NEW GUINEA MURDERS

Taranaki Daily News, 15 November 1926, Page 11

NEW GUINEA MURDERS

NATIVES IN TRUCULENT MOOD. MORE BLOODSHED FEARED. By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. Sydney, Nov. 12. The latest advices from Rabaul state that the Nakaiai murderers will not be arrested without much bloodshed. The natives are in a dangerous mood, and ire erecting barricades in the hope of defying the punitive expedition. Sydney, Nov. 13. Details of the murder of the goldseekers at New Britain have been brought to Sydney by the stealner Montero. It was stated that the trouble arose from the interference with native women, by the black boys of a white man who travelled through the district some months ago. The natives followed their usual custom of attacking the next white man’s party that came in view, and w'hen a party consisting of Fisher, Page, Britain, Nicholls, Marley and Collins arrived at the native village they were surprised to find it deserted. They were about to partake of a meal when they were startled by a. shower of missiles from all sides. They were unable to reach their rifles, which they had left some distance away. The party scattered and ran for the jungle. As Britan ran he tripped and fell and was knocked unconscious. The natives failed to notice him lying in the undergrowth. When he came to he crawled away and reached the beach, where he was 'found by Nicholl’s patrol party when they arrived. They all proceeded to the scene of the murders and buried the bodies of their colleagues, Marley and Fisher. There was no trace of Page and his party. They then returned to Rabaul for reinforcements.