With Papuan Killing
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Two Men Charged With Papuan Killing
IN September, two men, now resident in Australia, were charged with the kill ing of a native police constable named Hala, in Misima, Papua, in March, 1942.
It was alleged Hala was shot, and died of wounds.
One of the accused is Albert Edward Downey, a mining engineer. He was charged in Sydney Central Court, on Sep tember 21, and remanded, pending extra dition to Papua. The other is Arthur Louis le Boutillier, a contractor. He was charged at the Brisbane Police Court, and remanded to Port Moresby.
Police-Inspector T. P. Gough and Sgt.
M. J. Guise, of the Royal Papuan Con stabulary, attended the courts in Sydney and Brisbane in connection with the matter.