The Policemen and the Burglars.
“It seems that the Auckland burglars are much too clever for the Auckland Police.” — Southern Exchange. Custodians of the Peace, Policemen tried and trusty; Whose labours never cease; Whose arms are ever lusty. We never can repay Your favours without number, Who guide us through the day. And guard us when we slumber. But for your constant care, What evil might befall us! What infant scoundrels scare. What helpless drunks appal us! What nuisances beset Our streets but for the ••peeler”! --The youth with cigarette, The l>ookie and the spieler. But while that Argus glance The world of crime has daunted, By some unhappy chance 'fhe burglars still are “wanted.”
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIX, Issue XX, 15 November 1902, Page 1251
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115The Policemen and the Burglars. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIX, Issue XX, 15 November 1902, Page 1251
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