ORDERLY CHRISTCHURCH.
POLICE REPORT "ON CARNIVAL .WEEK. (Per Press Association.) CHRTSTCHURCH, November 1.1 ■ T,ie . Chr % l ] ure ! 1 .P olice prepare fof ..a felsy/ tameiwhen carnival week falls due, but this year proved to be the quietest holiday from the police point of view experienced for many years. Cases of drunkenness.were very small considering the circumstances, and pickpockets and other rogues have praccically ceased from troubling. The following statistics show the cases brought at' the Magistrate's Court during carnival week, during the past three years:—
The lowness of the 3916 figures constitutes a.record at the court for carnival week during recent years.
Drunkenness .. Other offences , 1914 .. 48 ,. 24 1915 43 24 1916 18 : 5 Totals .. .. , .. 72 67 23
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North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13723, 14 November 1916, Page 4
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118ORDERLY CHRISTCHURCH. North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13723, 14 November 1916, Page 4
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