CANNIBALS IN PAPUA
V' (Australian Press Association.) CANBERRA,' August 31. The Lieutenant-Governor of Papua, reporting on the. recent first exploration {of j the inhospitable valley of •Kaipou, : says: “Patrol Officer Hides found most unfriendly people living in scattered villages in the wildest localities. They were practising strange rites, particularly 'in regard to tne disposal of the dead. The natives, are cannibals. They apparently are fierce fight- ’ < • ers. They attacked, the expedition, and one carrier whs wounded by their arrows. * * . ~; • >
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Hokitika Guardian, 1 September 1931, Page 5
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79CANNIBALS IN PAPUA Hokitika Guardian, 1 September 1931, Page 5
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