LARRIKINISM.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1336, 8 September 1886, Page 3

LARRIKINISM.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir. —ln your issue of the 6th Inst, you refer to larrikiniam in connection wiih the Templar Hall. It is qui.e true that the door of the Hall was hurst open, hut what can you expect ? Evidently the police are powerless It is the opinion of many that they have orders from headquarters not to interfere with Ashburton larrikins. I believe the Ashburton police a-e desirous of doing their duty without fear, it permitted. I have observed a “ drunk ” slightly “ under the influence ” irstantly “ run in,” though not interfering with any one, nor interrupting the traffic of tin ttreet, but when fifty or sixty young larrikins interrupt the business of East street for a whole day, and insult and assault peaceable citizens going about their business, and that too under the noses of the police, one is compelled to believe that the latter are restrained fr m interfertnes by superior orders. Though the police were witnesses of the cowardly ruffianism of the larrikins during the late snow, not the slightest action was taken by them to s f op the nuisance. Why should the duty of bringing to justice these young ruffians be left to a Private Citizen.