A PITCHED BATTLE
CHINESE AND HINDUS
FRUITERERS' DISPUTE
(By Telegraph—Press Association.)
DANNEVIEKE, This Day
A . nocturnal clash occurred shortly after 11 o'clock last night between rival Chinese and Hindu fruiterers, whose business premises are situated close together in tho main business area.
It is alleged that the trouble was caused by the wiping of fruit prices off the window of the Chinese shop. As the rivals were proceeding homewards last night the Chinese set a watch, and several Hindus and Chinese subsequently engaged in a pitched battle during which two of the combatants, one on each side, went through a plate-glass window of a shop in the vicinity, a Chinese receiving slight head injuries and a Hindu a cut wrist.
There is every probability that the battle, which apparently ended in a draw, will be refought shortly in Court.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 111, 12 May 1934, Page 14
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139A PITCHED BATTLE Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 111, 12 May 1934, Page 14
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