WANTS TO TAKE UP DUEL
ENGLISHMAN ’ S CHA LLENGE. WOULD REPLACE~MAJOR ATTLEE (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) ROME, July 12. Count Fanelli, who challenged Major Vttlee, M.P., to a duel following the latter’s speech on Abyssinia, has received from Air Edward Dickinson, of London, a challenge to a duel with Air Dickinson, who wishes to take Alajor Attlee’s place. In a letter to Count Fanelli, Air Dickinson says: ‘ ‘As a duel is evidently your idea, of . satisfaction I trust you will allow an Englishman jealous of his country’s history and traditions to take up the challenge. I trust you will speedily reply, enabling suitable arrangements to be made.” Count Fanelli is at present out of Rome. His friends say he is unlikely to accept as his quarrel is with Alajor Attlee.
A London cable says that Dickinson is a well-built six-foot man living at Highbury. Interviewed he .said: “If this fire-eating fellow wants to eat rire I will give it to him to eat. He can have the choice of weapons.” Mr Dickinson lived in Australia for 17 years.
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Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 13 July 1935, Page 8
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180WANTS TO TAKE UP DUEL Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 13 July 1935, Page 8
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