ATTACKED BY BLACKS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 22 December 1925, Page 2

ATTACKED BY BLACKS.

CONSTABLE SEVERELY HANDLED. I I I By Cable—l’ress Association — Cupynghl. M.. 1 > .... .. I,: ... PEUT.II, Deccmhoi' 21. A story of an amazing euenunter I between a. i-onstatPi', n ulack-tvackei' I and a gin, and six native pri.-.onm; | the constiible was escorting, is coniainj ed in an'oflie.iil icpm t received by Hie j CommuMiinier of J/ikiee. 1 Constable Waiter had six blacks j chained together, and with a gin and ! (.nicker was taking them to Fitzroy, 1 crossing iroin the lar north-west. iv’hi.c tlie constable dismounted to adjust one of tlie pack;; on , a horse I the natives made a concerted attack. I Constable Walter drew ins revolver j and fired into the ground, but this uul not deter I lie natives, -who rushed him. throning stones and wielding sticks. Constable Walter’s revolver jammed, after the second shot, and ho was forced to retreat. Constable Walter was receiving a had handling when the gin and tracker • came to Ins assistance. With his strength failing, the constable managed to free his revolver, and shoot one of the attackers in the. stomach. Tlie constable then collapsed. The remainder of the ' 'natives, frightened at the fate of their companion, surrendered, . and were scoured and chained to a tree: The native who was'shot subsequemly succumbed. The tracker, gin and constable were badly injured, hut not dangerously.