A LOST JACKET.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1711, 31 March 1913, Page 4

A LOST JACKET.

■ DRAMATIC INCIDENT AT THE SKATING RINK. The danger of personally ' conducting K search for property which one lias lost In a place of public assembly was exemplified in an incident-whlch occurred at tho Skating Rink in Vivian Street on Saturday. A young lady who returned to the cloakroom alter skating, missed her jacket, and at once started to search for it. In doing so she naturally handled and turned over a number of the garments which were deposited in. the cloak-room. While so engaged, she was observed by a person, who diw his own conclusions and reported what ho had seen to tho management. Dramatic developments followed. Bv a public unnountoment on tho floor, people were requested to ascertain whether any of -theiriproperty had gone astray, ana policemen, summoned in luiste from Mount Cool; Station, appeared upon the scene. Naturally there was a good deal of excitement and agitation. Evishtually the young lad.v who had innocently given rise to all this trouble was requested to walk to Mount Cook Station, This she did, constables following in her wake. • Tlio sequel ' shows the unwisdom of jumping at conclusions. The police, on making inquiries, were soon .satisfied that tho .story told by the young lady of a hunt for a lost jneket ivas true _in every particular. Nothing was missing except the jacket. It.'was satisfactorily established that a regrettable mistake had been made, and the yonng lady was immediately released.