The herald., 1898-11-04
NEW GUINEA NATIVES
MASSACRING VILLAGERS NEAR
MASINA
Five Towns in the New Hebrides
Destroyed by the Eruption of q
Volcano

VANCOUVER, B. c., Nov. 3.-The
Royal Mail steamer Aorangi arrived this
evening from Sydney, Wellington, Suava
and Honolulu.
Another massacre has occurred in New
| Guinea. Reports from Samarai say bush
men living on the slopes of Mount Sucking
have raided villages near Masina, Colling-
wood bay, and killed government chief
and fifteen other men. They also threat
ened the Anglican mission at Sinapa.
Another volcanic eruption has occurred
in the New Hebrides, more alarming than
its predecessor. The volcano Lopeira, at
ter remaining quiescent for twenty years,
broke out, and the burning lava thrown
up could be seen twelve miles away. Five
villages huddled at the base Of the volcano,
and the houses, were buried deep in scoria
around boiled and jets OF. water leaped
high in the air. Fortunately none of the
inhabitants of the five destroyed villages
were buried under the melted lava. A few
days after the outbreak the natives went up
to the top of the still smoking volcano, car
rying punches OF cocoanuts, which they Of
Tered up as a sacrifice, ITO make the nre
| dead"
| News from Pitcairn island states that a
man named Christian, who was accused OF
| the murder OF his paramour and child by
| throwing them over a cliff, has been found
guilty and condemned to death. Christian
desired to marry, and his paramour and
child stood in the way.
| A gold rush has occurred at Kanowna,
West Australia. A speck of gold was seen
under a private house near the town, and
Immediately the district around, including
every residence in the area, town blocks
and railway line was taken up.
The Victorian legislature council threw
out, by majority of 10 to l5 the woman
suffrage bill sent up by the assembly.
| A very disgraceful scene occurred on the
Queensland assembly October s. Several
members were suspended. Messrs. Nc
Donald and Hoolan violently resisted at
tempts to remove them from the chamber.
Hoolan styled the speaker of the assembly
as "a contemplate little bigger driver"
| A proclamation has been issued bringing
Santa Cruz and other islands under the
British protectorate.
| Napoleon Jean Lisson was found guilty
| at Sydney of numbering Mrs. Edith Cor
rick. The jury recommended him, to mercy,
but Lisson expressed desire to be hanged
as soon as possible.
! Drouth in the country still continues and
crops are being withered up in all direc-
| tions, according to Sydney papers.
| Some "halves" farmers in Riverina have
abandoned their crops and returned to Vic
toria, owing to the drouth. Unless rain
soon falls many wheat crops will not be
worth cutting.
There is distress also in Pacific islands.
On her return trip from Raratonga in the
Cook group, to Auckland, Fl. NJ S. Tauran-
ga called at Sunday island and found all the
live stock on the island dead and people
living on what they could grow.
1t is announced from Sydney that the
minister for lands intends to resume piece
at Kurnell, where Captain Cook first land
ed, and have it proclaimed a public re-
serve. The Philosophical society of Aus
tralia has affixed bronze tablet with
commemorative inscription against the rock
Banks first landed.
II. Wainscott, official receiver at Cool
gardie, has been relieved from Office on ac-
count of a speech in which he said the coun-
| try was.rotten, and condemned the premier
for not protecting public officers.