Unruly Raiders In New
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Britain
fT\HE Administrator of New Guinea, in X a report to Canberra, says that a tribe called the Mokolkols, in the uncontrolled portion of New Britain, are being brought slowly under European control. They are a particularly dan gerous community.
In August, 1939, they made a raid on Kalip village, and murdered 15 women, and when a party of police under Patrol Officer Milligan went after them they attacked the police. There was a fight, in which three of the Mokolkols were killed.
In October, 1940, the Mokolkols made another attack upon Kalip village, and killed six Kalip natives, and thereupon two police parties, under Patrol Officer Marder and Patrol Officer English, went into the mountains and captured three of them. At about this time the Mokol kols attacked a native constable with two carriers, and killed the constable and one carrier.
It has been found that the three cap tured Mokolkols are able to converse with certain native tribes, now under control, and it is hoped that, through this avenue of approach a better influence will be exercised upon the Mokolkols.