FRACAS OCCURS ON BOARD SHIP.
STEWARD INJURED BY RAZOR CUTS ON FACE. Per Press Association.. WESTPORT. August 27. Early this morning a fracas occurred on. the overseas steamer Atholl, when Mahommed Abdullah, a Somalilander, it is alleged, inflicted severe wounds on David Henry Waterson, a steward. Apparently trouble had been brewing since yesterday afternoon and was brought to a head this morning when Abdullah attacked the steward with a razor, inflicting wounds on the face and body. Abdullah was arrested and, as a sequel, nine of his countr3 f men refused to return to the ship. It is alleged that when the attack took place an officer pointed a revolver at the assailant, but the revolver failed to go off.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18551, 27 August 1928, Page 10
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120FRACAS OCCURS ON BOARD SHIP. Star (Christchurch), Issue 18551, 27 August 1928, Page 10
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