CANE FIELD FIGHT
BRITISH V. ITALIANS. (Aistralian Press Association.) BRISBANE, December 1. A serious clash occurred in the vicbetween British and; ’foreign '•nationals engaged in the .sugar fields, many being injured. The com.ba.tg.nts were all caseworkers. Sticks stoned, • bottles-, ; knives and pistols were used. George Norris .sustained a,- wound in the chest ten. inches long,--aiid Harry- ‘Robertson has a knife stab •jh -the one Italian has a bullet wound in the leg, and there is 'ltalian'' woinan suffering from a . wound in the head. ; - FiVe other'ltalians have liad to be treated in the hospital for cuts and abrasions. The clash was the outcome of had feeling, due to an ever-increasing influx of foreigners.
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Hokitika Guardian, 2 December 1930, Page 6
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113CANE FIELD FIGHT Hokitika Guardian, 2 December 1930, Page 6
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