On June 5 the _Southern Cross_ returned to me again from the Northern islands, and I went on board to be put on shore at Wonor. It was my intention to go there to stay until the vessel’s return again from the South, which would be in about six weeks’ time. Two boys were to accompany me for the stay, and I took my boat. We could not land until the next day, after spending an unpleasant night on board. On pulling in, the school-house appeared well on to completion, showing that they had been working well at it since my last visit. It was not possible yet to sleep in it, so I spread my rug again in the men’s house, but we assembled the people together in the school-house for such instruction and talking as were found possible. A large party of Ambrym men was weather-bound here. Their home was plainly visible, about seven or eight miles distant, but across a very disturbed passage. They had already been here ten days, and were anxious to return. They had a sorrowful tale to tell. A short time before they had come over from Ambrym to go on an ordinary bartering expedition along our coast, and when the German man-of-war, the Albatross, mentioned above, arrived to avenge the death of the man who was killed in the beginning of the year, they happened to be at the very place. Naturally they thought themselves quite safe from any attack, and sat quietly on the beach awaiting the arrival of the boat. They all knew that the culprit was in a village two or three miles away on the hills, and they were prepared to assist in punishing him. Suddenly however, without any warning, they were fired upon more than once from some of the big guns of the ship. They at once fled in great fear, and did not know until the evening, when they ventured out of the bush again, what had been the result of the firing. One poor fellow had part of one leg blown away, and was found lying in great agony. A day or two after he died. Having thus fired and cleared the place of all people, a large number of men went ashore from the man-of-war, and succeeded in killing a few pigs, and in burning down the large men’s house of the place, which belonged to perfectly innocent and unconcerned people. Such a proceeding is not calculated to induce in the people any thoughts either of the justice or of the courage of the white man. It was a very weary time for them while waiting at Wonor, before reaching home to tell of their missing brother, and it was not pleasant for the people of Wonor, as the vessel had picked up two lads of the place as guides, and they were on board when the firing occurred.