Another Massacre at New Guinea.
(Per Press Association) Sydney, October 27. News bas been received of another massacre at New Guinea. The yatch Lizzie, owned and sailed by Captain Webster, who is making a cruise round the world, lay oS Dutch possessions early | in August. Soma of the crew went ashore for a day's shooting, but shortly after the boat reached the shore, one of the crew came running back pursued by a hoard of natives. He managed to swim aboard amid a 6hower of arrowß and spears. Three other members of the crew were unable to escape and were killed and eaten. The boat in which the crew landed, together with five guns were captured by the natives. For five days the yatch was unable to get away from her anchorage and large bodies of natives made continuous attempts to board her and several of them were shot.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 103, 28 October 1896, Page 2
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149Another Massacre at New Guinea. Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 103, 28 October 1896, Page 2
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