In Abor Jungles of North East India: Being an Account of the Abor Expedition The Mishmi Mission and the Miri Mission

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The book records the sensational story of the most gruesome and treacherous murder of Mr. Noel Williamson, Assistant Political Officer at Sidiya and Dr. Gregorson, Medical Officer-in-Charge, European and Native Staff of Tea Gardens, Tinsukhia in 1911 at the hands of Abor tribes in the North-East frontier of old Assam province of India. In sheer cruelty and treachery, the tale of this gruesome murder has few parallels, specially when it is seen that Mr. Williamson had set out on a goodwill mission , accompanied by Dr. Gregorson and 47 coolies, carrying a number of gifts and a chest of medicines for Abors of Minyong. Mr. Williamson had left for Konsing, leaving behind Dr. Gregorson to look after the sick coolies at Sissin. The former was done to death at Konsing and the latter at Sissin together with majority of their party of whom only five could manage to flee through dense jungles, chased by Abors and their dogs. The rest of the story revolves round planning of a comprehensive military strategy to take revenge against the guilty Abors for their crimes. The news of the massacre reached Dibrugarh on April 5, 1911. Soon the Dy. Commissioner of Lakhimpur and the Commandant of Lakhimpur Military Police pushed off with a movable column of 150 men and reached Pasighat by boats. The Lt. Governor of Assam consulted Major General H. Bower, the Officer Commanding of Assam Brigade about the punitive action to be taken against the guilty Abors.