FRACAS ON STEAMER
3.30 P.M. EDITION
STEWARD BADLY INJURED
ARREST OF ONE OF CREW,
Per Press Association
WESTPORT, Aug. 27. Early this morning a fracas occurred on the overseas steamer Atholl, which at present is at Westport. Mahomined Adullah, a Somalilander, inflicted severe wounds on a steward named David Henry Waterson. Apparently trouble had been brewing since yesterday afternoon and was brought to a head this morning when Adullah attacked the steward with a razor, inflicting wounds on the face and body. Adullah was arrested, and' nine of of his countrymen refused to return to the ship. It is alleged that when the attack took place the chief officer pointed a revolver at the assailant, but the revolver failed to go off.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 230, 27 August 1928, Page 2
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122FRACAS ON STEAMER Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 230, 27 August 1928, Page 2
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