Chalmers's views on the
question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of
Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's
village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu
Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of
Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their
teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher
of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi,
an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from
the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:--
On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby
with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo
teacher for some native medicine. Reaching Hula on the evening of the
4th, Taria heard a rumour that the Kalo people intended to kill their
teacher and his family.
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