CENTRAL AFRICA.
(nV ELECTHICTELECnAriI— COPYRIfiHT.) Paris, July I,">. ViXiu.Y last month it was reported that the French expedition to Lako Tchad, Central Africa, had been massacred, and the. bodies of several of the party eaten by cannibals. Late inte.lligentfO confirms the statement that the expodition was attacked by the natives. During the fight sixteen of the former were killed and thirty wounded. Buussels, July 2"). Information has been received from I ho Congo Free State that the Bakumas have killed and eaten 30 Congo residents. Reparation was immediately di'iiianded by the authorities, and in a hatrle which ensued, a large number of offenders were killed.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT18910728.2.20
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2970, 28 July 1891, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
105CENTRAL AFRICA. Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2970, 28 July 1891, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in