FRACAS IN A CAFE.
AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER KILLED. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Jan. 1, 1.30 a.m. London, Dec. 30. An inquiry of the British authorities in reference to the Peronne fracas shows that two Australians belonging to a graves detachment entered a cafe, where they were accused by a Frenchman, belonging to a reconstruction camp of mixed nationalities, of stealing a hatchet. The Australians denied the accusation, but they were assaulted. The Australians forced their way through the door and ran down the road. Their assailants followed, firing a revolver. One Australian was killed and another severely wounded. The commander of the reconstruction camp, in a letter, deeply regrets the incident. He pays a warm tribute to the Australians' gallantry in the war and their good conduct. Four Frenchmen have been arrested ? and charged with murder.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 2 January 1920, Page 5
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137FRACAS IN A CAFE. Taranaki Daily News, 2 January 1920, Page 5
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