THE SINGAPORE RIOTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2419, 26 March 1915, Page 6

THE SINGAPORE RIOTS

AN UGLY AFFAIR DETAILS OF THE OUTBREAK GERMAN BLOOD«MONEY AT WORK Sydney, Maroh 25. The steamer Mataram, from Singapore, brings details of tne recent rioting there. It started in the Tanglin Barraoks, outside the town, where four-, teen Germans were interned in charge of a- mixed guard of native and white troops. There is no doubt but that it •was organised by the Germans, as one of the. ringleaders of the mutineers, who was afterwards shot, was found to have in his possession a hundred pounds in German money. It> was intended to. start the riot at 4 o'clock in' the morning, but one of the white officers discovered _ the plot, causing the mutineers to act immediately. 7!he officer, whilst telephoning the news to Singapore, was shot dead. The native guard then shot the white guard, and advanced nn the city. About twenty whites were killed in the first half-hour. The first riewß of the outbreak camn to Singapore by the . arrival of a motorcar containing a gentleman arid his wife. The former was dead, and the\ wife •wounded. En route they were fired on, land the husband placed his wife on the bottom of the car and shielded her with his own body. The volunteers were called out, and a message. Bent,to a British warship, which landed a large party. The fighting lasted .all night, and the next day French, Japanese, and Russian warships arrived awl landed men. All male civilians capable of bearing arms were called out. The authorities took charge of several steamers, and placed the women and children on board. The rioters were eventually checked. Numbers of the rioters crossed to Jahore, and one boatload was drowned en route. The Sultan of 'Jaliore captured. most of them and handed them over to the Singapore authorities. Some of the interned Germans were trecaptui'cd. One, supposed to be largely responsible for the outbreak, a wellknown business man, was not captured. Three thousand dollars' reward was offered for Tiis arrest.