CHINESE BUN AMOK
MUTINY ON BRITISH SHIP / ' FASCIST MILITIA INTERVENE (Received August 28, 10.5 p.m.) ROME. Aug. 27 A mutiny by the Chinese crew, numbering 26, on the British tanker Haliotis at Naples was only controlled when Fascist militia with drawn revolvers boarded the vessel and locked the mutineers in two cabins. The trouble arose when the captain rebuked the 'helmsman for negligence as the vessel was about to sail. The helmsman closed with the master and bit him severely o"n the hands before lie was driven off by other British officers. The helmsman called the other Chinese And they rushed-the bridge, armed with knives and other weapons. The officers defended themselves till the militia ftrrived. ' One Chinese was sent to hospital.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19320829.2.60
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21273, 29 August 1932, Page 9
Word Count
122CHINESE BUN AMOK New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21273, 29 August 1932, Page 9
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.