OUTRAGES AT THE ISLANDS Government Agent Shot. Affray in New Guinea. Brisbane, November 25.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 323, 8 December 1888, Page 3

OUTRAGES AT THE ISLANDS Government Agent Shot. Affray in New Guinea. Brisbane, November 25.

Tiih labour schooner Eliza Mary, Captain Neil Campbell, with the Government agent. Mr A. Cecil, left Cape Moreton on October 6 with 40 return islanders. By tho 12th inst. she had landed the majority of the returns and had obtained 15 recruits. On the above date she was oft Panama Island, where the natives on one side of the island had been fighting the other side. All ibe natives on the island were well supplied with firearms and ammunition. They wanted to barter breadfruit for tobacco, but the captain, not wanting the breadfruit, offered a low price. The natives then became very indignant and threw all tho breadtruit overboard. Shortly afterwards one of the nathes, who had been in Queensland before, offered as a recruit, but stipulated that he should be allowed to bring his wife aboard after dark, the signal for tho boat to go ashore to" convey him and his wife being tho lighting of a tire. Accordingly after dark a. lire was lighted ashore, and two recruiting boats left the .ship. Hearing the beach they were suddenly fiied upon by several score of natives, who lay in ambush. Cecil was shot in the hip, and another bullet | grazed the arm of a s-ailor. Several struck tho boats, which quickly put about for the ship, which was boarded without further mishap. The vessel then made for L'ort .Sandwich to get a man-of-war and doctor. Neither was available, and the captain then landed the remainder of the returns and left on the 17th for Brisbane. Cecil suffered intensely, and is now receiving medical attention. Thursday Island, November 2G. — The Government cutter, which returned to port to-day, reports seeing the schooner Forest King, Captain B6ore, r unable to make sail, 40 miles out to sea. The Forest King left Normau ton in sand ballast, bub shortly after started leaking. The crew ran shore of water, and made for New Guinea, but failing to find water there they started sinking a well; when a shower of spears fell amongst them. They took to the boat and were followed by the natives. Captain Boore fired a revolver at them, but with little effect. One man was speared in the back and another in the foot, the spear going through the sole of his boot. One man "died from the spear wound, and another from thirst. The schooner stopped at Juna and got 30 gallons of water. The Forest King is waiting for a fair wind to take her to New Guinea.