Show south sea natives are guilty of horrible atrocities victoria B C sept 28 the steamer from australia brought news of several south sea tragedies irom the solomon group news was received of a mutiny and murder on the trading cutter save vella lavell the black cook after being refused permission to go home suddenly attacked william trader in charge oc the vessel whose station is one of norman Wheat leys on the island of gizo in the solomon group finlayson was unarmed trading with nath es on the schooners ners deck when the crew rushed upon him from behind seized and bound him after finlason had been secured with ropes ahe natives hacked him to death with tomahawks no heed being paid by the relentless blacks to his agonizing screams the body was thrown overboard after the burdor the natives endeavored to sail the to their home island but were captured by captain aien and arrested they were taken to gizo whither H M S torch went to make an investigation prom the new hebrides news was received of an attack by natives upon a french punitive expedition sent to punish he blacks for outrageous actions against white settlers and several murders at bullies on island the french war ship landed a party of marines who arrested three chiefs As the party took their captives from ane village a shot fired from ambush killed one marine gunner the party then attacked the village dispersing the natives and killed tour men the landing party burned he village and returned to the bay abero it was again fired upon and a marine wounded the dead marine was buried at port sandwich with military honors tho natives alleged that the murderers of captain richards pentecost and six members of the trader petrel were taken to niumea they were the ring leaders ot a party which tied captain penta oost to a tree and cast spears into his body and while he was still conscious they threw him into shark infested waters and danced while the monsters tore the to pieces mall advises advices from aitio south seas included details of a disastrous typhoon and tidal wave in the marshal group causing the loss of about lives A wave nearly six feet high swept the island of the settlement ii on an idland about a allo long and 40 europeans are gathered there it is about yards wide tho top story of the hotel in the forc ignera lived was blown off and fc everal had narrow escapes from failing debris the trading steamer germania was saved from destruction by her master taking her into the center of the lagoon |