A CLOUDBURST

NZ Truth, Issue 1186, 23 August 1928, Page 7

A CLOUDBURST

Also Some Lightning And Thunder (From "N.Z. Truth's" Waihi Rep.) Beer, billiards and. bruising were Intermingled m a mix-up m a local billiard-saloon last week. The chief actors m the painful little drama, were James Casley and Arthur Reginald Harvey who pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Platts to fighting. THE 'two men had had arguments be--1 fore about a little matter that it were better not to discuss m public. Casley entered a local saloon and commenced to talk to a friend there, when Harvey approached him and interrupted by remarking 1 : "Never mind, him; we, have an argument." To this, Casley replied that he had no desire to argue, whereupon, according to a witness, Harvey commenced to "sling dirt around." Harvey then suggested visiting a friend's place m the east end, and on Oasley remarking that he would only be "running his head Into the ribose," Harvey removed his coat and "tore into him." Casley was, however, a little too alert and managed to get m a Gene Tunney, -flooring his opponent. In true fashion of the ring, Casley then stood alertly aside and as Harvey rose, put him down again with another blow. According to Harvey, who rushed off to the police station as soon as the afftay ended. Casley started the argument by referring to a matter offensive to witness,' and concluded it by knockIng him down twice. Casley then picked up a chair whioh he brandished above Harvey the while applying to him such gentle epithets as "Walhl scab" and "polio© pimp." The other chap then "porred" Kirn m the ribs with his feet— a favorite pastime m. Lancashire— and, finally chased him from the room with a chair. Casley, of course, denied all this. He Hftid that Harvey commenced the argument and struck him first. He (Casley) then merely knocked him down twice and finally advised him to go home. He denied having kicked Harvey or used a chair to him. Both men were oonvlcted, Harvey b«ing fined £8 and Oaeley £3.