A MALICIOUS ACT.
THE TROUBLE ON THE GIBRALTAR. MATTERS EXPLAINED. SYDNEY, September 26. The British cruiser Gibraltar has arrived. It is stated that the trouble about the gun-sights was the result of the malicious act of one of the seamen, who confessed to it. The Gibraltar had left Aden, and was steaming down the Arabian Sea ni a strong monsoon, when one night the gunsights were found to be missing. It was not till after the cruiser left Colombo that the culprit was traced. He now awaits court-martial here. The story about general disaffection on the vessel was due to an ex|J aggerated story circulated by the Colombo press. All leave privileges—from the captain down—were stopped at Colombo. The canteen was ako closed, so that the ship became very thirsty as the result of one man's action. The damage amounted to £SOO. The act is stated to have been one I of sheer bravado.
According to the London "Daily Express," disaffection existed on board the cruiser, and the men, apparently resenting being called upon to do duty which they considered unnecessary, had destroyed £SOO worth of gun-sights.
CABLE NEWS.
United Press Associati.-w—Rv Electric Telegraph . Copyright.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3003, 28 September 1908, Page 5
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195A MALICIOUS ACT. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3003, 28 September 1908, Page 5
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