Double Murder in New
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Caledonia
IN the district of Canala, New Cale donia, there lived recently two French coffee-planters—M. Aubert, 57 years old, a veteran of the Great War, and M. Berges.
With Aubert there lived a native girl. Another native girl, Sophie, was
also employed by him. By some standards, these New Caledonian natives are not beautiful—they are of the Melanesian or Papuan type— but some Europeans associate with them.
Then trouble entered the district.
Sophie left the plantation of Aubert, and entered the employ of Berges.
Aubert did not like it—it is said that there was a quarrel between Aubert and Berges.
No one knows exactly what hap pened—but Aubert and his native girl companion were found dead—they evidently had been shot.
Berges has been charged with the double murder.
The native girl, Sophie.