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Press Bureau Telegram.

London Feb., 23,9.20 p.m.

The Press Bureau issues the following statement;-

Owing to jealousy over recent promotions, a portion of

the 5th. Light Infantry, late 5th. Bengal Infantry, stationed at Singapore, refused to obey orders, thus causing a serious riot.

The disturbance was quelled by the local forces assisted

by detachments landed from the British and allied warships.

The casulaties were:- Killed; six officers, fourteen

British soldiers and fourteen civilians. Wounded Nine British

soldiers.

Some of the rioters were killed and a large number either

surrendered or were captured.

There was no destruction of property and all is now

quiet.

A message from Tokio reports that men from Japanese and

French warships assisted to quell the Singapore riot and some of the Japanese were wounded.