BRAWL ON STEAMER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 281, 28 November 1938, Page 9

BRAWL ON STEAMER.

FOUR MEN INJURED. t i TROUBLE ON* TROJAN STAR. ! A brawl, which started in the firei men's quarters on the Blue Star steamer i Trojan Star 011 Saturday night and ■ developed into a running tight, resulted in four members of the crew being taken i to hospital. One was severely injured i and was admitted, but the other three I were discharged after receiving treatment. It is stated that the trouble suddenly occurred following differences that • developed on the voyage between Kngland and New Zealand. The Trojan Star arrived at Auckland on Saturday morning from Opua after loading and berthed at Queen's wharf. When the affray started in the fircmen's quarters, it is alleged, some of the men endeavoured to avoid the onslaught of others. One crawled under a bunk to escape trouble, while another, who rushed up on deck, found himself in the middle of the conflict. The police and St. John Ambulance officers were summoned and found a Kdward Chevne, unconscious oil the deck. He was suffering with an injury to the left eye, facial lacerations and concussion. Thomas Fitzpatrick, fireman, liad several teeth knocked and injuries to the face, and David McKay suffered injuries to his ribs, while another fireman, George Keenan, had a leg injured. Cheyne was admitted to hospital. His condition to-day was reported to be quite satisfactory. Detectives A. Moor and constables spent some time on board investigating the affair and arrested four inen. MEN BEFORE COURT. MAGISTRATE REFUSES BAIL. The four men arrested nppeared in the Police Court, before Mr. YV. R. McKean, S.M.. this »*iorninjr, each being cbri-ved with annulling Tlicr:.?* Fitzr patrick on Saturday. The accused were ■ Don«ld Currie Campbell (28) and John i McKenna (30), trimmers, and Robert r Smith (2(1), greater, and Harold Stewart Hossad (24), fireman. , Detective-Sergeant Nalder obtained F remands until December 1. AH four ) men, he added, were membera of the • crew of the Trojan Star. Application ;'or bail was made by Mr. | Aekins, appearing for the accused, but . this was opposed by Detective-Sergeant I Nalder, who said another man allegedly assaulted by the accused was at pre- , went in hospital rather seriously in-, . jured. "These men will later be , charged with assaulting him, and if , they are allowed bail they will be im- , mediately arre«ted on another charge of , assault causing actual bodily harm." ' The magistrate refused to grant baij.