STRUGGLE ON SHIP

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16389, 11 July 1927, Page 12

STRUGGLE ON SHIP

NEW PLYMOUTH CONSTABLE HURT

(Per Press Association.)

NEW ,I'LVAIOUTH, hist night

A disturbance at I lie port, ol New I'lynio.uh lasi night resulted seriously for Const a hie Parkinson, and may yet lie equally scrums for other parties engaged, i'lio constable is now in hosjital with an injured leg Unit may prove alter x-ray examination to be broken, To-morrow an ex-cook of the steamer Waipon will be charged with being idle and disorclely, while another man named Burns will lie charged with assault.

When the Waipon arrived from Mewcastle her cook was discharged and a new cool; secured from Wellington. When the new cook went to liis bunk last, night to turn m he found the ex cook, tort died, it is alleged, by liquor and by Ins friend Burns, both of whom occupied the cook's bunk. Finding the odds overwhelming, the new cook approached Captain Gardiner, who ordered the two men out, but they relused io move. The captain telephoned to the police and Constables Parkinson and lladlcr wailed outside. Then Constable l'arkinson entered the bunkhouse. The ex-cook left the bunk when ordered, but Hurns said that nobody would move linn, Burns attacked Constable l'arkinson and kicked him on the leg. Alter a struggle liurns was bandculled, but there was great difficulty in getting hint off the ship, as he fought fiercely to Hie gangway all the way and the constable was painfully injured.

The situation was not devoid' ol humor for the arrested man lay down on the wharf, bill unfortunately he found Dial in the wet weather the wharf is charired with electricity in certain parts and the man sprang up without further persuasion, and thereafter crawled oil the wharf on all fours. Police reinforcements soon arrived and both men were taken to Ibe lock-up.