The Archive · 1930

Mutiny on Board Private Yacht

Singapore, Dec. 8. mutiny broke out to-day! amongst the Chinese members of the crew of the private yacht! Shenandoah IIT, on board which were four ladies and the millionaire owner, Mr. Gibson Falmestock.

"The' latter intervened when he saw the Chinese rushing at. the! captain, whereupon the Chinese: attacked him. Eventually, however, the ship's officers drove the crew below deck.

The ring-leaders were subsequent-sentenced to ore month's imprisonment each, after which Dr. Falmestock undertakes to repatriate them to Shanghai—Reater.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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