A Narrow Escape.
o (Per Press Association.) Thursday Island, Nov. 23. Sir Wm. McGregor, administrator of New Guinea, had a narrow escape of being murdered recently under the following circumstances. After dispersing a nomadic murdering tnbe of natives and capturing their canoes, he paid a visit to a friendly tribe, who, however, were incensed at the punishment inflicted on the others. Sir W. McGregor, was returning to bis boat accompanied by Green, one of his staff, when the latter turned and saw two natives with uplifted spears ready to strike McGregor. Green instantly shot one, and the other, being frightened and hesitating to throw the spear, he also shot dead.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 125, 25 November 1895, Page 2
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110A Narrow Escape. Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 125, 25 November 1895, Page 2
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