Larrikinism at Entertainments.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 1, Issue 50, 10 December 1912, Page 4

Larrikinism at Entertainments.

[in THE KDl'i'olL ;•• , I he a -pa . la ..u ;•' p ■)! r aboul a matter which 1 think - ; .ould he cut down ry the fullest penalty of te 1. . Jh< ma.ier 1 refer to is the larikitiism w:.uh go.s on in th-. hill Al.en any entertainment is in pio-rcs:. On s.veral occ. sien-? 1 h-ce i-'cen disui.-ted witn a c.rtain s'-ct on of the audience No. fitd witn stamping their teet or whistlirg, they take d. light in bombarding ary female with peanuts v.ho haipe'rs io to withiu. an u-uorL It i" about tim-; t!u local ronstal.'le took a hand in the m tta; these so-called mn w.uid behave th ms:lve if they knew t'at they were being watch .(i. 1 happened to he in fukek ;lie en a leceut Satu c! iv night, and w.rt ti the co ,<ert whi.-ii was beig held, ii.t the same old thing greeted me. hoodlumi wire in g:eat foice Trie loi-.e was beyond mid had 1 been the manner of ihe show I certainly would have ssnt for the police. Atain th; hidics came fur th- ir share of insult-', peanuts and (.aper talis Leirg frcciy thrown an: ut. ..t 'ie tirre the instils and peanuts were flying about so thick that two \oung laJics had to move into another scat. Surely this tort or thing can ie stopped I hive heard of a great number of ladies who do not intend sicin. l . any more entertainments, they ate afrai i to venture into the building. iiusling an abler pen will take this natter in hand ard try to stamp out htodlum'sm inPuk.k he., f ;m, etc., „ FREQUENI VISITOR.