LAX MORAL TONE.
IN RISING GENERATION. Dunedin, Yesterday. The chaplain of the Anglican Men's Mission, in his annual report, states: ••The saddest feature of the' \'ea.* \..n*|-: has been the large iu- ( reuse of eases among juveniles and of immorality. There is no doubt i hat there is a great laxity in the moral iono of a large section of the i.siug generation, and Ibis is no : aid atilibalable to want of. parental control. The official statement made recently that ‘there has been an increase of 08 per cent, in juvenile crime, shows bow serious the position is. There has also been mi increase in the number of calls for assistance in connection with euscs of husbands deserting their families. Once again we emphasise the urgent need of a farm colony where men of this class could be detained and forced to work.”
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2647, 18 October 1923, Page 2
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143LAX MORAL TONE. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2647, 18 October 1923, Page 2
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