Noise on the Roads

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 94, 7 May 1937, Page 7

Noise on the Roads

ANTI-PHLOGISTINE.

Sir,— I wish to endoree * 1 Shell Shdck's" remarks in rhis «vehing's aerald-TfibMie anent the ridicuiously Uunecessary sirens on traffie inspectors' cars. It is hard to undetscand the worklngs of the minds of the persops responsible ior the Jixing ot these infernal maehines on the csrs of Governmeni cfiicers; i)o they really thiuk c.t is necessary to fnake a coifie JUkO a jaguar seek'fig its lunch to maK.b an jffender stop his car or is it the resuit of a gahgster film-fevefed braia— the outcoihe of a surfeit.of "G-men" ahd 4.inqHcah feiketeer mbvies.f All that is required now dS k ihck of tcar-gas Boihbs ah'd h feoujpld of machine-guhs in evtory traffie dfficer 6 'car. Siiihly the Gb'verhmeht ihust be awdre of the heetoSsity 6*f these-^-tltink if sdine narbide-crazed. cyclist attenipted to';pedal oft when the daring officets Wfere oh the point of making a Sptoctacular arrest for the non-paintihg df a toftck miidnuaird. — Yourhk etc..

Hastings, May 4;