A BAD PICKER

NZ Truth, Issue 1189, 13 September 1928, Page 12

A BAD PICKER

Hitchens^^Ghing" Methods

(Prom "N.Z. Truth's" Christchurch . ■ ■.:■;■■■. ■ '-;■_.■. Rep).-... . :•, •-.- ._..■ .■'... Sorting beans is a rather monotonous business at the best of timps, but more so vyh«n one is getting no margin above bed and ■ tupker for it., ,' AND so John Henry Hitchens wanO ■dered abroad from the Christchurch Salvation Army men's, home In search of something more exciting. He found it, all right. ' Hitchens is a bad picker, for he ; sorted out l^rank Harbld Christian, Justice of the. Peace, pillar of the church, and managfer ; : of L. M: Isitt's book,, and! stationery store, on "whom to vent his spleen • arid it cost him dearly. ; ... '■.■"'"/■■. ■' \ ■■]■ ■'■■?'.; "V:' : y- t ,, t ■'■'':' Hitchens,. Tvho 1 declared an age old acquaintanceship v : ... -writh . Christian, visited the shop arid, "touched" him for two shillings, which \\yas refused. Christian 1 tactfully urged ; the unwelcome caller, to the footpath where, m a scuffle, he was struck toy ■ Hitch-en's-fist on the-che^t. ■ ':'. : ; ' A was handy and arrested Hitphens, who persisted while on the way to the police: station, In referring to Christian . as a; ■ r.P.A. ■ ""' t arid - various other: terms of .endearment. ./ .';'.• : Hitchens admitted he was drunk, but said' he- had no intention of assaulting anyone. For the assault he was fined £1 and for indecent language a further £2, the default being' fixed, at six days. . Woods' Great Peppermint Cure ; ; For Influenza Colds.* '