CANNIBALISM IN THE ISLANDS
A SCHOONER FIRED ON,
By Cable—Press Association.—Copyright Sydney, February 21. News from Noumea, the capital of New CaleuonW, states that the ketch St. Joseph was recruiting'at the ! island of Voa when the natives ambushed and shot down five of 'her 'native crew. Three men were fatally sliot and two were severely injured.
A report from Ambym, in the New Hebrides 1 , states that cannibalism is again being practised. Recently, aft Qr the funeral of a chief, his wives were butchered and eaten.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 321, 22 February 1910, Page 5
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86CANNIBALISM IN THE ISLANDS Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 321, 22 February 1910, Page 5
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