A LIVELY BALL
FREE FIGHT AMONG SAILORS.
A regrettable occurrence happened at Portsmouth, England, recently at a dance in the Public Hall, which was attended by American and Brazilian sailors . visiting the port.
Some unpleasantness arose through, it is alleged, American sailors objecting- to Brazilians dancing with British girls and bumping into them. . It is stated an American chief petty officer struck a Brazilian sailor, whereupon _ free light ensued. The organiser of the dance, Councillor Langdon, turned out- tho light and endeavoured to clear tho room, but the disorder continued, and in the darkness some ladies attending the dance received minor injuries. Councillor Langdon himself had some tooth knocked 'out.
Chairs and bottles were used as>e!ubs; knives, it is said, were drawn, and one sailor produced a' revolver, but did not fire. Meanwhile tho police were sent for, and two sergeants and 12 men arrived, but nearly all, the combatants had then left tho building. Everything was in disorder, and on stairs and landing were pieces of broken chairs and glass.
A Brazilian sailor was rondered insensible by, it is thought, a blow from_ a bottle, and was also severely kicked. With another Brazilian who was suffering from a contused wound over the eye' lie was taken to hospital. Only tho former was detained for treatment.
Spectators say the Brazilians, were not to blame for what happened, as they were orderly and behaved courteously.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 125, 29 May 1919, Page 4
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234A LIVELY BALL Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 125, 29 May 1919, Page 4
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