HOMEWARD BOUND.
SEVEN HUNDRED SOLDIERS. y Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Perth, May 29. Arrived: Transport Morayshire, from Capetown, with over 700 returned soldiers, including 23 New Zealanders. There are eight cases of measles aboard, while a good many others arc recovering from fever and wounds. Some trouble occurred during the voyage, owing to the refusal of the men to holystone the docks and their quarters. A court-martial was held, and nine were confined in the guard-room. There were fears of mutiny, but order was restored, with a strict enforcement of discipline.
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 119, 30 May 1901, Page 2
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89HOMEWARD BOUND. Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 119, 30 May 1901, Page 2
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