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Updated: June 9, 2025
Kone told him to tell the Paitana natives, who murdered James and Thorngren, that, if they wished peace and friendship, they must come in here and sue for it; that I could not first go to them, as they were the offenders and murderers. Arrangements were at once made for erecting a wooden house at Delena, measuring thirty-six feet by eighteen feet, material for which was easily procurable.
Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881 The warning The massacre The fear for the teachers at Koma Mr. 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.
A change of clothing, and we were all as comfortable as possible. We spent the hour of midnight with Kone and Levas, chiefs of Delena, telling them of our visit to the west, and its success in establishing peace. They were greatly delighted, and will do me the honour of visiting me at Port Moresby, that is, will relieve me of some tomahawks.
The crews feel encouraged, and are at present ashore feasting on dugong, sago, and betel-nuts. Some have been off for tobacco, and are now laughing at the folly of their friends. The sorcerer is not in Delena; but even he would do nothing to prevent our going on. We are all ready to start with a land breeze.
We had to put in close to the land, and for four hours sit it out in a deluge of rain. It was soon inky dark, the lightning very vivid, and the thunder deafening. Piri's boat anchored close alongside. On the weather clearing up a little, we crossed Hall Sound to Delena, where we were soon met by natives carrying torches, and were led to their houses.
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