Oil-Seeking Party Attacked
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In Dutch N. Guinea
A GEOLOGICAL party making investi gations on behalf of the New Guinea Petroleum Co., was ambushed at the end of June by archers of the Randjis tribe near Waropen, Dutch New Guinea.
The attack lasted for three days, until a detachment of 15 field police, summoned by radio, arived by plane from Seroei.
No lives were lost.
The N.G. Petroleum Company is vigor ously pushing on with its oil-seeking ac tivities and is boring at Babo. Over 100 Europeans and 3,200 natives are employed at the three bases—Babo, Kasim, and Waropen.