LURE OF THE NIGHT CLUB.
OFFICERS AND PROHIBITION. The temptations offered by London night clubs and gaming-houses to young officers are becoming a question of serious importance. The Provost-Marshal docs what he can. Every night he and his assistants make the rounds of the known clubs and notice the number of officers who cnlerT Sometimes a club is put out of bounds for officers; but the Provost-Marshal cannot on his own authority put all clubs out of bounds. ' A divisional order, forbidding officers to enter such establishments would be a wholesale remedy, and it is understood that an order of that kind is now under consideration The night club exorcises an irresistible fascination. But it is a bad thing for the officer. He spends money he can ill afford, and having lost the best part of his sleep, he cannot be in a fit condition for drill or a route march next morning. He is the pet boy of the club. Neither the polico nor the military have the right to enter these clubs at will, but it is suggested that during this time of national emergency they should have the power to go in at any time.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15900, 24 April 1915, Page 2 (Supplement)
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198LURE OF THE NIGHT CLUB. New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15900, 24 April 1915, Page 2 (Supplement)
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