PUNITIVE EXPEDITION.
A PITCHED BATTLE. GERMANS GIVE THE NATIVES A SHARP LESSON. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Brisbane, Aug. 8. Information has been received that the Gorman warship Cormorant, some tiino ago dispatched to St. Matsias island, Bismarck Archipelago, to punish the natives for the massacre of Herr Neucke and other members of tho German scientific party in April last, successfully carried out their mission.
The expedition had a pitched battle with tho natives, eighty of whom were killed and 17 captured and taken to Geiv man New Guinea.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GIST19010809.2.21
Bibliographic details
Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 182, 9 August 1901, Page 2
Word Count
87PUNITIVE EXPEDITION. Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 182, 9 August 1901, Page 2
Using This Item
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