THE CITY'S DIN.
When are we in New Zealand goiug to follow the lead of the Old Country and start an organised campaign against din? .The United States has awakened to the fact that noise is not necessarily an evil of progress — in both senses of the word—and that the damage caused to the nervous system of the average human being is incalculable. The nerve-shattering shriek of tli Vren on the Ferry Buildings is an anachronism in a civilised community, and why motor cyclists are still allowed to disturb sleepers and invalids with impunity is incomprehensible. Surely also quieter trams could be evolved, as witness the improvements recently effected in the aeroplane field. An unprovoked blow on the face by a ruffian is promptly punished, but we still allow uncalled-for din to shatter our
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 35, 11 February 1935, Page 6
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134THE CITY'S DIN. Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 35, 11 February 1935, Page 6
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