The New Guinea Massacre

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1052, 28 July 1904, Page 3

The New Guinea Massacre

Sittiiiy of Royal Commission.

Continuation of Evidence of Eye-Witnesses

Pruu Aliuciiiticm.—Oopjvlatv Nvunst. tliii dky. At the Royal Commission iiuo the atVray at New Guinea, Munro, tho ship's car. penter. anid that ho tacklod one of tho natives and callod for assistance, Judge Robinson came up with n title and mado as if to club tho native, but thoro was 110 necessity, Ho brw the Judge tiro at three men in a canoo which was end on to him, They all dropped overboard at the samo time, The natives were paddling away at 'Jio time, He thought about titty were killed, but admitted that tome might havo swam ashore,

Captain Harvey, of tho McrrioEngland, deposed that no ono lmd montioued to him it was intended to take iho hostages at Joaribari, No shot* were fired until after tho nativeo commenced shooting their arrows. He heard no order giveu to tire. Judgo Robinson tired tho last shot, after tho general firing had oonsod.

Th« ch ; ef officer of tlu Merrie England deposed to seeing tho natives firing arrows.

Tho scooud officer and cliiof engineer laid they saw no arrows fired, but from inquiries they learned that throe or four woro fired,