A RAILWAY INCIDENT.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 938, 7 January 1911, Page 4

A RAILWAY INCIDENT.

<tv M AURI WOMAN ASSAULTS A PAK.EHA. A . occurred live utner uav rr the morning train to W.rrgumu hum south, just alter it had It-U Greatfonl. A lady and her husband had been sitting together in a second-class car...ge, and the husband want on to the platform ns the train reached Great ford, his wife placing a hag in his place In save his scat. A number oi Maoris entered the carriage at Greatfonl, one young dame carrying a babv. S!ie motioned to the lady rderred to, asking her to i remove the bag lor Iter to sit down. The lady leplied that it was het i.t-sband’s Seat. Without further parley, the Maori handed her baby to a irie-nd and struck tbe 1■ ■ ely a i- a mud mg slap on the face, alarm on; the. whole of the occupants M A ■ carriage. For reply, the Maoi i ■.■.•as i<;H in tiembling accents that she was a “black pig,” and the husband was railed in to inlet let c. At Marlon, a constable was infonued ot the oecitncnce, and h was asked to attest the Maoii ami take proceedings in tbe matter, a gentleman in the carriage haiideo the constable bis card and oliering to go as a witness. The constable spoke to the offending woman in Maoii, ?xhorling her to keep her hands to berseli or she would gel into trouble ; but there the incident seemed to end, for, although the lady assaulted got out at Marlon, the Maori;; proceeded on the journey unmolested, 'iiieie was considerable indignation amongst tbe passengers in the train over the unpleasant incident.—. Exchange.