This Modern World
"I suggest that in this modern world it is possible for a girl to be kissed by a man without it meaning anything and Avithout it being a reflection on the girl's moral character,"' said Mr H. W. Dowling, in the Napier Supreme Court. "If a girl does not object to a man coming into her bedroom in the early hours of the morning and kissing her in bed, do you suggest that it is not a reflection on her moral character?'' asked the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers. "Not in this modern AAorld," replied Mr Doavling. His Honour: "Well, it. is a different standard of moral character to that of days gone by.*
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 52, 2 March 1943, Page 3
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117This Modern World Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 52, 2 March 1943, Page 3
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