MUTINY BY JAPANESE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 10 February 1938, Page 4

MUTINY BY JAPANESE

■ BRITISH CAPTAIN DRAWS GUN t HONG KONG. Ist February. Serious trouble with the crew on the British freighter Silksworth (4921 tons) at sea last week compelled the master (Captain Jackson) to pull out a gun and to arm his officers. This action was revealed to-day when „ inquiries were made about the trouble . which had occurred when the Silks--1 worth was 100 miles out from here on the way to Manila on 28th January. . It was reported earlier that a Japanese quartermaster named Wakasita had , refused to carry out an order given by ' Captain Jackson. The Japanese third ' officer 'Mr Sanuki) reprimanded Waka- ! sita, who persisted in his refusal, and ’ attacked Mr Sanuki. Wakasita was sent below. but he came up on the bridge a few minutes later and attacked Mr Sanuki with a heavy poker The British chief officer intervened. When the Japanese members of the crew became excited Captain Jackson decided to put back to Hong Kong I Police boarded the Silksworth on its ar- | rival here and arrested Wakasita. i The officers of the Silksworth signed , the log-book stating that the crew had mutinied and that the captain had ■ stood them bIT with a gun after he had repeatedly warned them about the seriousness of their offence. |