ASIA.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 26, 30 June 1909, Page 6

ASIA.

A Terrible Story. Eastern files contain a horrifying story in connection with the war againstChinese rebels in the Dutch island o' Sumatra. The Government troops located a band in a large cave. These refused to surrender at the order of the military commander, and a fire was lighted at the mouth of the cave, into which the smoke poured in suffocating volumes. The fire was kept going awhile and extinguished. The rebels were still obdurate, and the fire was relighted. When the cave was subsequently examined five men, 12 women, and 11 children were found asphyxiated. Governor Acheen was so shocked that he issued an order to prevent further similar horrors.

The Physiology of Crime. During the voyage of the Dutch steamer Van Spilbergen from Singapore a lady passenger, Miss Winfield, had her throat cut and was robbed of her belongings by two men entering the cabin. The wound is not of a serious nature. The captain immediately found the culprits by marshalling the crew and picking out a man whose heart was beating abnormally. The man confessed that he and another committed the crime.