CLASH AT A BALL
AN ITALIAN VENDETTA. FIGHT IN SWISS VILLAGE. LONDON, December 28. A vendetta outrage, which occurred during a ball in the Swiss watchmaking village of Arogno, and in which a visiting Italian Mayor was concerned,) has icaused such excite, ment that, in order to prevent reprisals. the Italian Government haa closed the frontier. Four fcrc there named ‘’lire-lli, one of whom had deserted from Ihi Italian Army before becoming a naturalised Swiss, swore vengeance on Vitalini, the Italian Mayor of Camplone, whence the deserter Spineill had escaped from custody. Vitalini, .accompanied by his brother, attended the Arogno festival, and mot the Spinellia in the ballroom. The Splnellis Immediately opened ftr\
The Vltnlinis, although wouudol barricaded themselves In the ballroom and resided the attacks of the Splnollia, wS* were accompanied by villagers armed with pitchforks. fo> eight hours. The Mayor of Arogno eventually summoned the Lugaue gendarmes, arrested the Splnellis, and drove off the mob. The Vltallnis are recovering,
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2339, 8 January 1926, Page 7
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