100 YEARS AGO

At the decisive encounter with the Formosan [Taiwanese] aborigines on the 21st of last month, Cpt. Kawada, Lt. Nozawa and Lt. Fujinami were killed after severe fighting. They died glorious deaths, commanding their men to the last. Cpt. Kawada in his last moment commanded that his head should not be abandoned to the enemy.

75 YEARS AGO