ANTI-SHOUTING.
"PRACTICALLY IGNORED." STATEMENTS BY VISITOR. Tig Cable—Press A ssociation.—Copyright. (Received July 12, 11 a.m.) SYDNEY, July 12. According to a correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph*' who recently spent several months travelling in all parts of New Zealand, the anti-shout-ing law is practically ignored. The correspondent says:—"lts only effect is to provide the plain clolh.es constables with additional opportunities for getting pleasantly intoxicated at the expense of the country." The writer mentions a manoeuvre employed to get round the law, but adds that such manoeuvres were rarelv necessary and a "shout" was usually transacted in the old-time way. He soon found that if he oh- ! served the law he only made himself conspicuous. NOT WANTED. [DECISION IN WEST AUSTRALIA. (Received Julv 12, 11 a.m.) PERTH, July 12. A public meeting in the Town Hall j negatived by a large majority a motion in favour of anti-shouting legislation during Ihe currency of the
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Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 1066, 12 July 1917, Page 8
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152ANTI-SHOUTING. Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 1066, 12 July 1917, Page 8
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