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REGIMENTS AT FEUD.
*Afraceas which might easily hayv do
veloped into a serious riot took place
recently at Aldeoohut botween some men
of' the Durham Light Infantry -aud .thle
Worcester Regiment. It occurred after
"Lightso out,", the Worcester meu at
tacking and, almost wrecking a barrack
room occupied by the Durhams. Every
window was amashed, and considerable
other damago done. When the alarmed
occupants rushed out, they were met
with a starm .of stones and an ugly at
tuck with fixed bayonets. The Durhamo
at once similarly armed themselves, and
bullets began to fly in the air, when
ouicers and nun-commissioned erserns ali
peared on the scene with hastily formed
pickets and separated the combatantl.
It was then found that severe InJuries
had been sustained by many of the men,
thu worst cases, fouglo ioumbes, helog
removed to thle Connaught tienpltal for
medical attention. OD theese, Private
Kolly, of tihe Durham Light Infantry, is
in a mont pr rious condition, suffering
frbm. a bayonet thrunt iu the stnmach:.
Private Gully, Worcester Regiment, hai
a bayonet stab in the back; and Lance
corporal Berry and Private HIunte ,'Dur
ham Light, Infantry, have severe scalp
wounds. The pickets remained on duty
all night, and next morning the W?oreen
ters were removed to another barracks.
A court of inuiury has been investigating
the euthreak. which appear, to in hae
arisen over a long-standing feud.
Dr. Collette, the director of the Parl.
Pantear Institute, was bitten by a cobra
from which lie was extracting thie venom.
'rToe oerum whi ei le iliecered undoubh
edly ved his lie hie ut oaer a le tocbt
three weelis one of kin fligeino hod to hu
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