FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE RIOT AT CHRISTCHURCH.

Kumara Times, Issue 1016, 3 January 1880, Page 2

FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE RIOT AT CHRISTCHURCH.

[JFBOM TSE CEKISIICHTtEckSRisS;]:

One of the most disgraceful outrages that has ever taken place in Canter, bury occurred yesterday, shortly after 9.30 a.m., in Manchester street. The Protestant Alliance Friendly * Society was marching in procession down Manchester street en route for Prebbleton, where they intended to hold a picnic, when they were savagely and brutally assaulted by a litimber of men who sallied forth' from " Barrett's Borough Hole] arid couinienced striking: indiscriminately with a number of pick staves. Some of the assailants catrie from the right of way close to the hotel, others dropped from the windows, and indeed the whole affair seemed' to be a preconcerted.' movement. 'The people in the': procession, ' quite unprepared for such- a-savage and brutal onslaught, broke and scattered in every" direction, the assailants using their; weapons- light and left, ,and," Rearing a banner from the bearers, bore it to the back of the hotel. ; A number of men were more or less wounded about the: bead, and'four Very severely, viz:— Robert Houden, severe scalp wound; Alexander Hustonj contused wound on the ear and face; Archibald Armstrong, severe scalp wound and compound frac-. tare of the arm; Black, three severe cuts on the head j Thomas Anderson, severe scalp wounds. The four first were removed to the Hospital; Black after having his wounds dtessed, was removed to his home, where he -was afctended by his own medical adviser. Anderson, who is very severely wounded, was also taken to his-own house, where he now lies. - The police have taken from.'the premises of the Borough Hotel, a large number of pick handles, which are in use'on the Tramway works. It. is understood that, in view of future repetitions ,of the ; fracas of yesterday . ing, the Governor was telegraphed to exercise his right to close the house', at least for the present. The .police,., under Mr Superintendent Brohamj: were early on the spot, thought reduced in numbers, owing to' the, bulk of, the force having been telegraphedfor from Titnaru, iu view of probable disturbailees .there., Those who had been severely hurt . were removed to , the Hospital./where, litider the. charge of ~-■'-'' I ■■:. "'i'ii'ii.'i'i.'-': *■.;,'.: li;::.-; ° -

MrfiPjiiageoblilithey are •■ progressing VTpf-gv'eatest excitement street opposite the Hotel :\vas,crowded with people. The police up till 2 p.m. had made four arrests of persons alleged to have been implicated in the butrajie. ,ThejHtizgns,,fe^^^ so small a* body of police""in"" "Christchurch, mooted during l&ie day the advisabl&aesH.of' tjfe in a number, of special constables, so that the public be preserved. , His himself as willing to the citizens apji the/ppUc,e-authorii,fes i a the preservation #f law apd order,[afnd, iniview jpfr a prpbabje [af^ay^^at: night called a meeting of the principal citizens at,}3 ;p,i»:,;yftt..t.ltejj^y;',iThe ",jfcp thg.,oc- ; curi'e#c,ss;pf\t^ ■&"£' jPiit4?^ns.>-pr^'g&ij.t?j/>Ver.e\. W/ijlinggto , swear thftt.tHp.prpceedipLgs^WCTft^Cjy^ulated to cause a brea4^ : pf,f,th^.'jjeape. ( This ; haying been ,'the"enlta^nleilfc son/were s^om' ! ia. !^TJie ,n |teyl RiL 'jjingard" on 'presenting "'nimseif!- : to : '" ! be swdrn said that when, the people. .were in danger of" .the duty of every citizen,' whatever 'might be his profession,"Jt6 come, forward to help to" potecVthen?. 0 The 1 Mayor said - that : the expressed" by Mr ' liingard 1 nbuor to him, anbLhe hppedj his example Would be'followed .others,; SabsequeritJy v 'inany additional specials'' were fiT ßwbrn' jin, making the whole number upwards df aftjei? 2.30 p.m. the 'police, aciapg froi#' r one/of the;: Licensing; Commissioners/' r &b|eU the Eorough^Hotel.' • ■;_/"''" !;:;; '* ,'Mv S. Siriplair, acting and use j.of theii'/stpre for a giikr"d-r^phi / for thej special bo^ r tablesi and the.offei-was accepted with'thanks.- '' ■'• 7 ' K •^-'•■* Tf ! ,; Thp arrival of the train from, Preb--1 bletoh'i'(the '-lpcale 'o'f'iihe?'Pi-btestant picnic) was anxbusl^'^bleWfdf^'fts 5 it was expected' return of" theparty wbuld be the signal for a further display jof... lawlessness., its way fi;onx,,the : Atation to the Orange Hall the procession increased in utinibet-s, whose expressions ;'tif sympathy with the Orangemen were general and hearty. Xt;the.coriier'of High and Manchester.- street* tfrp , sfcoiieS.- were thrown, \ one of. which on the "head, the other broke a window. On reachingy.thev-.prangej Hall, the crowd was acidjessed' /by Mr J. W. . Anderson, of the Hotfeli who in forcible,language denbuncid the , mprning'p attack' of thein. io the pjf Barre'^s^ptel ; ' where "three and four|^thousand!pCTßong.' J -The spebial' constables \ were formed 'in a circle all round thebouse, J jand'aa'tlie ,brbwd recededjthe circle Some desultory and "when an dccasibnal\ wiilcbw was broken a tremendous burst'"6f ; cheering followed. Several arrests were made daring the : evehing\ "*lt .was l-ebotted late;iho#thM <th§iaen wounded in .the. ; mofning'a fracas were.. all iioiii<» well.'f -:.■:-. »■■.-...•:■».-■,■, ~,:'., h-..t,:-y °