perhaps the noisiest capital in Europe. It is now determined
to be Not long agO Paris was against all who by their noise disturb the " tranquillity - the quieteSt. It is proceeding punitively " of Parisians or upset " internal Thus the Prefect of uproar. Thus officers to do their serenity " by " offensive Police, in his exhortation to snlodurnm own v ,laws duty. As in London, motor-horns are prohibited in the night hours. With this single vague; a eep and io e against offensive noises are g Those in Paris are particular, and are to be supported by the utmost vigilance on the part of the police. A raeketty vehicle is forbidden. So is a raucous motor-horn, a siren, a carpet-beater, a street-crier, or a disturbing loud- speaker. When complaints are made it is the duty of the policeman to take immediate action. In London we continue to suffer 'unregulated horns, pneumatic drills, gramophones, bagpipes, and even brass bands, and because we are not by nature a noisy people we suffer in silence, and without redress.
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