Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-17 | Page 1 | Headhunters of Solomon Islands on Warpath

HEADHUNTERS OF SOLOMON ISLANDS ON WARPATH Victoria Victoria B C Dec Dee 17 Tho head hunters huntr of or the time Solomon Islands are arc on the he warpath because o of or marriages be between between between tween their women omen and white men m n according to news brought from froni tho Antipodes yesterday by the royal mall mail mal steamer slemer Two children five fe and nine lino years ear old have havo milieu fallen under the wrath wi ath of ot the tIme headhunters as a well wel as their father rather a a white planter and their mother a native natle woman and anti several native servants The children wore were mutilated beyond recognition The planter was Wa Joseph Time The attack on him and his little family tamn was led by b Site Sito a a notorious chief chlor who ho has ms made mado a vow to exterminate all allwhite allwhite mao al white men married to natives and amid their offspring and his family were sur sr priced In lu their home on tho the Island of ot Bagga Bag a Mrs escaped the first mush lush but was killed while attempt attemptIng Ing ng to swim away from the tho island oa An attack attak was vies also made on the time trad tradIng Ing station staton at Flea FIsa but the British i trailers traders stood off orr the tho natives fully trader nates success successfully successfully successfully