THROWING EGGS AT ELECTIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 293, 11 December 1899, Page 2

THROWING EGGS AT ELECTIONS.

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—While awaiting the results of the election last night at the "Star" Office 1 was disgusted to see that some hoodlums were throwing rotten eg-gs among the crowd of spectators. At first no one seemed to know where they came from, but fortunately a number of gentlemen discovered that every egg was thrown from the top windows of a building in the vicinity of the Star office on the other side of the street. Now to show the cowardice of the larrikins who were low enough to behave in this contemptible manner, I should like to state that they were careful to keep behind the crowd. <Two of them were smoking at the windows to keep watch while their friends threw the eggs from behind, and when discovered- they disappeared quicl> and lively. The people on the street were so annoyed that they threatened to smash the windows, but to avoid this the cowards got two young women to appear, and so saved themselves.—l am, etc., R£BERT DAWSON. [The persons guilty of this disgraceful conduct were not only hoodlums but fools. That their conduct did not result in the building being wrecked is a testimony to the good temper and forbearance of the crowd,. There are few places in the world where a large gathering of people would have borne such an outrage so patiently.—Ed. E.S.]