A PUNT EPISODE
captain shoots an attacker
(Australian Press Association.)
(Received this day at 0 a SYDNEY, December 1
Charles Evans, aged twenty-eight was shot in the abdomen by the Captain of Hawkesbury river vehicle punt during a brawl on the vessel. Evans is on the point of death. He and five companions refused to pay their fees on the punt and after a wordy warfare, a. fierce fight commenced, the men attacking a deck hand who was flung to the deck kicked and punched. Th ( > Captain seeing the deck hand being unmercifully battered fired two shots over the men’s heads. As this had no effect a third shot was fired and Evans fell. He was rushed to the hospital, bleeding profusily. The five men were charged with assault.
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Hokitika Guardian, 1 December 1930, Page 5
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129A PUNT EPISODE Hokitika Guardian, 1 December 1930, Page 5
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