CRUISE OF H.M.S. OPAL. KIDNAPPING IN THE NEW HEBRIDES.
H.M.S. Of^Captain Day F. Bosanquet, has arrived r^t Port Jackson after an absence of a little over four months. The principal part- of her time on this occasion has been, * taken up in the New Hebrides, whaee Captain Bosanquct and his staff of officers have been actively engaged looking after the interests of bke British subjects there, and at the same time keeping an eye on the Frenah troops stationed iai the group. The labour traffic was also uiidex- the &upei vision of the officersof the Opal and called forth special attention in consequence of a report having been made thai, a brig named the Allei'O, belonging to Honolulu and sailed by a Captain Phillips, bad been at the group kidnapping natives* The Opal went in search of the brig, but failed to come across her, she having leffc the islands for Honolulu. Inquiries •» were, however, instituted at the diftercnt islands visite/1, with the result that the Opal came across several of the crew of the brig Ha van - nah Harbour, The men stated that they had been discharged from the drip for some unknown reason and that ti&> vessel had set hail for Honolulu with a large number of natives on board. The cook of the bw':g — a Frenchman — it was alleged had been marooned. Captain Bosanqiidt had the .seamen brought on board the Opal, and .gained some important information regaid- ' ing the proceedings of the cap Sain of the ' brig. This has been communicated to the , Rear Admiral ct\ the station i^nd reported ;to the Imperial authorities, vho will no ; doubt take some action in tho. matter. Ib ', was alleged b$ the , sailors belonging to. the Allero that Captain Phillips had taken the natives by force and brutally ill-treated thorn if they refused to go on board tho vessel. At Boko Boko one of the nievi said he saw the captain take ten natives by farce. Five of these were mere gh'ls. Another of the* men alleged that the captain adopted similar tacbics on the north side of Ambryra,, where the natives in theii'i own canoes w,e.re ordered t^ go alongside- the brig under a* threat of being shot. One- native girl taied to effect, iier escape by, diving, but she- was secured^ and taken on board the brig with, the others and the ca v w>cs were sunk a&ngside.
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Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 205, 28 May 1887, Page 6 (Supplement)
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401CRUISE OF H.M.S. OPAL. KIDNAPPING IN THE NEW HEBRIDES. Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 205, 28 May 1887, Page 6 (Supplement)
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