BOWSER ATTACK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 122, 25 May 1934, Page 2

BOWSER ATTACK.

INCIDENT AT HASTINGS.

MOTOR CYCLIST ESCAPES. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) HASTINGS, Thursday. A petrol station attendant, Mr. Jack S. Gillies, of Hastings, is suffering from severe injurlas to tiie face, Inflicted by an unknown motor cyclist, who had refused, to pay for benzine after it had been put in tlie tank of his machine.

Mr. Gillies was on duty at a Hastings petrol station early last evening when a motor cyclist rode in and asked for a gallon of benzine. This was put into the machine, but when payment was asked for the man said he was going to Napier and had no money to pay for the petrol.

Mr. Gillies took a benzine "gun" and suction pipe and proceeded to take back tho benzine which had been supplied. As ho was doing so the man kicked the tin from his hands, and as Mr. Gillies was bending down to recover the tin tho man struck him with his list on tlie face. Before Mr. Gillies had time to recover, the cyclist had made off. Later in the evening Mr. Gillies' face commenced to swell to an alarming extent, and he had to receive medical attention. Ho is confined to his home, but is now progressing satisfactorily.