The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-25
CONQUERED WITHOUT A SHD7.
Sir William, Mncgr-.or Gniu. the Mastery
Over Kche.l:Ous NMtives.

One OF the best men who ever hcnded n CO.
lonial enterprise is Sir William Mac.regor.
who was appointed first administrator Of Brit
ish New Guinea four years ago lie is n man
of great energy and enthusiasm. manage the
natives with much tact. has an explorers zest
in tho pursuit OF geographical facts. and has
done m pro than any other man to make the in
terior OF southern New Guinea known to the
world. Here is an incident that gives an in
si=ht into Sir Williams WAY vi dealing with
sava," tribes:
The people Of the Sumai district had at
tarkrl their %ncighbors. tho Domory tribe. \
chief Of the Drmory tribe nat the attacking
party and told thcln that his people werc
friendly to Government" meanin. Sir Will
liam and his rule. and that Sumai had better
not fight its neighbours. because tho Govern
ment would he Suro to inilict punishment.
Then the chief pointed to the shirt which no
wore as being n Government shirt. The Sunai
men replied that they did not care n lig for the
Government or Government shirts. ard ono of
thcm drew his bow and shot the unfortunate.
chief clean through the body. II feat which is
often achieved by New Guinea bowmen.
Sir William decided TINT tn, Sumni war
riors must receive IL lesson in good manners.
As soon a. possible no landed Il force in their
district. lie told tho men that they had at
! w" "StH N'i "'' WV
behaved and that they must suffer for it. l!o
advise! them To. get ready to fight. They re-
Piled that they did not wish 10 it-ht. Sir Will
liam mauc answer that II fight WAS necessary
in order To- ascertain who WAS to b." master in
future. Tn"y would not obey Tia" I government
and now IN" Government intended 10 ma out
whether it cnHld make them obry:
MY gun- arc loaded ana raIy.' said Sir
Willlnm: nov you get Nil your weapons and
we Will lmNna Light aud settle the question
Sir VILLAIN had brought VITA him quito n
nuInhrr "f men from, noighborinE, tribes to
Whom tho Sumai people had boa.ird that If the
whites came az inst them their heads should
rot on poles in Numni. The natives. however,
had now lost tiIrir boastful win. 1t was II
groat humiliation Tor them to bog for mercy
IL the prr-enrr OF thor nrig'lGrs., But they
meat should h" master from that day aud that
they would AWAY. listen to its commands.
sir william would not promise 70 pardon
them. He told llom. however. mat he would
three weeks 10 see IL they had carried out tho
orders hn was about to give them. He selected
from them two nnIla ~ chiefs ana two men as
policemen and told them they Wore to DO his
agents in sorinG hat tnS people kept a, peace
with their nsi.llmrs: ThG Sumai men had
them. with contempt aud neglect. Sir William
told them thai the church and school house.
which tho teacher lliC tried to build must lo
completed by the tinio he returned. Then he
return. he found tho church and school house
completed. the teacher CARRYING on his work
under very plea SAINT conditions. and the peo-
Ele living in amity with all their neighb9rs.
ssTeEIH sir that nsiss this tribe Ttl ., again ain % basn amy any
drosp u Blood. -" ~ S1'