MUTINY.
On Russian Destroyer. St. Petersburg, October 21. The crew of the Russian destroyer Skory, incited by agitators, mutinied, and hoisted the red flag off Vladivostock. The destroyer then steamed into the bij' and opened fire upon the town and the troops ashore. Thereupon a gunboat and three destroyers fired in reply, and the 12th Artillery Regiment also turned its guns on the Skory, which was riddled with shells and beached. The agitators aboard were killed, and the mutineers were arrested. During the engagement Captain Kurasch, of the destroyer Revy, was killed, and Ifieut. Vassotuff, of the Skory, was seriously wounded. Ifieut. Stoor, commander of the Skory, was killed. Some civilians were also killed
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3776, 2 November 1907, Page 3
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114MUTINY. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3776, 2 November 1907, Page 3
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