CANNIBALISM
SOLOMON ISLANDERS' HOLIDAY. MURDER A WOMAN AND EAT HER By Tetegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright. SYDNEY, 9th Jury. Dr. Deck, the Solomon Maud mk»sionafy. is visiting Sydney. ,H« r»porte w&if the natives employed oo an estate in the Island of Mak.it* obtained a day's hoh'dajr, took a woman into the bush, and killed and ate her. The actual murderer received £70 for th* deed. Dr. Deck states that conditions in the island* are rapidly changing. The planting companies are acquiring and developing lazge &reae, and nativ« labour is scarce— almost Hnobljtinjvble, in {vA,
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 9, 10 July 1912, Page 7
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93CANNIBALISM Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 9, 10 July 1912, Page 7
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