RENEWED RIOTS.
RACIAL BITTERNESS.
Knives And Revolvers In Use In
Melbourne.
TWO HOSPITAL OASES. (Received 12.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, this day. A street fight between Italians and Australians in West Melbourne yesterday afternoon resulted in two men being taken to hospital. One was struck on the head with a bottle and the other was stabbed in the groin. The trouble is said to have arisen out of the visit of small boys to a shop kept by an Italian, where it was alleged one tried to steal an ice cream and was promptly kicked out. He informed his relatives and a number of men and women visited the shop and had wordo with the owner. Hatters seemed smoothed over and the crowd was taking the police advice to go away when a young man rushed past a constable. He appeared to strike an Italian and fell to the ground bleeding from a knife wound. Then the light was on.
The Italian was joined by compatriots and stones and bottles flew. The Italian shopkeeper, who was badly wounded in the face by a stone, rushed inside, secured a revolver and fired a couple of shots at the crowd, but owing to blood filling his eyes his aim was poor.
Before ho could fire again he was disarmed by a policeman and was later charged with having carried a pistol without a permit.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 268, 12 November 1928, Page 7
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230RENEWED RIOTS. Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 268, 12 November 1928, Page 7
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