STREET FIGHT

Hokitika Guardian, 12 November 1928, Page 6

STREET FIGHT

A REGULAR- MELEE

(Australian Press Association)

(Received this 'ln'- at 10.30. a.m.) MELBOURNE. Nov. 12.

A street fight between Kalians arid Australians in West Melbourne yesterday afternoon resulted in two men being' taken to tbe hospital. One was struck on the head with a bottle and the other stabbed in the groin. The trouble is said to have arisen out of the visit of small hoys to a shop kept by an Italian. It is alleged one tried to steal an ice cream and was promptly kicked out. He informed bis relatives and a number of men and women visited tbe shop and had words with the owner, but matte? ‘ seemed smoothed over and tbe emuf was taking tbe police advice to go away when a young man rush past a constable and appeared to strike an Italian and fell to the ground bleeding from a knife wound. Then the fight was on. The Italian was joined by compatriots, and stones and bottles flew. An Italian shopkeeper was badly wounded in tbe face by a stone. He rushed inside, secured a revolver and filed a, couple of shots at the crowd, hut owing to blood idling his cys his aim was poor. I’.efore lie could fire again he was disarmed by a policeman and was later charged with having carried a pistol without a permit.