BURMA REVOLT
ORGANISED ON LARGE SCALE. FEROCIOUS MURDERS. (United Prefs Association—By CableCopyright.l Calcutta, December 2C. Captain Rust, who led the police in a clash with the Burmese rebels, was injured. A military post at Yedaik was also attacked, but the rebels were repulsed. A police officer and another official are missing. An engagement at Insen is said to have cost the police more casualties. Further details regarding the Burma disturbance reveal that the revolt was organised on a large scale. Rebels 1000 strong were dressed in a dark uniform, blue shirt with a white cross. They are well armed and show evidence of discipline in their cuashes with the troops and police. They carried out murders with the greatest ferocity. Their headquarters are believed to be in the heart of the jungle. It is estimated that they lost 1200 k'Hed and wounded. The cause of the revolt is uncertain, but it is suggested that the rebels are hands of workfess, due to the low price of rice, who are out for loot. A full battalion of Burma Rifles has been sent to Tharrawaddy, where disaffection is prevalent. Several towns and villages have formed civil guards to assist the military and police. The rebels are using motor ’buses to convey men to the places attacked.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXI, Issue 13, 29 December 1930, Page 5
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214BURMA REVOLT Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXI, Issue 13, 29 December 1930, Page 5
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