MURDER OF A NATIVE
WHITE MAN CONVICTED (United Press Association) . (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) KABAUL, February 17. (Received Feb. 18, at 0.15 a.m.) Ludwig Schmidt was found guilty of the wilful murder of a native in the Sepik district and sentenced to death. This is understood to be the first conviction of a white man for wilful murder during the civil administration of the territory.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22808, 18 February 1936, Page 10
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