TROUBLE IN APIA.
STRIKERS ATTACK POLICE
SHOTS FIRED ON CROWD
Australian and N.Z. Press Association. (Received August 13, 5.5 p.m.) APIA. Aug. 12. There was a conflict yesterday between 250 coolies who are on strike and the police, who fired two shots in the air and then several revolver shots in selfdefence. There were 14 casualties among the coolies, four of whom were wounded by bullets,' one seriously, and the remainder injured by batons. Somo of the Samoan and European police were slightly injured by stones.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19290814.2.73
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20333, 14 August 1929, Page 11
Word Count
86TROUBLE IN APIA. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20333, 14 August 1929, Page 11
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in