PROTECTING THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 568, 24 July 1909, Page 10

PROTECTING THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC.

• Sir," —Under tho heading of "Notes of fcha Day, iii> Saturday's; i.ssjio of Tub' Dominion, ■ I^Was.'pleased to tho > conduct of certain individuals. \v)io; travelled m 0110 of the . to the express Which arrived from'AucMand'yesterday' (Friday) afternoon.; I ' also ,\yM. a "najbbngtsr. by tho same; express, and engaged a berth _ia ' ..tho sleeper m hopes of i enjoying.:, a ..quiet , night's rest, but in tins->i''was • Badly,. dis« : appointed, \ for; owitig'tO ~tho;''scandalbus bo> 'lmviour : . of .tho.' fellows— : l .caiuiof'j.call; thorn iiicn—alluded rihove, sleeb ivas lmpossiblo. •These' follows;,hailed: froni ~tlib.: A uclclan'd' pro-. .vinco, I iviji ashamed' tb.- hiirdly.;had; Wo'loft tho'city when tlicili oonipartnieiitl waa .turned into a drinking; saloon;, ajidhenceforth, shouting,'' yelling,,;upr6ar| i ';and i.',thiwiug of bottles or boots;' ore., about, becamo tho order'of tho evening, and 'continued .until tJio'dai'ly hours of morning'. . It is quite true tliat there were ladies and ohildreii in the i same carriage, and v all woro compolledto. listen to; the. . unseemly. bo- /.' ■ha\ T iour of/thiso'hoodlums;' Some of. them at . ' , least must bo known to the guhrd' or steward/, attendants of, tlio train, , and, Should ba prosecuted /'Avith ' the ' "utmost"'' " rigour, of: tho. law,- .it any ratc, ; 6o'mo of ' them ar<J ' well known. in Auckland. -• A heavy/ no doubt, would act as" a deterrent/ and if while on the train sucdi individuals 'refused ■■ to ~ bo- quiot they should bo.iturned out at. tho first.stopping-place en route. '• :That such' scenos can take plitce /"is a standing disgraco to. those in authority,;' and should, not -bo 1 tolerated for au instant, . 'llio ~ ignard of a train should hayo power to eject anv nerson or norsbns• who'boeomo InuiswiCe. /Trusting sii /.that "wo. may;licaa more of this matter,—l am, etc.>' : PKOPKIETY. 1 : .... / ■. [A number.of Jotters are crowded out, au< , will appear on Monday.] ■ ;