Australia

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 246, 26 March 1915, Page 5

Australia

UNPRECEDENTED ATROCITIES.

FRENCH CONSUL'S STATEMENT.

„ Sydncj* March 25. Th e French Consul-General, addressing a meeting, said that some people did not believe in the German atrocities. He could assure them that the reports wer c true. He had received official confirmation of them from his Government. There was no exaggeration, and if they erred it was in lessening rather than exaggerating them. Th e world had,: never before seen such atrocities.

THE SINGAPORE OUTBREAK.

CAUSED BY GERMAN INTRIGUES.

ONE GERMAN STILL AT LARGE.

Sydney, March 25.

The steamer Mataram, from Singapore, brings details of the ri.iting. which started Tn the Langlin barracks outside the town*, where fourteen Germans were interned in charge of a mixed guard of native and white troops. It was no doubt organised by the Germans, as one of the ringleaders of the mutineers who was afterwards shot, was found in possession of £IOO of German money. It was intended to start at 4 o'clock in the morning, hut one of the white officers discovered the plot, causing the mutineers to act immediately. The oUTJcpr who telephoned the news to Singapore was., shot dead. The native guard then shot the white guard and advanced on the city. About twenty whites were killed in the first halfhour. The first news of the outbreak in Singapore was the arrival of a motorear containing a gentleman and his wife. The former was dead and his wife wounded. En route they had been fired on. The husband placed his wife in the bottom of the car and shielded her with his own body. The volunteers were called out, and a message sent to a British warship, which landed a large party. The fighting lasted all night. Next day; French, Japanese and Russian warships arrived and landed men. All the male, civilians capable of bearing arms were called out. The authorities took charge of several steamers and placed the women and children on board. The rioters were eventually checked. Numbers of rioters crossed tb Jahore. One boatload were drowned en route. The Sultan of Jahore captured most of the refugees and handed them over to the Singapore authorities.

Some of the interned Germans have been recaptured. One, who is supposed to have been largely responsible for the outbreak, is a well-known business man. He has not been captured, but three thousand dollars reward is offered for his arrest.

SOLDIERS' PENSIONS.

Received March 25, 8.5. p.m. Melbourne, March 25

Regulations issued with reference to war pensions for the relatives of soldiers and sailors killed stipulate that persons shall not be paid until complete dependence is proved.