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NZ Truth, Issue 119, 28 September 1907, Page 7

The "Peilding Star" enthuses right merrily on the Godliness of the town and claims it to be the mosb orderly ami law-abiding town m the Dominion. During the vcar there has been scarcely a serious crime charged •against any citizen, and an occasional case of drunkenness is practically the sum total of the Court work. Even cases of drunkenness are on the decrease. Feilding will wake up yet !

Auckland is a warm city, where womanhood buds early, and doesn't always heed the conventions. The number of girls m short frocks who are reported to be no better than the r ' ought to be is shockingly large m the Queen city, and samples of the precocious nymphs drift South occasionally. Two youngsters named Maggie Sullivan (alias Holland) and Christina Bucklev. who are a considerable way off the period when the hair goes up and the dresses are let down were taken care of by the Wellington police recently. They were carrying on m a most improper manner at the time, and inquiries up North elicited the fact that th— „

had a glorious time m Auckland before they departed for the capital city. The girl Buckley, who is under sixteen, was asked if she was prepared to go to the Hallelujah Home, and she remarked with great emphasis that she was not. She was, however, willing to enter Te Orangi Home, Christchurch, and she was committed there forthwith by Magistrate Riddell. The girl Sullivan was remanded till a later date, and on Tuesday Inspector Ellison explained that a relative, a married man, had come forward and offered to give her a chance ; failing that she might be sent to the Magdalene Home at Christchurrh. The girl was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, on the understanding that she should, take . advantage of her relative's offer.