. The Victorian Government has taken steps to urge the Imperial Government to empower Sir Peter Scratchley, High Commissioner of New Guinea, to punish the murderers of the Australian Geographical Sooiety's explonug expedition;.