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Marlborough Express, Volume XL, Issue 4, 5 January 1907, Page 4

We understand that Mr D. A. Sturrock is sending a pen of Black Orpingtons over to Australia for the next Haw-kesbury egg-laying competition. Capt. Edwin wired at 1.25 p.m. as follows:—"Northerly moderate to strong winds; glass fall; tides moderate; sea considerable on coast after 16 hours," A man named Fred Johnston, whose present address is the Blenheim lockup, has been emulating Lionel Terry in a quieter way. The other day he walked into the Chinese laundry in Charles Street and threatened some of the occupants. This morning he was walking along the footpath in Market Street North, and, coming across George Chong sweeping the footpath, assaulted him most desperately, inflicting a nasty wound over the eye with his fist. Chong used the broom in selfdefence to some purpose, and the police state the aggressor got the worst of it. Johnston was arrested, and will be charged before the Magistrate to-mor-row morning.