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A scene, rare to Dunedin, created a sensation mine heart of the city at noon a cV Jt wm a dramatic and furious encounter tor the lew moments it lasted. A ybuna man stood at one of the desks at the tele graph office counter. Presently two men valked m quietly, and one said, pointing to the mar engaged, apparently in preparing a telegram. "This | s —.»? 0 J g& two advanced and said, "Oh, are von Mr -—-« Well, Ive been looking for you, and now you I got ,t.' The man. addressed reeJeJ backward under the sting of :1 wellaimed blow, which was followed bv another ihe assailant then took him by "the neck and pushed and punched him out of the doo:, ro the astonishment of onlookers. Ihe assaulted one was chased into the street, where he managed to escape in a crowd gathered round the board on whicn is posted the war news. The man who was assaulted was one of the three recent ar. rivals from Christchiuch, who, it alleged have been behaving in a reprehensible manner w.'tn young girls. Thev aro stvllishlv dressed, and stand in wait for their victims at the post office and at corners wl&re the publfe congregate. They bear by no means the best of reputations, and one of their escapades came to the knowledge of a man whose, instincts led him to adopt the mean's described above of giving the offender * leseo.i. It is not likelv that Court' ;u----ceedings will be taken. A 3 it is underwood tnsi the young fellows v.re !.y no means anxious to bring about a close acquaintance with the police, either as'complainants or in any other capacity. • ial .-

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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 10164, 1 September 1915, Page 6

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Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 10164, 1 September 1915, Page 6

Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 10164, 1 September 1915, Page 6

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