CORONER’S COMMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 31 October 1928, Page 5

CORONER’S COMMENT

WJORLD WEARY AT 16. : ~ . •. ' (United Press Associationn-By Electric 1 , - Telegraph—Copyright). - . (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) 4 ?v v ' LONDON)'Oct. ‘3O. • • The Westminster Cordner commenting on the the death of a sixteen year old office girl, whp jumped from , a fifth floor window in a* fit of picfue; ’ because she had been midly rebuked said:—“A wave of jjuyenilo. suktidejS-; is sweeping London. World weary at , sixteen is amazing. Too many young people seem to hold life lightly.” He ' recalled 'that a girl committed -sui- .:. cide because she had. to ; wear - her .. ■mother’s blafek hat at a funeral. Ab/v wealthy young man blit himself shaving and in a fit of annoyance, jumped from a window. A jonng with his hands' iri" his pocket 3 jumped ; , into the , Thames without reason. “Weariness before, the age of disoret ion seems common in the rising gen- w eration/’ he added. y . . , - , The Coroner’s . remarks prompted y. many prominent people" to give their views. ‘ . Eldon Moore (editor of “Eugenics w Review”) says:—“Put bluntly science V is keeping alive nowadays babies, who otherwise would not survive. called world weary hoys" and girls belong to that category.” K -V's Dame Mary Seharlied, ah surgeon;. v said the position was largely accountr ■ able by young people taking; mp , re- V sponsibilities earlier in life thati: they., . •used t 0... ; Bernard Hollander, a) mental ialist, states suicide whims can seize the strongest minded who . .later ji healthy, citizens., AA linsound Lmind;if verdict-is often a. fiction,, to soothe j relatives. . V .7