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Marlborough Express, Volume XLIX, Issue 205, 31 August 1915, Page 6

A scene, rare to T>unedin, created a ■sensation in the heart of the city at noon on Friday (says the Otago .!>aiiy Times). It was ' a dramatic and furious encounter for the few moments it lasted. A young man stood at one of the desks at the telegraph office counter. Presently two men walked, in quietly, and one said, pointing to the man engaged apparently in. preparing a telegram, "Ihis i-s ." One of the two advanced and said, "Oh, are you Mr ? Well, I'ye been looking for you, and now you'll get it.'"'* The man addressed reeled backward under the sting of a wellaimed blow, which was followed by another. The assailant then took him by the neck and pushed and punched him out of the door, to the ustonish-

—, ; r |M lm mll iiiiiiiiiiign,,,^ ; ment of onlookers. The assaulted one- . was chased into the street, where lie , ' managed to escape in a crowd i gathered round the board upon which. ■ is posted the war news. The man who I was assaulted was one of three recent 1 arrivals from CTiristeliurch, who, it is alleged, have been behaving in a reprehensible manner with young girls. They are stylishly dressed, and stand in wait for their Victims at the Post Offk-e and at corners where the public congregate. They bear !>y no means the best of reputations, and one of their escapades came to the knowledge of a. man whose instinct led him to adopt the means described above of giving the offender a lesson. It was si fulfilment of a promise made to give the fellow a thrashing if he met him. It is not likely that Court proceedings will be taken, as it is understood that the young fellows are by no means anxious "to bring sibout a close acquaintance with the police, either as complainants or in jin'v othcu capacity.