Murders at the Solomon Island.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3326, 4 October 1889, Page 3

Murders at the Solomon Island.

Somo harrowing particulars of anollicr atrocity in the Solomon group of Islands were received yesterday (says the bydney Morning Herald of the <Jth inst.), by the schooner May, which arrived hero mm Tjgi mid Gali, or Hon<te. Hie Chid officer of the vessel (Mr Miller) stales that information was brought to tlio schooner that a massacre had taken place at Captain Edmunds' station at Bnbiana From what cau be gatlicrod, it seems that \ilham Dobcll was in charge of Edmunds Ation, and ho was surprised by men from tribe of natives, and was hacked to death by them. Tlio natives killed two blacklioys who wcro on the station with him, jwd took away a nativo woman at the same time. Captain Drevar brings full particulars of the massacre that took place on board tlio schoonerfaavo, a A trading vessel in the Solomon group. Captain l.'revar slates.'-The schooner Savo, 20 tons register, started ftomlloula, a port in the largo island of Guadalcanor, for Malaytu to get labour for Kcaling's station. It was here that the crew were Mtaokcd, as has already been reported, Charley was shot dead in the galley. *oopcr's skull was broken with one ot the --Jpua given as trade for labour. Keating was struok with another axe apon the wrist, and received knife wounds upon the right Bhouldor. In the mianlimo, says Captain Drevar, (carral work was going on in the forepart of tho vessel. Ono of the native orew was on his baok, his skull cleft open and seven deep gashes in his body; he was defending himself with his legs and arms, making a most desperate fight tor life against great odde. His assailants tiring, shortened their work by throwing him overboard. Four othi-rs of the crew received bad wounds. Ono of them, a boy from the Lord Howe Group, managed co get two large copra knives (like butchers' knives) bra tho forecastle. With one in each hokho plunged them to the hilt in the RSies of his savage assailants, who fell mortally wounded, wallowing in their own blood. Those in the canoes, hearing tho report o£ firearms, and liuding the (He of battle against their side, cleared off out of range, and those left on board at onco■ jumped into the water, seeking shelter J under the vessel's stern aand oliuging to the head-gear ot hot bows, Tho latter wcro entirely at tho mercy of thoso on board, who haa>ow revolvers, and they shot II of tho savage gane as they showed their heads above tho water. The poor fellow that was flung overboord with split head am many wounds managed to crawl on board again, and was alive when we left, with hopes of his recovery. Mr Cooper was about 27 years of age, an accomplished young man, a nativo of London, and well "Y connected. The rain Charlie regularly remitted his savings to his widowed mother in Ireland.