TRAGEDY AT FIJI.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1739, 11 October 1917, Page 3

TRAGEDY AT FIJI.

.Fid!AX KIEFS TWO MEN. The Am'.laud SiaFs corrc.-poad-c-ni, writing from Sava, on 3rd Ooloher, da I d: — On Sail-day night In-t a Fijian .named Rei'i Mud two other 1 ijians, Yitori ami Aminiasi, dead. In the ease of li.c former, death was inslaataacou , and the hitter died in the hospital. ill upper'-'s th.it the motive was jealousy. Fi d, a Fijian woman, who was iiiarru !, decided she would live with Sera, who was an employee at the Drill Fall. Site decided to go back lo her iaishand, and one of the Fijians .mm -lcred came wiih a message for llm husband. Sera warned him if lie ga . e 1 he message he would be killed, however, he gave ihc me—ane |o Iho woman, who was at the lime in a house in another part of the town. Seru rushed hack lo the Drill li.dl, and, securing a revolver and < art ridges, proceeded to Ihe hou-e v here the woman'was, Yitori ami Aminiasi were then inside. With at warning Sera entered the hom a and lived point blank at Yitori, I' e ballet going into the head. Aminiasi closed wilh Seru from behind, hut Seru managed to' get his revi-Fer under Ids arm and iired four sF'-ts, one of which took effect in the abdomen. Seru ha- been arrested and charged wii a the double murder.