DELUGE OF HOT SOUP.
YOUNG STEWARD'S RESENTMENT
FINED FOR ASSAULT. Per Press Assoeiat'on. ' AUCKLAND, Jan. 6. While Mr H. Kirk, chief steward of the steamer Makura, was partaking of Christmas dinner with a lady on board the vessel, they were treated to a deluge of hot soup. John Gordon Lovell, a young steward, was today charged with assault on the high seas in the Police Court. It transpired that the incident was the result of a reprimand by Kirk three days previously. Lovell came to the door remarking that he had only a few days to go and threw the contents of a bowl of hot soup at Kirk. Accused was fined £5, including £2 compensation for damage to clothing.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 1209, 6 January 1925, Page 6
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120DELUGE OF HOT SOUP. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 1209, 6 January 1925, Page 6
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