PETROL STATION ATTACK

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18409, 29 May 1934, Page 9

PETROL STATION ATTACK

ATTENDANT STRUCK IN FACE CYCLIST WITHOUT MONEY Another attack on a petrol station ! attendant has taken place, the victim on this occasion being Mr Jack S. Gillies, of Hastings, who is suffering ■ severe injuries to the face, inflicted by an unknown motor cyclist, who had refused to pay for benzine after it had been put in the tank of his machine. Early on Thursday evening Mr Gillies was on duty at a Hastings petrol station, when a motor cyclist rode in and asked for a gallon of benzine. This was put into the machine, but when payment was asked for the man said he was going on to Napier and had no money to pay for the petrol. Mr Gillies did not argue the point, but lat once got a 'benzine “gun” andsuction pipe and without further words proceeded to take back the benzine which had been supplied. As he was doing so, however, the man kicked the tin from his hands, and as Mr Gillies was bending down to recover the tin ’ the man struck him with his fist or-ST' Ihe face. Before Mr Gillies had tipig.; tc recover, the man had made off ■%'. •- Soon afterwards Mr Gillies race ,commenced to swell to aD alarming extent and he had to receive medical attention. He is confined to.-hi homo, but is now progressing satistacterUy. r Mr Gillies was unable 10 secure-tW -v. number of the motor 'cycle, but an accurate -description of the man was available and this has been widely'circulated.