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Show EATEN BY CANNIBALS 4 Terrible Fate of a Man In South Ses Islands. WAS TORTURED TO DEATH BITTEN BY SNAKES AND HIS LIMBS BURNED. Had Landed On an Unfriendly Shore of an Island With His Wife, Who Was Given Another Husband Victim Was a Native of Hawaii. Vancouver, B. C, Oct. 6. A remarkable remark-able story of cannibalism was brought to Sydney, Australia, a few days before be-fore the sailing of the steamer Aorangi to this port, by the French steamer Jeanette. The victim of the display of savagery was a native of Hawaii, named Amaru, who acted as orderly to the immigration department at Noumea, Nou-mea, in the New Hebrides. About six months ago Amaru married mar-ried a native woman of Aoba in the New Hebrides group, and on passing j that island on the second day of the voyage, of the Jeanette to one of the outlvintr islands, be deoirleii to visit his wife's tribe. Accordingly the couple were put off in a small boat and it was only a few weeks ago that the steamer made a second call and learned their fate. By mistake they had landed on an unfriendly shore and were taken prisoners. His Terrible Torture. The man was tied to a stake and his torture began. This consisted first in , allowing vicious jungle snakes from which the poison fangs had been removed re-moved to attack the man's legs. Then a fire was made at his feet and his legs were horribly burned, though the injury was superficial so that the vie- j tim could not die under the treatment. I Then he was made a target for the j spears of the tribesmen, who finally j killed him. He was torn to pieces and ; placed over a. fire with two sheep. In i fact, according to the story, he was eaten with the sheep. In the meantime Amaru's wife had been provided with a second husband. The matter was reported to a British man-of-war. hut it is thought no action has been taken. |