The Archive · 1929

Highland Regiment in Mutiny

Outbreak in Argyll and Sutherlands in the West Indies London, Nov. 15.

The bare fact that three soldiers lof the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders while stationed in the West [Indies were recently court-martialled and found guilty of mutiny, was first publicly disclosed at question time un the House of Commonr to-day.

message from—Kingston, Jamaica, now states that the mon were charged with mutiny, refusing to obey officers' orders and resisting arrest at Neweastle, near Kingston, in the middle of June. A court martial sat for eighteen days, Ench accused was sentenced to five years' penal servitude.

The culprits were sent back to England a month ago.

Noy. 16.

A whole barrack-room full of Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Singing the "Red Flag", and an officer without orders to arrest. the three malcontents because the other men seemed to sympathize with latter, were incidents in the Jam garrison mutiny, farther details of which are published in the news started with an as-saul upon a Lance-Corporal in charge of the barrack-room at Neweastle. The Lance-Corporal toecaped and returned accom pa by an officer, who ordered the three men to march from the barrack-

Yoom. The men refused and used Jobscene language after which the oticer, with an escort, effected their arrest, but with difficulty owing to the obstruction of their sympathisers

—Reuter. who repeatedly turned out the lights.

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