ATROCITIES ON THE AMAZON
MASSACRE AND SLAVERY. ty Cable—Press Association.—Copyright Received July 11, 7.5 p.m. London, July 11. The Aborigines Protection Society, in a further letter to Sir Edward Grey, dedescribes the alleged murders on the Amazon, and encloses a letter from the explorer, E. Nordenskjold, detailing the enslavement of Indians. The letter refers to districts in Bolivia, which were flourishing under Jesuits, but are now depopulated. Men are earning a livelihood by enclosing villages, killing the .adults <«nd gelling the children to the rubber plantations for 400 pesos apiece.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 79, 12 July 1910, Page 5
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90ATROCITIES ON THE AMAZON Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 79, 12 July 1910, Page 5
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