NEW SOUTH WALES.
Sydney, Saturday. Letters from the Bismarck Archipelago give particulars ot another horrible '^— massacre at the islands. The victims ' were- a boat's orew of natives in the employ of a German trader of Nusa, New Ireland. Early in April, whilst away with the trader's boat, the natives were captured by the bush tribes and butchered, some of the bodies being taken to high lands for a cannibalistic* feast. About the same time Captain Bruce and a native orew of the schooner Svga had a narrow escape. Ihe vessel was labor reoraitlng in New Hanover, and while the boats were away the natives came ofi and made a determined effort to murder those left on board, and also to capture the vessel. They aotnally rushed the captain and bis men, bnb fortunately the former managed to secnre his Winchester, with which he cleared the natives off, otherwise all must nave fallen victims,
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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 10059, 29 July 1895, Page 3
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153NEW SOUTH WALES. Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 10059, 29 July 1895, Page 3
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