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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2725, 31 December 1889, Page 2

Auckland people owe thanks to Mr JBroham for his short but effective speech at the dinner given by the Mayor to the city officials. As Inspector of Police, no one is so competent to speak, and he did speak boldly and well against the silly outcry about larrikinism, which some people and some newspapers have done so much to foster. " We were just as bad when we were boys," said Mr Broham, manfully, aud added that there was less larrikinism here than in the towns of England. How i 3 it that so many Auckland people take delight in depreciating the character of our youngsters, and, in fact, of everything connected with the morale of their city 1 It seems a nest of young larrikins and o'd loafers, and worse, according to the wild peaclinients of some of their citizens. How refreshing to find one, at least, and he, of the roost respected aud trustworthy, brushing

these gross exaggerations away. By the by, who could have compiled the programme at this dinner. What possible connection is there between the healths of the Queen, and the Governor and " Sweet spirit hear my prayer,'' with which Mr Hampton followed the toasts, and sang, " in a very pleasing manner?" And when the Mayor, in an excellent speech, returned thanks for his own health, why did Mr XV. R. Cook recite a very amusingstoryentitled " Dweadful," which seems to have been a " Masher" story, to have " created much laughter T The Mayor proposed the " officers of the City Council ," whereupon Mr Kelly gave "an amusing recitation," entitled, " Yuba Dam," was the point of this in the well-known pun? But the event of the evening was the dancing of a reel by Mr Goldie, which was very well donr>, and " brought down the house." How we should like to have been there to see.