LADIES BEWARE!
The Sydney City Council recent.;*" framed a by-law to protect inoffensive citizens from the dangers incidenti-|'to projecting hat-pin points. It was thought that the existence of such a by-law would have been sufficient to bring members of the fair sex to-' a. sense., of their responsibilities towards their fellow citizens (says the "Daily: Telegraph"), but as the daily average' of wounds has not. diminished, the munjcipnl authorities have decided that it must he enforced. Ladies must, therefore, protect all points oxtcn.*liPK beyond the brims of their hats, or else appear before a magistrate at one of' the Police Courts. No further warning will be given, and the civic'fathers hope that after a few offenders h** ve been dealt with,'no more cautions' will,, bo necessary. Unfortunately, the City •Council has no jurisdiction over tram cars jn which the chief danger from tho hat pin lurks.. The text of tin. by-Jaw js as follows:—"No person shall whilst* standing or walking upon & public my within the City of Sydney, wear a hat pin wjiich protrudes in such a way as.: to be a .source of danger to any par*sof*Any person offending against the above by-law shall for each" offence, upon conviction, forfeit and pay ft penalty or sum not exceeding ten pounds." -'..
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Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14325, 10 April 1912, Page 8
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