THE SINGAPORE MUTINY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2414, 20 March 1915, Page 8

THE SINGAPORE MUTINY

DETAILS BY MAIL. The Eastern Extension Telegraph Company's cable-repairing steamer Patrol arrived here from Singapore yesterday (telegraphed the Darwin correspondent of the Sydney "Daily Telograph" on March 8). The Patrol was moored at the cable depot, Singapore, when the mutiny whicii recently occurred brolie out, and there are now on board the wives and families of soma of the officers, who preferred to be left at Singapore until the trouble had subsided. Those on board wore all in the centre of the disturbance, but are inclined to say little of the matter. It appears that Mr. and Mrs. Wald, with Messrs. Smith and Flett and a native chauffeur were driving along a road near the cable depot, at about 5 o'clock in the evening, when, without warning, they ran into an ambush of the mutineers. The chauffeur was shot immediately, and Mr. Smith moved to the wheel, when he, too, feel mortally wounded. Mr. Wald then attempted to reach the steering gear, and at the same time protect his wife, when he received a. Volley. Mr. Flett forced Mrs. Wald to the floor of the car, and in doing so saved his own life, for as he bent a. volley passed over him, several of tho shots ploughing his back, but without inflicting serious injury. Altogether Mr. Flett received six bullet-wounds, but ho is now doiug well, and is out of danger. Mr. and Sirs. Woolcombe appear to have been passing along the same road at about tho same time, but in an opposite direction, and details of the occurrence were not available to-night. There were indications that the mutineers had been well bribed, for all had much more gold upon them than- was at all likely to have been saved by them. A public execution of two of the mutineers was seen by one of tho crew, and the death sentence was read in various languages spoken in Singapore. The shooting of the mutineers was woudorfully accurate, and a sailor from tho Cadmus met his death as a result of accurate marksmanship. He was safely covered behind a tree, but, ventured to peer to one side to get an aim himself, when he received a bullet in the forehead and another in tho throat.