FIGHT WITH POLICE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 142, 18 June 1931, Page 7

FIGHT WITH POLICE

SYDNEY COMMUNISTS CAPTURE OF A STRONGHOLD CROWD WATCH THE BATTLE HIGH CASUALTY PERCENTAGE [By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright] Received Juno 17, 11.5 p.in. SYDNEY, Juno 17. Tie fiercest fight between police ano Cunmunists in the annals of this Stale, occurred to-day at Baukstown Subirb, where one man was shot in the thigh and nine police and 16 occupant of a house were injured in an eviction riot. Devious disorders arising out of attenots by the police to evict defaultingtenants were bad enough, but were compared with to-day’s conlict. het by a fusilade of stones and briks, the police had to fight their wa; through barbed wire entaglements and smash the doors of a particular cotige in order to gain admission. Sixeen men were inside guarding a te::nt’s furniture. Vlleys of Etones were thrown at thepolice through the windows. Inspecor White received a terrific blow on he head and dropped like a log wit a fractured skull. The remainder of le police were hurt after bursting intethe house. Those who escaped thenissilos pluckily fought back with hatis and mowed down the anti-evic-tioists like nine pins, many of whom premted a woeful sight at the hospital iter. A ambulance worked at high pressunremoving those injured. Tp cottage bore grim testimony to theviolent nature of the hostilities. Biol was in every room, every stick of irniture was damaged and every wirow smashed. crow' watched the proedings and many free fights occurd among those discussing the mets of the casp. ktecn arrests were made. ie police found a pile <uf Commun ist literature in the Bankstown cotta, also piles of stones, heavy waddi and pieces of pipe. The cottage he boon guarded by anti-evictionists foa fortnight.