A TERRIBLE DEED.
«. A CHILD'S DEATH. SACRIFICE TO THE GODS. TO APPEASE EVIL SPIRITS. IGNORANT NATIVES, Received January 21, 11.25 p.™. MANILA, January 21. _ Mr Walker, Governor of Bavao Moroland, Philippines describes a carefully planned spearing to dea:h of a child, who was sacrificed to the gods to appease the evil spirits., Death was almost instantaneous. The body was chopped into bits, and everyone present wa3 allowed to take a small portion as a memento. The remainder was buried. The natives participating in this terrible deed were sentenced to Jonj terms of imprisonment, tut as they were unaware that they were doing wrong, the sentences have been suspended, conditional on the practice being stopped.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3098, 22 January 1909, Page 5
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114A TERRIBLE DEED. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3098, 22 January 1909, Page 5
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