 After this, a pig was killed and a feast was had, where Japanese Officers presented Snider rifles for three friendly chiefs while Cassel and Wasson showed off the capacity of a Winchester rifle to astonished aborigines.On May 17 a one-hundred man party went inland to scout for another camp location, and from this party a dozen split off to investigate a village.Despite being within friendly territory, this small group was ambushed by the Botans.