ANTI-SHOUTING FARCE

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 3 August 1916, Page 2

ANTI-SHOUTING FARCE

ONE often hears of the fact that almost " Every Act of Parliament can be driven through with carts, horses, and motor cars," but the Anti-Shouting Clause can do more than that. It is in reality a cloak to cover-up a cry of extravagance during war-time, but which will encourage, more than curtail, the good-fellowship of shouting, and drinking the health of a friend, which has been instilled into the comradeship of Colonials and Americans all over the world for centuries past. How* easy then for

Tom to say " Dick, have you a shilling?" "Yes." " Come along then ; so have I." And they go into a hotel and order their drinks, each paying for their own.

After this the drinks are repeated, sc also the sixpence each. The publican knows nothing about the transaction, no more than serving the drinks and taking the money.

Thus, non - shouting will be but a farce. Why, so far as we can see, a third party may happen in on the second drinks, when either Tom 'or Dick have only to say, " Bill, here's sixpence I owe you; do as you like with it old chap. This is the non-shout-ing season, don'tcherknow."