REPORTED DUEL
WITH SWORDS AT AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND, Tuesday. A duel with naked swords is reported to have been fought in Auckland last Friday night. The victor in the contest was a former English army officer, who, with a sword, nicked the upper arm of his opponent, who thereupon withdrew. The dispute which led to the duel arose in an hotel between an Englishman and a stranger, said to be a foreigner, who made a grossly insulting remark about King George. The Englishman told him that he would not sully his hands by striking him, and challenged him to a duel, the foreigner readily accepting the challenge. The duelling ground was in a-room on the top floor of a city building. Seconds were appointed, and coats and collars having been removed, the fight began, duelling swords being used. They fought for several minutes, and neither gained an advantage until the Englishman ran his sword through the fleshy part of his antagonist’s arm. Honour being satisfied, the contest ended. —(P.A.)
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Wairarapa Daily Times, 17 July 1935, Page 5
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168REPORTED DUEL Wairarapa Daily Times, 17 July 1935, Page 5
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