TROUBLE IN THE NEW HEBRIDES.
Natives and french grew in CONFLICT. FEARS OF A GENERAL MASSACRE. li-nnss association. 1 SYDNEY, 261h February. Nows from the Now Hebrides states that an citcolinter oecurrod at Mallicollo between somo natives and tho croir of the French steamer Oblle. Captain Pirot found tho natives in possossion of a whaleboat itoleti from a French trader and took ohurgo of the boat. Tho. natives hiding in a thicket opened fire on tho stoamer. Captain Pirot replied from two guns aboard thu vessel. After 200 shotw hud been exchanged the natives rolteatcd. French icports stato that several French missionaries oxpie**) fear of a general massacre of Europeans. They ask for protection by a waisliip.
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Evening Post, Volume LXIX, Issue 48, 27 February 1905, Page 5
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