THE BAD-MANNERED YOUNG.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 25, 30 January 1926, Page 5

THE BAD-MANNERED YOUNG.

(To the Editor.) Sir. —As a visitor to your city, with ( its wonderful harbour and beautiful I homes and gardens. I have found it a veritable land of enchantment. There is, however, one jarring note, and that is. the discourtesy and ill-manners of the younger members of the community. In neither England nor America have 1 noticed such a deplorable lack of manners. Numerous times I have observed young, active men remain seate<l in trarncars. stoically gazing out the windows, or perhaps perusing the racing columns of a paper, while middle-aged and old ladies are compelled to straphang. In Queen Street hundreds of young men. some in "Oxford bags."" line the pavements, ogling the silly little flappers, who, with hideous sunburnt complexions, gaily trip by with coy glances at these 'sheikh-emulating cigarette puffers; I. of course, realise that this is the age of jazz, cocktails, movies and numerous other monstrosities of so-called civilisation: nevertheless, it is surprising to find so much selfishness in so young a country, and I would suggest that hoardings should be erected in suitable places, bearing the | words, "Manners maketh man."—l am, ' etc. BOXOS MORES.