DISTURBANCE AT DANCE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 289, 7 December 1931, Page 9

DISTURBANCE AT DANCE.

r &S£C." KNOCKED DOWN. I3PLANATIONS TO MAGISTRATE. - The action of young men in dancing together at an Onehunga dance on - the "evening-of August 22 led to a. great deal ■of trouble. One young man assaulted | the and after the dance there were two fights, all a sequel to the dancing episode. , . : Alfred Kemp was charged in the Onehunga Police Court to-day with assaulting Lew Stokes, M.C. of the Bon Ton Dance Hall. Stokes said that he saw two-young men dancing together in a corner. That was not allowed, so, in his ofßeial position, he asked them to separate. When he was walking away he was struck behind the ear. .' Counsel for accused said that there had been certain provocation. The M.C. had pushed his client.

Counsel for accused said the whole thing was that accused did not know much about dancing, and was being taught a few steps.

Remarking that there was no justification for accused hitting Stokes such a severe blow that he was knocked down, the magistrate, Mr. F. H Levien, fined Kemp £2 10/ and costs. Alfred George Whye appeared on charges of assault and using insulting words. He pleaded guilty to using insulting words, but denied the assault. He was prepared to plead guilty to fighting in a public place, and this was accepted. "About 11.30 on the same evening accused and some other young fellows "were outside the dance- hall," said Sergeant Brown. "There was some trouble, and accused assaulted a man named Foster and several others." Norman McNiven Foster, a labourer, said he saw Whye hit a man named , Yates. They fought for a time, and then Yates said that he had had enough.

iTr. Levien: What was the cause of all this trouble? sWitness: There had been a disturbance in the dance hall, and it was being discussed outside. Somebody said that Whye was pretty good with his fists, and Yates said, "Oh, he's just a good bluff." So Whye invited Yates out. After the fight was over Whye saidto me, "You said I'm a bluff, too, didn't you?" I said "Yes," so we just had a fight. Asked by the magistrate what he had to say, Whye said he was sorry. "I heard somebody say that he could beat Die, so we just went out and had a fight," he remarked. "These things will happen. ..." ' The Magistrate: No, they won't just happen. People jro to a dance to dance T not to fight. The next man who comes before me on such a charge will be heavily fined. "His conduct has been so bad round the district that he is barred from dance - halls where he is known," said Sercreant Brown. Accused was fined £3 10/ and costs. He was allowed a month to pay. KEEP SLIM—HEALTHILY! No need to starve yourseir into slimness. Follow the way or England's society ana eat Peek Frean's Vita-Weat instead or oread, it is delicious wholewheat, crunctiy " IS P bread—with not one atom or undercooked starch. Rich in health-giving: vita™™s > Eat with or without butter. In (\cn packets - Prices Trom 1/ packet