NAVAL MUTINY
CHINESE RESENT PAY "CUTS." ESCAPE OF TWO WARSHIPS. GAUNTLET OF FORTS RUN. BOMBS FROM AEROPLANES. (United Press Association—(Received This Day, 8.45 a.m.) HONG-KONG, June 17. The arrival of two Chinese warships, Haichi and Haishen, outside HongKong this afternoon was the first indication of a naval mutiny at Canton. ' It is reported that after a fight with the Cantonese forces the warships succeeded in escaping. Steaming down the Pearl River to Hong-Kong, the mutineers ran the gauntlet of the Bocca and Tigris forts. The warships forced their way past the fortifications of Wang Tong and also escaped bombs from aeroplanes. Heaving-to off Hong-Kong, the mutineers sent to the city a launch containing three seriously-wounded members of the crew. The mutiny has no political significance. The Canton Government officials state that they anticipated some discontent following cuts in pay in the navy.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 210, 18 June 1935, Page 5
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