PAPUAN CANNIBALS.
NARROW ESCAPE OF TWO VENTURESOME SETTLERS. ; Brisbane, April 25. Two vetature&me settlers' .'at Papiw, ■mined liiiclianan and Carpetfter had a thrilling escape from cannibals. They hud [icnetrated into Fertile Valley, of wlii(i|i little is known excopt that it is peopled by savages. Both men received tin .hostile rereplion and lied dtfw-n tho riwr in their launch, pursued by a. horde of frenzied Papuans. To their disnmy they also found six war canoes coming up stream. Thcfele, however, turned out to be occupied by friendly' natives attracted by the war-cries of the Wild tribe. Thev rescued the fuel-' tive's.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 107, 27 April 1908, Page 2
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100PAPUAN CANNIBALS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 107, 27 April 1908, Page 2
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