MUTINY AT SINGAPORE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 221, 25 February 1915, Page 5

MUTINY AT SINGAPORE.

SERIOUS LOSS OF LIFE. NAVALS ASSIST THE AUTHORITIES London, February 23. The Press Bureau states that the local volunteers at Singapore, the 36th Sikli3 and landing parties from British and Allied ships assisted in quelling the riot. Some rioters were killed. All is now quiet. There was no destruction of property. Three captains, two lieutenants, and fourteen British soldiers and sailors three natives, and fourteen civilians were killed. Ten soldiers were wounded.

Renter's Tokio correspondent statas the Janapese and French marines were landed after the fighting. Half the rioters surrendered, and later the disturbance was completely quelled. Some Japanese were wounded. ! A NELSON BOY KILLED. Wellington, February 24. A message was received in Nelson last week by relatives that Mr Woolcombo, his wife, and a mechanic of the Eastern Cable Company's staff at Singapore had been killed. No particulars were allowed to transpire as to how thev lost their lives but. in the light of to-day's cable re the mutinv at Singapore, it is possible it was in the riot there. Mr Woolcombo was an old Nelson boy. and only a few month? ago married " Miss Michie, daughter of a former ■Duiedin manager of the Bank of New Zealand. The particulars are now published by permission of the censorship. SOME FURTHER DETAILS. W"'l->«+ir. February 24. The Hi'-'i r-t-micsjpn.r --'orts under Lor-!'-;. 23 5.20 p.m.— y»ifs |,,. 8 !,„„;, reci-V/M from Singa--or-. t'—t. /»!,;-- t« i"aVusv and dis?itisfaction) cor.ccriinnr recen t promotions, a portion of the sth Light Infantry refused to obev orders, causing a Hot, which the local and neighbouring forces with a detachment of the Sfith Sikhs, assisted by the authorities, succeeding in quelling. Assistance was also rendered by landing parties from British and allied shins. The disturbance was accompanied bv a regrettable loss of life. Thirty-five were killed and nine wounded, some of them Larire numbers are surrendering or have been captured, and all is now quiet. There has been no destruction of property.