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— — It is a custom in France when a rider's tyre bursts in a sprint race before the. bell for the last ring's for the others to atop, and a fresh start is arranged. ■ A curious case of wrongful arrest recently occurred in England. A rather •habbily-dressed labourer bought a new and T«ry smart looking bicycle, at the time expressing to the agent the opinion that a-s soon as the police saw him riding it they would arrest him. Sure enough, he was spotted by a detective when cycling home, who, not satisfied with the replies jn v cn to ' hie interrogation, and finding only twopence in the man's pockets, placed him under *rrest. It was not until the maker of the machine had been interviewed as to ifej j Ownership that the rider was released. I

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Otago Witness, Issue 2736, 22 August 1906, Page 55

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Untitled Otago Witness, Issue 2736, 22 August 1906, Page 55

Untitled Otago Witness, Issue 2736, 22 August 1906, Page 55

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