"SHOUTING."
MAGISTERIALLY CONDEMNED. By Telegraph—Press Association. Darmevirke, Last Night. The evils of the "shouting" system wore referred to by Mr. S. E. McCarthy, S.M., to-day in a case in which J. P. Slinn, a lodge secretary, who ascribed the theft of monies to the fact that drink had undermined his moral fibre. The Magistrate said that lie thought it a fitting opportunity to call attention to a 'much-needed reform of the Licensing Act, to meet the case of young men who were induced to leave the path of sobriety. He referred to the system of ''shouting." The Legislature should make "shouting" illegal and impose penalties upon all concerned. When once a charge had been proved a licensee, bar tender, or the person who "shouted" and those accepting his hospitality should be made equally liable. Men went into a bar primarily to assuage their thirst, and when they got there half-a-dozen acquaintances were frequently met. The system of "shouting" all round was instituted and this was where the harm came in.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 94, 6 September 1912, Page 5
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170"SHOUTING." Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 94, 6 September 1912, Page 5
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