CANNIBALISM.
ATROCITY OX THE SOLOMOX ISLAXD. 3y Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 9, 9.25 p.m. Sydney, July 9. Dr. Deck, a Solomon Islands missionary visiting Sydney, reports that the natives employed on an estate on the Island of Malaita obtained a day's holiday, took a woman to the bush and killed and ate her. The murderer received £7O for the deed. Dr. Deck states that the conditions on the islands are rapidly changing. The planting companies are acquiring and developing large areas. Native labor is scarce and almost unobtainable.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 321, 10 July 1912, Page 5
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87CANNIBALISM. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 321, 10 July 1912, Page 5
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