 "Lion" party left the port on the boat "Samoa" (a 14-meter-long two-mast) on 24 June and landed in Wotoe (Wotu), south of Kolonedale, after a 1,700-kilometer journey.Local population immediately reported their presence to the Japanese, who captured all three after a firefight on 12-13 July.After a period of captivity and torture, the Japanese beheaded them in Makassar on 14 September.Even as the Japanese continue to add pressure on both guerrilla groups, in conjunction with increasing desertion and casualties, both groups continued to exert casualties on the Japanese force.