A LONG SWIM IN THE HARBOUR.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 720, 20 January 1910, Page 6

A LONG SWIM IN THE HARBOUR.

THE ;i MAN:;AREESTEI).

;After. a' somewhat,;extraordinary.'exhibition .of swimming, in' the .harbour yesterday afternoon; a strongly-built man of about 35 iwas.:taken into, custody;by".the ■police;■ and .Jooked up at • the. Lambton ..Quay' Police. Station. ■ The man, 1 who .was apparently quite sober, was SDen at about 3.30 o'clock by some. children, near:the Oriental. Bay tram terminus. He .waded out':;frbm' the beach for some; distance, and then; came .back to the shore. Eemarking. that he was going, for: a swim, he •. proceeded to divest. himself of his clothing, and, ;leaving it on. the beach in the care of sbine children;' he' returned to' the ; wafer. .'. Seeing. that he: swam •straight out:in.• the■ harbour, ,, -two ; boys:in a', boat followed him;'but:the swimmer needed' no- assistance, and in due course •he reached, , £he"King's Wharf.. Climbing, up the..'.' stringers,- he i gained . the wharf 'decking.-.and it.'is related;that he then, performed; some; diving; feats, "as. if to : show. ■ that he;was .not:'"blowh" after his long- journey: ~.It; was. 5.30 p.m. by this -time, and ■ the ;man's doings ..caused- a gooddeal of amusement, among the-crews of -:H.M.S;', Ghallenger- ; and, the Union Company's ; cpllie>.; Kaituna, - which : v were : lying at.the. wharf, vAt last a; constable arrived, on the-'scene,-"and the 'swimmer,' arrayed in- a' borrowed pair.- of trousers, was: placed under .arrest.. His: clothes, which'were taken, from! the. beachby, the Mount" Cook; police, - contained no. papers. The man gave his name readily enough, 'and when informed that his utter neglect of the proprieties'would: form the basis of a charge to be preferred -against himVin , Court,- replied;;; TVell, -r.-wanted a- swim, and I didn't hkye.any.swimming trunks.": The police know nothing about theman?s history... He vrill appear, before ;the magistrate this 'morning.. ,, : ' ■'■ '' v\