IS CHIVALRY DEAD?
: .(Br: TBMGBAPH— special correspondent.)
Auckland, May 8. "Chivalry upon the pari of tnon in Auckland seems to be quite dead,". says an irate lady passenger on tramcare.( . - "Aton folk appear to 'have taken up theatfcitudo:tihat women should not travel on (tho ; trams -between 4.30 and G o'clockin the afternoon. That is; all very well, and admittedly women should be considerate for those travelling home after oflico hours,' but it isn't possible to always fit in (ono's arrangomonts. This woek, travelling in from Qnehunga, 1 had up in the car nearly the whole way with a baby in long clothos in • iny (arm's.- The car was jiik. full of men, and another lady who was oompelled to stand also was so indignant at my plight - that she roundly'upbraided them for their lack of politeness.; ' ■ > ' - -"Even worse than this, however," continued the-mother, "is the lack of politeness upon tho part v o£ tho Auckland schoolboys, and it is very raroly indeed that you will find oycm those boys with college and higher school badges ready to give up their seats to a lady." ; : ,
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 504, 11 May 1909, Page 6
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184IS CHIVALRY DEAD? Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 504, 11 May 1909, Page 6
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