Rival Romeos

NZ Truth, Issue 1145, 10 November 1927, Page 9

Rival Romeos

rwas really a question of ownership. Who owned the girl? One of the lads at the Trades Hall, Dunedin, danoe, reckoned on a prior claim. The other danced on — with Angel Eyes.

Of course, there had to be a fight; tradition, and all that sort of thing, demanded it. So the young bloods adjourned to a quiet spot to thrash out the argument. Into the fiery air of left-hooks, jabs and right- uppercuts stalked a constable.

"You're m the grounds of the First Church," said the constable, nearly getting m the way of the youthful knuckle-dusters. "Come along with me." And they came. Brought before Magistrate Bundle kt Dunedin for fighting within view of a public place, the youths pleaded guilty. Lawyer Hanlon spoke of young fellows who sometimes got "mixed up m this sort of thing" and the magistrate, remarking that at least "they went to a quiet spot to ' fight it out," dismissed the informations, suppressed their names and sent them about their business.