ETERNAL TRIANGLE.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20485, 11 December 1934, Page 1

ETERNAL TRIANGLE.

Black Released From Gaol After 13 Years. DARWIN, December 1. Thirteen years ago, Tommy Lama went to gaol' for a “ crime passionel ”; only he wouldn’t have called it that. To-day he is free, with a home in the compound and a pass for the pictures. A reporter saw Tommy to-day. He was a young man when he went to gaol, and his blood was full of quick fevers and powerful hates. To-day he is an old man with greying hair, and he assured me: 44 Proper break-up now; longa die.” Tommy killed lubra. He recalled his crime. 4 “ That lubra,” he said, with a faraway look in his eyes, 44 she cranky one all right. She make me no good longa bingy. “ Another blackfellow come along and killem me longa head with nulla nulla and boomerang. Then I get crank}’’, too, little bit, and killem lubra proper dead with blackfellow knife and some stone spear.” 1 was told that Tom had never once given any trouble at the gaol, and certainly there is no viciousness in his face. He did light labour at the gaol, but he said the gaol was too hard, and 44 no good fella.” 44 Me no more fight,” he told me. " Me been sit down now, quiet fellow* longa myself. By and bye, when I been breakup fella, I wantem die longa my country,” and he waved an arm toward the east. 44 1 no more want to die longa white man, but longa big fellow country.”