Fireworks
Sir,—lncidents such as the recent one in which a child had an ear-drum burst by a firecracker are again serving as a grim reminder that November 5 is drawing near. Not only do we have to put up with “cracker night” itself, but it seems that we have to put up with these disturbances, along with the accompanying injuries and fires, for a month before and after the
event. Accidents are not the only direct result of this “celebration”; students all over the city are constantly disturbed by a series of explosions, night after night, right at a time when they are preparing for and sitting examinations. Is it not time legislation forbade the use of fire-crackers altogether? This would certainly save many people from disturbance, inconvenience, annoyance, and indeed unhappiness.—Yours, DIFFERENT VIEWPOINT October 28, 1965.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30895, 30 October 1965, Page 14
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