SERIOUS UNREST

Hokitika Guardian, 25 October 1932, Page 3

SERIOUS UNREST

ON H.M.A.S. AUSTRALIA

SYDNEY, October 14

Thera was • .serious unrest aboard H.AI.A.S. Austral'a, with some men talking mutiny, just before the cruiser reached Tulagi in the Solo-inn Islands. Strict •disciplinarian methods and salutary sentences inflicted for minor offences cau-ed the trouble.

Irritation w-:s caused by the daily sausage ration when there were long periods ...between, ports but the- last straw was the court-martial of a senior petty officer who was a gunnery instructor. •-

Charged with insolence, to a youthful midshipman, lie was reduced to the rank of leading seaman and deprived of two good conduct badges. During gunnery instruction, when corr-cted about an instruction the potty effiter retorted that he had been giving instructions when the middy was in the nursery.

Just before Tulagi was reached, the officers and r-tings were assembled, and the captain, stating tint ha had received an anonymous letter, invited a. frank statement of. any unrest on board. The only answer was a scoff, fo’lo”--ing which the parade was dismissed, but from that stage, according to the men, there was a distinct change in the disciplinarian .methods, and sentences imposed for minor offences were washed out. , - j

Among thei trivi 1 matters for which severe sent-nees were inflicted were the exchange of bel’s “without permission” I ietwe-gq,, t wOj. sh i p q\j te,s,,, a 1) d u tji e ing of civilian socks on pai.ide.

Another offence for which leave was stopped for long periods wf-s coming '.aboard drtr'k, but the sentence's in the-e earys were also wiped out after the general p rude. Wien tiie Austral'a readied Sydney, at the latter end .of Inst week, there was happiness on board once more.

PLAYING TILL LIGHT O’CLOCK. Tennis players, golfers and children all appreciate the extra daylight. Children especially will keep on playing until darkness falls or until the chill of the evening drives thin indoors. That is why chill lir common at this time of tbe year. Be prepared with Baxter’s Lung Pre. server to cheek a cold. Happily children love this rich, red, soothing compound. Always ask for “EaxTer’s” at- any cheinistr, or store. Is Cd, 2s fid and Li Cd.