POLICE PROTECTION WANTED.
TO THE EDITOR. Sir,— ln this suburb, where we toil for " a crust of bread and rags," we have rieithe"r ihe desire nor the time to g6 td headquarters arid complain of the absolute want of police protection ; but there is a limit to endurance and forbearance, arid we have now reached it. Th^ noises made, and the nuisances coiriiriitted by drunken yahoos, rolling home late at nigiht or early in the morning, 1( beggars all description," and, if it. were described, would be "unfit for publication." It is something awful to" bs wakened up by such hideous howls, and for a while after no sleep can be obtained, such terrible impressions do they niake. Under such conditions life iii riot worth living, arid so we have decided to " take up arms against this sea of troubles." W6 siitiply cannot put up any longer Mitfi tfie," law's delay 1 ": if the police ca'rinfit protect Us we Sre Bound to protect arid defend ourselves, should Oiir doing so lead to a " crowner's quest." If the opening of the Exhibition and other shows leads to increased rowdyism, and night be made hideous by driuikeii larrikins, let the pdL'ce look cut for work tiiey never dreamt of iri tliis district.-iWe are, etc v SUFFERING SYDENHAMITES* Sydcnhara, Oct. 27.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6936, 27 October 1900, Page 4
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