RIOT IN WELLINGTON.
EIGHT FIREMEN ARRESTED. [Per Press Association. 1 WELLINGTON, August 13. As a sequel to a riot in the centre of the city last night eight men appeared before tho Magistrate's Court to-day. It is stated that tho trouble arose over the arrest of a fireman who refused to leave licensed premises. Tho police were interfered with by mates of tho man, and later a big crowd joined in the disturbance, which lasted about two hours. Home twenty police eventually appeared and mounted constables cleared the crowd. Harvey Nicholls. the man who was the main cause of the disturbance, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment in addition to fines. The cases against the others are proceeding.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12084, 13 August 1917, Page 5
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