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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1578, 10 December 1885, Page 4

v The Salvationists (says the Grey River \Argus) are preparing to invade Hokitika. They are to open fire on the evening; of December 6th. Grey mouth will probably be the next point of attack. It is to.be hoped if they cub up the insane antics here that they did some time ago m Sydney Sergeant M'Ardle will run m . the whole, gan?. TJiey. had what they call' a "dsvil chase" m Sydney. Not being able to attract a congregation by • the usual methods, they pretended to ; hunt for Old Nick, and ran- up and down Oxford-street, yelling at the top of their , voices, " Catch him ; stop him ; hold Him" A .crowd of larrikins • assisted m the exciting and novel hunt, and the hunters themselves were run to earth at .the Police Station. •« Truthful jariies" evidently did not make a mistake when; he said "For ways that are 'dark and tricks that are vain the heathen Chinee is peculiar." If Truthful tTatnes had known Ah Get he would probably have had no cause to alter his somewhat celebrated opinion. The. said Ah Get, it will no doubt be remembered, filed his schedule — a remarkable unusual circumstance for a Chinaman m this Colony. Ah Get had * not yet procured his discharge, and his unfortunate, creditors, apparently think- - ing that all was not right, caused'an investigation to be . made, with the result that a box— which contained jewellery of the " Brummagem" description, and fancy goods. of all kinds, and which, it is needless to stat?, were not put down amongst the alnmrl everl's assets — was discovered burie.l m the market garden of a brother celes'ial at Walwetu, -Lower Hntt. A warrant was at once issued, and Ah Get was promptly arresfed and lodged m the lock-no, charged with attempting to defraud his creditors.