THE AUCKLAND RIOT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1639, 4 January 1906, Page 3

THE AUCKLAND RIOT.

I disgraceful scenes. I Auckland, Monday. I On Sa'urday night outbreaks of disorder took place in Queen street, near to lyjotorii street, and also at tbe police [station in Priam si street, which was bombarded with stones. The whole affair treseouiof a shilling meal at tbe Zealand!* [Restaurant an! Oyster Saloon iu Queen litreet. At about a quarter to eleven a I'lspntß arose between a customer and the HMfrietor of tbo oyster saloon as to Etaiher the first mentioned had paid for a IBlSiiA scuffle ensued, and ■ affPlmpt was made to put tbo mao out. ■Seme say that the mao’s hat was taken, land also that he had paid for his meal [However, whether that be so or not, the Iraan was thrown out. A atone was then, lie is alleged, put throught the window by Bbe ejected customer. A large crowd bad ■by this time gathered. The man was ■errosted, but with the assistance of the lo ( owd, he broke away from custody. The Etowd gradually increased in numbers, and Ebe police received reinforcements. The ■Greeks employed in the shop were very Exoited, and were pushed back into tbe Ebop, and the door was shut behind them E bombardment of the windows then took Iniaoe, stones being hurled from all direoEons. An arrest was made, and two cantables slatted with tbo prisoner to tho Eolice barraoke. When the constables and ■heir prisoner were uuder Smith and Eauaboy’a verandah a bottle of beer aimod with force at one of ■ho police. It stcuok Constable Burke Kn the shoulder, grazed, the prisoner, and Eave Constable Cummins, who was on the Rebec aMe o! the P riaoner > a nasty b '°? ° Q Ehe side of the head, and smashed in Blmith and Caughey’s window, cracking Ehe big pane of plate glass. Tbe man was floken te the police station, followed by an Btnmense crowd,calling out” Rush them, Rad “ Charge them ” E POLICE STATION ATTACKED.

■ ha man and the policemen reached the J{l ,«,d it was here that the crowd Wowed their determination and rockV 9i The police authorities, anticifl£ Wioua results from such a crowd, a jHUinumbet of whom were partially fin dec the influence of drink, got a powerful hose belonging to the station in read.bo„ for action. The crowd, noticing this 'precaution, gathered some stones, and Can bombarding the folios ststion.. A K atone shattered the window of Bub-. Vnloector Black’s office, lhe boie was msta'htly turned on to tbo people, but another st one passed near the large gas wm outside the station, and crashed through tho fanlight-. The intention of hn thrower of tho missile doubtless was f, place the strait in darkoois. The water ’.sided the crowd into sections, and part thorn went up Princes street, calling threats to altack tbo police barrecks. a bo dy of policemen got amongst I 6 and gradually scattered them r OK at the bestaurant. J „ roW d returned to the nstaurant in jJ! q. ret t, where they wo o joiood by gl?, larro numbers. Tho street was JE d with people from the door of the vibrant to tbo doo:s on tho otaer sid*. ‘Vestairao , , n w6te ognQ raEo ,ted f °wts present by this time a large to- lu . nrlioo—detectives and conitables • n* ° p I ainclot hes end in uniform-all of in p ‘ isP d with tho crowd, endeavoring to dteec and then a battle of oetW hn ed from he centre of the front were able finally to oseape by tho .They were hcso j oio6 d the crowd, and back aoc • , bole affair rose out of Renews bat tbo w ■AS’S.i»a <**•***<& to pay for his nun, Jiib* I ®®? and hod been asked to bad. already closing had been as ; pay agHo.aod Btory the cowd re- ’ ■ Bault9d, jeering. A volley oomimnced boo f « uod lt3 way through of “jiaMlf, Joli3 r 3 gave tho shop a wrecked ! tbsWiD3o» 8 i or i, b g pjl'oa pounsed upon appear ß , thought had thrown leaving town practica’ly t'*• :s ,: . Jfemo orß u being too interested in

CROWD REOEIVE A SCARE. A couple of largo orackor cannons woro fired close to tho policemen, and those not directly in tho know mado a rush to orerpe, thinking revolvers had boon brought into action. Howovor, tho gaps ffi-orr quickly filled up. Packets of oraokora wore thou thrown into tho thick of tbo crowd, tho policomon's helmets noting as targets for tho throwers. BOMBARDMENT CONTINUES Tho bombatdmoot of the windows with bottles aud stones had all along aontinuod, and by this time >* lo °My sound pieoo of glass loft in front was tbo fanlight. Ono of tbo pinos was nearly intact, a stone only having fouud its way through it For about a quarter of an hour all was quiet, and theu a loud shout aud a orash proclaimed thnt a bottle had smashed this last pane. It was then afior twelve o'olrok, and tho affray bad lasted upwards of an hour. During tho whole of that time the street was a seono of wild dis order, and tbo police woro powerless. Tho attack was concentrated on the restaurant but tbo window of a building next door was smashod in two or threo plaeos.—N.Z. Herald,