THE SINGAPORE RIOT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 72, 25 March 1915, Page 5

THE SINGAPORE RIOT.

DUE TO GERMAN GOI.D. NATIVES SLAUGHTER THE GUARD. AIX-NIGHT-FIGHTING IN THE 'TOWN. 7. '• HUSBAND'S SEU-SACRIFICR r ;.". - ;(Received 11 a.m.) .. -.".".; •_:' :i; jl . SYDNEY, this .day,'. . The steamer Mataran»,"from-Singapore, brings details of the recent rioting among a section of the Indian troops. Tho trouble started at the Tanglin baTracks, outside the town, where fourteen - Germans, were interned, being in charge"of. a mixed guard of native .and -white.troops. There is no. doubt that the affair "was organised by the Germans, as one oftJh* iringleaders of the -mutineers, who : was afterwards s'bot, was found to be.in session of £100 in German money. -■' It had been intended that- the outbreak should start at four o'clock in the morning, but one of the. white officers discovered the plot, and this caused the mutineers to act'immediately. The officer, while' telephoning 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 ihalf hour.."'. The'fifet news of the outbreak received in.Singapore was the arrival of a- motorcar-con-taining a gentleman and his wife. ;T3ie formeT was dead, and_the_ wife was wounded. En route to the city the mutineers fired oa the eair. The husband placed bis wife 'in the- bottom of the car and shielded her witfi his own body. .; The volunteers "were called but, ,-' message was sent to a British - warship, which landed aTlarge party.' Tightiag lasted all night. ".'"■-.' 7- "' ■ ~ Next day;' • French; ' Japanese, and ;_Rttseian A3l male dviija.ns.; capable of-Rearing arms were called oHt;-'""'n» authorities took charge of—several steamers, and placed the. women andehildTen-on board. Therioteus-were.evflntiially cheeked.' % «. f Numbers; -of; ;the -rioters - crossed; zso Jahpre, and one, was -. drowngd while4on the■-■ journey. JahoTe ;<atptured most-of- the- -rsii-gem and handed them :over to jbhe; Singapore authorities.'. ~..<"":,'V.'.."-' '-. .",', -.'.'•' -'■••'•■- Some of the-interned GtsrmaiK-.weiierg-captured:? w&'. suppoßediy"--t6 be largely responsiMe for the 'outbreak, and is a well known-business man, was not reward of three thousand'doHarejhiaß ... been ; offered-. for;.?hji arrest. ._ '. •'' ; i- : "• .--'"---v.. -■'