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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLI, Issue 9498, 23 April 1921, Page 5

Now and again an incident occurs here which justifies outsiders m regarding this part of the Dominion as the wild and woolly West Coast (writes the Waiuta correspondent of the Greymouth Star). The Donnybrook which took place on Saturday, 9th inst., is such an incident. To run into a dance room with a rope while the dance was proceeding, and lasso one of the dancers would seem an incident m keeping with a Wild West show. However, this was only a minor feature m Waiuta' s revelry on Saturday night. It was the occasion of a dance, and all went merrily until 11 p.m., when a fight started. The rough-and-tumble must have delighted the assembled crowd, for the desire to get a smack at one another spread like an epidemic, and a panic ensued. Ity, is stated that the contestants set-to with a right good will, and m a few minutes the battle was m progress on the dance room floor, on the stage, m the dressing room, and out m the* street. The disturbance raged until the majority got tired or injured, o^ sought safety m retreat* The sequel will be heard m the Magistrate's Court.