Tari Patrol Attacked
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From Our Own Correspondent
Port Moresby, June 30.
k/XN June 2 a District Services patrol was attacked in the Tagari River region of the Tan IDistrict, NG Highlands, and a native constable killed.
The patrol had gone into the area -as a routine measure to stop tribal flighting, and on intervening was iitself attacked. A shower of arrows iwas looked on the party, the native constable was fatally hit, and a native carrier wounded. As far as ;:ould be ascertained, there were no casualties among the attackers.
Subsequently 30 natives were firrested and charged with riotous behaviour. Tribal fighting ceased ;.n the area, and the patrol with drew from the Tagari River sec tion. The patrol was in charge of Acting Assistant District Officer W. G. Murdock, with Patrol Officer •J. T. Neville.
Tari, like Mendi, is a new High lands region where the first govern ment stations were set up about wo years ago. Inter-tribal fighting nas been in progress for centuries, nd they do not see yet why it mould be stopped now.