NEW HEBRIDES.
PUNITIVE EXPEDITION BY A WARSHIP,
By telegraph, Press Ass'n, Copyright ; NOUMEA, August 9. Tho .Warship Nour the has returned from a visit to the New Hebrides.' She reports that a party of marines Iu charge of a lieutenant marched to tho interior to a village called Bullys to capture natives concerned in the recent outrages against whites. Three of the supposed chiefs were arrested. On leaving the viliage the party was fired on, a marine named Moal being killed. The NeurDie’s party fired, killing four. After burning the village, and whilst, returning to the ship, they were again fired on. A marine was wounded. Two of the native murderers of Captain Pentecost wero brought to Noumea,
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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1529, 10 August 1905, Page 3
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118NEW HEBRIDES. Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1529, 10 August 1905, Page 3
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