AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS.
ALLEGED INSUBORDINATION. SCENES m A FRENCH CAPE. Melbourne, Jan. 20. Senator Russell states that the troop.) returning in the Nestor and Leicestershire w ore refused shore leave at Colombo, owing to influenza. They broke ship, and in the course of rioting ashore caused considerable damage. A further message received by the Governor-General from the Governor of Ceylon stales that troops arriving after the Australians' departure caused heavy damage.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc. Paris, Jan. 10. Four Australian soldiers, including a negro, entered a cafe near Montreuil and called for drinks. The negro conversed with the landlord and then covered him with his revolver, while his companions cleared the till. Gendarmes and police agents were soon on their tracks. The soldiers turned their revolvers against their pursuers, and a fierce bout, ensued. One Australian received a shot in the lung, and another fell owing to a shot in the arm. The others bolted, but were finally captured and handed over to the British military authorities.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Association.
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Taranaki Daily News, 21 January 1919, Page 2
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166AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS. Taranaki Daily News, 21 January 1919, Page 2
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