BOYS WILL BE BOYS.
Bonn1 irrt'Spolisiblo youths ot" LoavM* llutt, apparently suiTerin? under Ute ifksome restraint which at tendame at territorial drill one night a Week imposes, havti conceived the brilliant idea of forming- a "Black Ihmd Society for the downing of CoJlSlirjpt ii>n." (Kuys tho New Zealand Tiuiv-s). Their first exploit was to nr.ouk half a do/.cn street lamps on the road between Hull uml Tetoue. As this did not effect the d«*----sire-d result their next .stop was t o ptiu-e placards in so\ i-ral parts of the town bearing the words, "Down with [Military Trainijio-. j) im - n with UY^rpakl Oflicers. pimps and (he Trens (fang." Alleged poet t'y . was also displayed, such yreuis aJ< this betrayin<c the genius of the "Black Llanders." I'nder thia Ihtg they are free. And so ou^ht we t<t be. !^o alter the position lsy -downinjr conscription And make a land of tin* free. P.S.—ljobrycolt never wrote this. ißobryeoiT is the nickname for tho JocoJ constable).
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XL, Issue 5777, 4 March 1912, Page 6
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163BOYS WILL BE BOYS. Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XL, Issue 5777, 4 March 1912, Page 6
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