Missing!

Two Young Adventurers from “South."

From Our Own Correspondent.

Thursday Is., Nov. 25.

A FEW months ago, three young men from south arrived at T.I, and, after looking round, bought a small cutter

in which to tour the Straits and visit New Guinea. None of them seemed to have much idea of seamanship, nor of northern conditions generally.

One of the party left the others, going ashore on the New Guinea coast, and later returning to Thursday Island to go south.

The cutter “Kuiam,” went on towards the western part of New Guinea with the other two aboard, and there is now a report that they have been killed by the Tugeri people, towards the border of Dutch New Guinea. Portion of the

“Kuiam” was found on the beach oppo site Saibai Island, and brought into Thursday Island; this was probably smashed off before the cutter proceeded further along the coast, as she was seen in the vicinity of Boigu Island.

It is feared that the sinister rumours have strong foundation, however, as the natives in that region have a reputation for aggressiveness, and were responsible for killing a number of Javanese politi cal prisoners, who escaped from Dutch New Guinea about three years ago.

Head hunting is by no means a played out pastime in that locality.