The Press: Respectable Vendors

Fortnight ago. the Turkish Ministry of the Interior issued the following order for Istanbul:

News-vendors, who are constantly in contact with the public, must look respectable and belong to an honorable corporation. They will have to wear polished shoes and a brown blouse extending below their knees; and they must shave daily. The police will be empowered to take drastic action against defaulters.

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