RETURN OF COLONIAL TROOPS.
Mutiny on Board the Ship.
[by ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. —COPYRIGHT.]
(per press association.)
Received this day, at 9 9 a.in. Perth, This Day.
Arrived —Transport Marayshire, from Capetown, with over 700 returned soldiers, including 23 New Zealanders.' Tlicfc arc eight eases of measles aboard. A good many others are recovering from fevers and wounds.
Some trouble occurred on the voyage owing to the refusal of the men to holystone the decks of their quarters. A court-martial was held and nine of the men were confined in the guardroom. There were fears of a mutiny, but order was restored through strict enforcement of discipline.
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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 29 May 1901, Page 2
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106RETURN OF COLONIAL TROOPS. Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 29 May 1901, Page 2
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