THE LARRIKINS VERSUS POLICE.
. [xp-THE EDITOR.] .SjH,~lf the -police, who appear to. be set ; 'at would*. make their pe)rarahulationa for ,an evening or two in diner’s attire, enough ot these now masters' of the street to fill lock-up could easily be captured, and the exacting of heavy' bail money from the parents (a new source of-revenue) would likely lead to a paternal watchfulness over the evening actions of their lawless offspring. .As it is now, the wielders of the baton tell you the bouncing against ah unprotected female and > Sending her sprawling in the mud, shaking. the foundations of the houses and sending rubbish into the, doorways, is only “ boihish trechts ” when the captainp of, the gangs are at , least 16 years of age. ' Yours, &c. | One whose business after 6 p.m., is Constantly Obstructed.
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Kumara Times, Issue 213, 9 June 1877, Page 2
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