Evening star., 1923-09-30

on a stout cotton line; we got one
groper of 400 pounds weight, and
some enormous sharks which our men
cite.
A. w. Walsh, assistant r. NJ. from
Papangi Station, now put in an ap-
pearance with a trader named Clark;
they had been searching for track
from Bogi on the Kumusi river to the
Mangrove Isles on the coast. i at
once Communicated Walsh's services,
together with his nine police, for
service against the Dobudura. Walsh
was an Irshman. a happy-go-lucky
fellow who had gone broke farming
in Australia and had then been given
a small appointment in New Guinea.
His detail of police were very slack
and untidy.
Then arrived from Tamata ten po-
lice sent me by Elliott, smart, well
drilled lot; also old Bushimai ap-
peared with about fifty fighting men
in canoes. Bushimai stating that he
had heard ] sent for help to Tamata
and thought that he would bring
some men to my assistance.
1 now had a force considered suf-
flcent to smash up any tribe in New
Guinea, namely. forty-four of the
ocnstabulary. an extra European
officer. and as carriers such redoubt-
able fighting men as Giwi's Kali Kali
and Bushimai's Membare, who were
also good night fighters.
@NCE more refurped I'm Orc Raw
" to march against the Dobudura.
I found the constabulary and carriers
that / had left at that point In good
health and spirits. The Notu. how
ever, had all bolted for the bush,
and upon asking for the reason
found that while ! was at the Ku-
musi they had captured, killed and
eaten two, runaway Kumusi carriers.
and they knew that l would call
them to account for it. Also they
were by no means keen upon putting
in another night at Dobudura. the big
village where we were previously at
tackled. The Notu and their offenses,
ho&sSer, could wait: first I had to
finish with the Dobuduras. Accord
ingly I again marched for their viii
lagos, this time full of confidence.
We found that the Dobudura had
planted concealed spears on the track
as well as spear pits. but they were
easily discovered by the scouting
Mambare and avoided by us. "These
bush fools think we are children"
said old Bushimai when we found the
things. Perhaps before We leave
they will know different"
At the first sight of the outlying
Dobudura village we saw that it was
crowded with armed plumed men,
back to whom. as my force emerged
from the forest, rapidly fled four of
their scouts. / hastily detached the
Papangi and Tamata constabulary
respectively as right and left flank
ing parties. and advanced straight
upon the village with my own men,:
the police had orders to take as
r.any prisoners as possible.
Getting close to the village / or
dered my men to rush 1t, which they
did; but the Dobudura, suddenly dis
covering that they were being at
tackled upon three sides at once,
hastily decamped, and the police sue
Ctcucu l"o Olu lich
and a youth who were not swift
of police to chase or shoot them.
All the other villages were likewise
vacated at our approach. rows of
grinning skulls alone receiving us:
and again we had an encircling
screen of Dobudura scouts around US.
But now they had a lively time. as
now 1 did not care what attack was
made upon my main body and could
therefore detail plenty of side patrols
of police chase or shoot them.
All that day I drove the. Dobu-
dura before US; whenever they
showed any signs Of forming, or put
ting up a serious fight, / at once
flung out my f1anking parties and
developed so severe an attack upon
their front and sides as to send them
flying back to the next village. At
length we came to the big village of
the night alarm. Here apparently
their full force was assembled and
prepared to make a stand. I at once
united the two fianking parties into
one under Walsh, with orders to
make a flank attack whilst 1 made a
direct one.
The Dobudura, however, did not
stand. AS my force advanced, some