A LIVELY TIME
afternoon.
FIREMEN CAUSE TROUBLE
REFUSAL TO BOARD LAUNCH
,(By Telegraph.)
(Special to "The Evening Post.")
CIIR-ISTCHURCII, This Day
Violently resisting being put on board a launch which was to convey them to their sliip, the Port Sydney, lying in the stream, six firemen caused a disturbance at Lyttclton yesterday
, The men were rounded up from the streets and hotels and escorted to the waterfront. They were all under the influnce of liquor, and they carried among them protruding from their pockets several bottles of beer. On reaching the launch they refused to go aboard, demanding to know what the launch fares would be and who ■would pay. To place them .on board a desperate struggle was necessary, and the- men had to be dragged into- the boat by the police. No. sooner were one or two placed aboard than they jumped ashore again. One policeman had to make use of his baton to keep back the men who were trying to get away. The position looked bad for a while, and the language was offensive. Finally the men were placed on the launch. When the launch was 100 yards from the- wharf one man jumped, overboard and made for the- shore, but ho was picked up by his mates. ' ■•
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 108, 9 May 1930, Page 15
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212A LIVELY TIME afternoon. Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 108, 9 May 1930, Page 15
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