Two-up at Raurumu.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVI, Issue 23, 9 June 1906, Page 22

Two-up at Raurumu.

There waa a flutter in the .“two-up ring” at Raurimu, on the North Island Main Trunk railway works, recently, just after the last pay. The coins hail been spinning merrily for some hours, when suddenly the cry of “A nob!*’ was raised. I'he penny with two heads had probably been robbing the whole crowd for an hour or two, and the navvies immediately, i na state of fury, threw themselves upon the thief and commenced belabouring him, while those on the outskirts set up yells of “Duck him!” “Boftt him!”

“Knife him!” His pockets were searched. but there was no money in them, and the culprit then challenged the best man in the crowd to fight. The champion underhand axeman of the bush took up the challenge. Candles were procured. and a ring formed, while the pugilists stripped for action. The fight was a very severe one. and the culprit put up such a good exhibition that he was able to withdraw with something better than even honours, and to escape from the crowd. An eye-witness of the incident states that if the crowd had had anything like free access to liquor the thief would have been killed. J* 2*