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Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 December 1938, Page 6

“Hamilton is about the only place in the world in which such a regulation is enforced.” said Mr D. A. Smillie. at a meeting of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, when referring to a by-law of the Hamilton Domain Board with respect to bathing attire to be worn by people swimming in the Hamilton Lake. There was a no- i lice there, he said, prohibiting bathers! from swimming in short trunks and I they had to wear neck to knee costumes. Mr Smillie said it was making the town ridiculous in the eyes of visitors. He had even seen some visit-1 ors photographing the notice board. [

“We have been scolding our young people too long for doing things which we regard as objectionable." said the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Hon. W. E. Parry, when referring in an address in Dunedin to the tendency of elders to criticise youth unduly. "When we have scolded them we think iwe have done our part, but that is | shirking the real job. If there are acI tivities of our youth today which we consider objectionable it is our duty I to replace them with something better | to engage the at + ention of our young j people.”