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Show Try to Kill a Priest ' VICTORIA B- C. March 17. A savage attack on a priest was reported from the Solomon islands. Father Chatelot landed land-ed at Longpoo and the assembled blacks attacked him and his party. Intending to massacre them. The priest and his men reached a house, which they barricaded and from whence they fired on their assailants. as-sailants. The natives, armed with spears, axes. etc.. lost several men. The natives fled, but threatened to resume the attack in force. A message was sent to the resident- commissioner at GUo. He sent a force which arrested the chiefs and punished pun-ished the natives. |