VILE LANCUAGE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 544, 26 June 1909, Page 3

VILE LANCUAGE.

.y'Sir,^rls:',it;:not./.time .attention'.was'.called :to the : 'prevalence,of; the use of disgusting' and. obscene language in- the' main thorough-: •fares^pf'the,-;Empire City?, : . It is 1 -impossible for;anyqnevwhb ; -is. npt ; unfortunately.'(or. per-' haps 'in. this' connection! fortunately) deaf, to pass; i- thrpugh;';the/streets'?' of; : WeDington, ,^P«ially : ,bn: a ..Saturday, evening'/'- without : being jpompelled' :tp. ; :'listen'-to"' the vilest lan-' guage.:;imagihable,'<arid:'this. i3'nbt.'''as- it' .should be.' : . ! 'The','pplioe''>must? hear■ ''such language frequeintly/.arid it is time they made X-pubho-ekample'-of; a- few:-of (these' alleged' 'men;.afld<en'deavoured.toTeduoe'the'.evil to ; a' : .'minimum.','.Why, ; femalesre'spebially should'be' forced, to hear: such,: la'nguagb is boyond my '. comprehension,, : and'l:feel sure ; .that■ if'the police wilhbnlyjdb' their duty in ■ this matter, ..the Magistrates; will ■ not: be found wanting in ; theirs;^!amy'etcjyAK-V,... .; :-;:■'•..'•.•-.. ?&??;;?:/ *-. i-VERBUM:SATIS totENTI.: v ;-'Jnne!24y ; .',i',;'.,-: ; ':v'H^''' : >''' "■•■■;■-,-''.'. ;./•«:,.': ■.'■ [We,:would! bbm'merid»bur;correspondent's ! letter::to' thp: Inspector 'bf.'-Police.-' Unfortu-' 'h'ately,-his-cbmplaiht'jis'' quite ■ justifiedi]