LARRIKINISM IN NORTH CANTERBURY.

Press, Volume XLIII, Issue 6545, 14 September 1886, Page 3

LARRIKINISM IN NORTH CANTERBURY.

.:; ; Then axe only 721 male and 793 female j_-ilislain the bcrough of Kaiapoi (writes - ear local eorr—spondent), aad ont of the

faT-ti wi-iber thepofica offiaers stationed -there have fafled to discover the perpeta__r af a single esse of __rr___d_m

_■«■§ the many which have been reported

«f late, a C-_-rtc__r_h detects—s was a__t to enquire iato tha ease of -toafr_-ro___f when the window of the Meg-fret-- -Bee was broken, but nothing scare has been heard of it Possibly this Uow has come mar home, aad the an-a-M-K-aant by Mr Whibefoord, ELM., at tbe Co_i- yesterday ia d__niasmg a private __f-__u_-08, when he stated that in the first ease proved he __o_4 inflict a fine of -UO or send the __r___i ofl____■ _> pnadn iat tana a»onths, will extend a protection to seme of tbe reaideots of tbe towa

which -hey have not enjoyed for some t__ep-ftt, and for which they will be duly grateful to a Msgistzate who is always as good as hia word. Oar O-oka correspondent writes to as as loßowsr—lt is to be regretted that lar-

» is rampant ia this secb-ded spot. le— Ba_days ago the gates of the church __C-3ssre were smeared ovtr with filth, aad oo Sunday, the 3rd, tome foolish lads aat a flax rope across a bridge aa the main a__apoi road in hopes of tripping up thee. ilsiiiiin, f aii 11 iff i Last Sunday evenfeag the carate had twice to leave his place tVroagh tb* rodeo*?* of a person, who had at last to be ordered ont of the church. A little poUce protection might speedily enxeiomeof t_4_« despicable-ricks.