REVOLT IN BURMA

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 460, 29 December 1930, Page 7

REVOLT IN BURMA

WIDE ORGANISATION REBELS HAVE DISCIPLINE TROOPS ASSIST THE POLICE [By Telegraph—Press Associatidh—Copyright.] Received Dec. 28, 8.40 p-m. CALCUTTA, Dec. 27. Further details regarding the Burma disturbance reveal that the revolt was organised on a large scale. The rebels, a thousand strong, were dressed in a dark uniform with blue shirt with a white cross. They were well armed and showed evidence of discipline in their clashes with 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 killed and woundedThe cause of the revolt Is uncertain but it is suggested that the rebels are bands of workless due to the low price of rice and who are out for loot. A full battalion of Burma rifles was sent to Tharrwaddy where disaffection is prevailing. Several towns and villages formed civil guards to assist the military and the police. The rebels are using motor buses to convey men to places attacked. A CAPTAIN INJURED Received Dec. 28, 8.30 p m. CALCUTTA, Dec. 27. Captain Rust, who led the police in a clash with the Burmese rebels, was injured. The military police post at Yedaik was also attacked, but the rebels were repulsed. The engagement at Insen is said to have cost the police more casualties.