A LIVELY SCENE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4815, 3 September 1894, Page 3

A LIVELY SCENE.

Chinamen and Jack Tars.

Thoi'O was a very lively scene in Haining Street, Wellington, about 12 o'clock on Saturday night, tlid result being several mora or less extinguished Cliinhmon, two Wounded policoinon,and the delight of several Jack Tars, who indulged in a big light with inlinito gusto. Tho. row' appears to have had its origin in sonic Police Court proceedings, and a passer-by, hearing a noise inside the honso of' a Chinamen living in I the street, went in,but being threatened by tho occupant with a tomahawk, miulc a precipitate retreat into the street. The offended Chinaman promptly threw the tomahawk after him through tho window, and as the man in the street stopped to pick it up ho was pounced upon by Constable Murdoch. A tussle ensued in the course of which n Chinaman mine out of the house and dealt (he Constable a blow on the head with a bamboo, evidently mistaking him for the mini who had so unceremoniously entered his premises, Then began a row which Install for some lime, and soon the street was tilled with a howling horde of Chinese, women j and general public. Constable Murdoch was shortly reinforced by Constables Cassclls, Cussin, and Evendon, who had all they could do to prevent the Chinese from seriously assaulting them. Their call for assistance was cheerfully responded to by half a dozen of the crew of H.M.S. Wallaroo, who chanced to be in the vicinity, and on their arrival the appearance of events quickly assumed a different complexion. Arming themselves with staves torn from fences, they, attacked the Chinese with great vigor and quickly put them to the right-about, except three, who were left in the hands of the police. The play was very rough while it lasted, mid one Chinaman got a very bad cut eye, Constable Murdoch got a long cut on his scalp, and Constable Cussells was also struck on the head with a bamboo. After the police left, the man-o-war's men continued (he game on their own accomit,one Celestial being sent Hying through n window, mid others' receiving a good many hard knocks, -NJ. Times.