MUTINY ON THE HELYA.
Press Association. Dargaville, May 6. The Helya mutineers all pleaded guilty, and all declined to rejoin the ship. They were sentenced to one month each. The captain stated he was forward on Monday night, and when he tried to go in that direction he was pushed hack, ' and was similarly treated when he attempted to leave the vessel hy the gangway to attract the attention'of the police on shore. He then fired a revolver perpendicularly into the air. The men alleged that the firing was unnecessary, and said they were afraid the captain might use his revolver without sufficient cause when on the high seas.
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9139, 7 May 1908, Page 5
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109MUTINY ON THE HELYA. Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9139, 7 May 1908, Page 5
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