THE JOYOUS LODGER
SINGS ALL DAY BECAUSE SHE MUST. Because it is contrary to the religious principles of Mrs Croisette, the wife of a labourer, to refrain from whistling or singing, she has to leave rooms she occupies in Salisbury road, Westcliff, at the end of September. It was stated in the County Court that Mrs Croisette had been hound over for threatening her landlady, Mrs Crisp. “And ever since she has distracted me with her whistling and ! singing,” said Mrs Crisp. “She keeps i singing ‘Christians never stumble,’ and "l ‘We’ll meet at the fountain.’ ” i Asked by the judge if she would 1 stop singing while in the house, Mrs 1 Croisette said “No, it would be against i my religion. I cannot crush God’s 1 Word if it is in iny heart.” < Judge Crawford then ordered that 1 she should quit the premises under the < “Nuisance and Annoyance” clause in 1 the Rent Act. < f
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New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12249, 22 September 1925, Page 11
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