AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1028, 25 January 1879, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

NEW GUINEA.

FRIGHTFUL MASSACRE BY NATIVES. SYDNEY, January 22. Latest advices from New Guinea report that the natives bave committed another frightful massacre. Mr Ingham, and the crew of the steamer Bourna were at Brooke's Island, when they were suddenly attacked by natives, and Ingham, the master and owner, Isles the engineer, one European, and two Chinese one board were massacred. The natives have seized all the arms which were in the possession of Ingham and Redlick, and it is now dangerous to approach them. The two seamen of tho Minnie Lowe have also been murdered. Considerable excitement and apprehension exists amongst the traders on tlie coast and the missionaries. | The following parlicalars of atrocities committed by the New Guinea natives iii November last, have been furnished us by the master of tlie cutter Oscar : — " Oa Tuesday last, November ">, two aged and helpless women belonging to a bush tribe in the vicinity of Kerepuna entered the village adjoining our beche-de-mer stations for the purpose of trading. For some reasons they were seized and brutally murdered, and their bodies thrown into the water. This as an instance of their savage spirit is nothing compared with the horrible act that took place some few few days before- The Karu natives in battle with a bush tribe made four prisoners, whom they bound hand and foot and carried to their village. Here the prisoners were thrown, bound like sheep, on the ground, whilst their captors built a large fire, They then proceed to cut them up alive, inch by inch, commencing at the joints of their fingers, then their toes, till nothing was left ! of the unfortunate creatures but their still living trunks and heads. The heads were then cut off, and boiled to preserve the skulls. These are by no means rare instances, as Captain Webb, of the Prids of the Logan, was often obliged, during his st'.iy on this part of the coast, to be a witness to similar scenes. They are also the most inveterate thieves, as Mr Ingham can testify, and of very treacherous dispositions, as they have on several occasions attacked us without provocation while pretending to be friendly. This may open the eyes of many admirers of the New Guinea natives to their real merits and virtues."] SYDNEY, January 23. . The treaty of peace between Russia and Turkey has been signed. Three horse-steal ers, arrested at Cambolong, have been identified as the men taken for the Kellys crossing the Murrambidgee. TERMS OFFERED TO CETAWAYO. MELBOURNE, Tuesday. The ' Argus, publishes the following particulars respecting the ultimatum sent to Cetawayo by (he Cape Government : — (Ist.) The suraender of culprits who abducted vfonjan j (2nd) a fin© of 6QQ '

head of cattle ; (3rd) the full disbandmenfc of the Zula army ; (4th) fail permission of Missionaries to return to his country, and a guarantee of safe oonduet ; (s_h) the appointment of a British resident. The Govern- 1 ment promise a fair trial to offenders. It is stated that Cetawayo has an army of 50,000 men, and that his influence extends to tha equator. MELBOURNE, January 22. Tho Somerset arrived atCooktown yesterday, from Hongkong- She lias small-pox aboarfl. Sbe was refused pratique, and will proceed south immediately. There is renewed activity oo the part of tbe police against the Kelly gang and their associates, lt is believed that they have arrested their abettors, and that some of thom have turned informants. A definite result is now expected. BRISBANE, January 22. A missionary named McFarlane has visited the scene of Ingham's murder. He learned that three whites, three Kanakas,andoneChinaman were killed. A son of Canon Ervin, of London, was one of the victims. HOBART TOWN, Jan. 24. On Friday, the Canterbury taim played a one inning's match with Tasmania. Tasmania (.cored 87; Canterbury 80. The Canterbury team was afterwards entertained at a banquet, and left the same day, per Rotorua, for New Zealand.