The New Britain Massacre

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1095, 16 September 1904, Page 2

The New Britain Massacre

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threatened flisiny in German New Guinea

War Against tiie Whites

Preu AinoeUtinn.—OoDjrighi.

Btdnit. thii dnj, Fuller details of tho massacre at Now Britain show that ono of tho mission boys wnrnotl Padre Baahar of tho plot, and that similar ruinoius woro ccuiiuou, but were unbeoded. Totnari shot Padro Rasher whiloho was lying in bed silk. Tbo second shot kil led him. When ono ot tho sislors was conducting tho wounded man from tho room Tomari shot tho sistor dead.

The shots wore tho signal for the inut* dorovs to cut down tho victims, with whom thoy woro conversing,

Tho ovideiico is to tho efl'eot that tho whole massacre wasoarefullypraamlnged. Soiuo of tho bodies woro horribly mutilated'

Subsequently an attaok was made on tho Vunamarita Btation, and two moro attacks whilo Basher's burial was proceeding. Tho whites of tho Botllomoflt wero itsaiatetl by tho Bonka boys ongagod in tho plantation, Tlioy boat off and killed somo ot the attackors, Toiuari sent a message that ho would kill anyono cotniug to remove tho bodies, and that ho intonded killing all I lie whites, and also tho Governor and Bishop Conppc, A'tor tho massrero tho natives feasted upon tho lootod stores, To:uari, in a speech, declared that ho would drivo all tho whites out of tho country. Tho latest reports aro that tho punitivo expedition shot 15 and sapiured 20 of tho uiurdero'S. Tomari has not been caught.

At tho timo of tho massacro tho VicoGovcrnor was absont in Now Guinea suppressing a plot and simultaneously massacro all tho whites in Gorman Now Guinon,

0110 of tho plotters, just beforo tho timo tixedto attaok tho whites, assembled and kept the natives at bay till tho arrival of tho Viee-Governor with a strong body of police, whou they ivoro driven oil and tho nnglcadors arrested. It is rumoured that 300 natives wero killed, (hough it ia officially staM that tho number was only six, Tho natives also attacked tho Catholic, Missisn station at lioiiinlavon andspoared ono brother in the arm. Tho falhor in chargo of tho station, by using his rille, boat tho natives off,