Yap, Dec. 24.
Some weeks ago local note broke against the Greek Church, adheres to out on the Island of Chokatab, north of Ponape (Eastern Carolines), during which Vice-Governor Boder as well aa three white officials (Branokmann, Holborn and -Hinser) and five native boatmen were murdered by the Chokateh men, of the five native tribes of Ponape. On receiving this news, the Governor of German New Guinea started at once with a namber of military police from Simpsonhafen on board of the steamer Germanis. He found at Ponape that the two handred or two hundred ud fifty insurgents were kept in check. Dr. Girschner, the Government physician of the West Carolines, had taken charge of affairs and with the assistance of the loyal natives of the other tribee, remained master of the colony. Farther serious attacks are not anticipated. Reinforce-ta of seventy soldiers have been dispatched to Ponape.
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