NIGHT SIDE OF AUCKLAND

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2468, 22 May 1915, Page 10

NIGHT SIDE OF AUCKLAND

WOMAN WAYLAID AND ' (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Auokland, May 21. A woman was attacked by an unknown assailant last night in the Mount Roskill district. She was walking by herself when a man passed her, and then, suddenly wheeling round, seized her by the throat. He dragged her into some gorse, and threw her. off her feet. The woman struggled, and cried for help, and attracted the attention of two neighbours. The assailant then mad© off, pursued by the two residents, lie disappeared around a corner, whack was not lighted, and when the pursuers reached this corner they saw only a man walking towards them. _ Kiey. considered bis demeanour suspicious, and asked him where he was going, an. (j what he was doing. He was a wellbuilt man, and he answered calmly, enough that he was "out for a walk. Thereupon they asked him to walk to tho bottom of the road with them, as a young lady had been assaulted, and if sho declared him not to be her assailant they would harbour no further suspicions concerning him. While this conversation was in. procross each held an arm of their man. Ho cheerfully exprcsed his willingness to accede to their request, and they, released their hold. To their astonishment the man then whipped out a revolver, and told them to approach him again at the risk of their lives, and without more ado ho dashed oft, and eluded all pursuers.

Lovers' of art may be interested to know that there is a venr fine oil painting of Miss Girlie Gibbs, tie talented young pianist, on view at Alien Spencer's photographic studio, Street. The picture is from the brush of Godfrey Lindauer, the Bohemian artist, whose name is now before the public in tho production of Mr. Partridge s collection at Auckland. Alongside of is a very fine plioto of Miss Gribbs bj, ARon Spencer and.f rom which tho artists painted his picture. Miss G-ibbs, "who lias recentlv ioined the Order of the Sisters of Mercy, it will bo remembered . obtained at one of her examinations a t double L.A.B. from the Itoyal College t of Musio, Loudon. • Messrs. J. H. Bethuno and Co. announce in our auction columns that oa Wednesday, .Tune 2, at 2.30 p.m., at their rooms, Featherston Street, under instructions from the Public Trustee in the estate of Henry Knight, and from Mr. Henry , Knight they are submitting a property, Waiwctu Eoad, Lower Hutt;. The land contains an being all level, dry, and suitable for 6 . division. It is subdivided into five docks, and has been * farm for many years. The builmp. the land consist of a 6-roomed 12-bail cowshed with loft and storet On account of the extensive mtwo roads—Waiwetu Koad and 80*,.., Avenue-the property can, it is istated, subdivided at very snrJl expense. ij