SLASHED WITH RAZOR
RIOT IN WORKS CAMP
A RAID ON A TENT
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ' BLENHEIM, 4th August. Follqwing an affray which occurred at No. 8 Camp, Kekerangu, on Sunday, a man named James Law, a wellknown Blenheim resident, formerly of Swansdown, has been conveyed to the Kaikoura Hospital suffering from the ! effects of razor slashes.
From what-ean bo ascertained from the brief details which have reached Blenheim, it appears that trouble developed in the camp yesterday afternoon when a Blenheim business man, whose name has not been revealed, at j tempted to secure payment of £.10 from one of the Public Works employees known as Dick Jones.
It is stated that the Blenheim man was reinforced in his demand by a gaug of men who attemptpd to raid Jones's tent.
Axes and razors wero produced, and a regular riot ensued, in the course of which Law was slashed across the face' with a razor.
The injured man' was conveyed last evening to the Kaikoura Hospital, where he is making good progress. According to one version, tho dispute arose as a result of the introduction of liquor to the camp.
SLASHED WITH RAZOR
Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 31, 5 August 1930, Page 11
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