▁to ▁lead ▁another ▁pun itive ▁mission ▁against ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Ab original ▁people ▁living ▁about ▁ 5 0 km ▁from ▁Som erset ▁who ▁had ▁killed ▁a ▁ski pper ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁p ear l - bo ats . ▁With ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁his ▁Native ▁Police ▁tro op ers , ▁a ▁" large - scale ▁sla ugh ter " ▁en su ed . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁dismiss al , ▁J ard ine ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁a ▁fifteen ▁year ▁old ▁Sam o an ▁girl ▁named ▁S ana ▁Sol ia ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁by ▁the ▁mission ary ▁George ▁Turner . ▁They ▁married ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁and ▁lived ▁together ▁on ▁Nag i ▁Island ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁Nag h ir ▁or ▁Mount ▁Ernest ▁Island ) ▁where ▁J ard ine ▁continued ▁his ▁p ear l ▁shell ▁business ▁and ▁built ▁a ▁family ▁home . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁this ▁house ▁bur nt ▁down ▁with ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁J ard ines ' ▁personal ▁poss essions . ▁Fort un ately ▁for ▁them , ▁the ▁government ▁in ▁that ▁same ▁year ▁had ▁decided ▁to ▁move ▁its ▁base ▁of ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁operations ▁from ▁Som erset ▁to ▁Th urs day ▁Island ▁and ▁approached ▁Frank ▁J ard ine ▁with ▁the ▁offer ▁to ▁purchase ▁the ▁old ▁site ▁at ▁Cape ▁York . ▁He ▁accepted ▁and ▁the ▁Premier ▁of ▁Queensland , ▁John ▁Douglas , ▁noted ▁that ▁J ard ine ▁would ▁also ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁protect ▁British ▁interests ▁in