RIOTING ON THE RAND.
battle between coolies and KAFFIRS. Rioting of a more desperate character than ever occurred recently on the new Kleihfontein Mine (says a telegram from Johannesburg). A dispute arose between the Chinese coolies employed ori the mine and the natives, with the result that a band of 800 Chinese, armed with drills and crowbars, attacked a body of fifty Kaffirs, who carried knobkerries. The coolies and Kaffirs engaged in a general battle, and matters quickly assumed a very serious aspect. A strong force of police, who were immediately despatched to the scene of the conflict, found it necessary to take prompt and determined measures in order to prevent serious bloodshed. They charged the coolies with fixed bayonets, and even then it was only with the greatest difficulty that they succeeded in restoring peace. Eight of the rioters were so badly injured that they had to be taken to the hospital, many others being less seriously injured. The ringleaders of the affair were arrested. A number of civilians, armed with."'revolvers, assisted the police to. quell the disturbance.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 16, 19 January 1905, Page 5
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