The film opens with well to do Edwardians in a well off street. We then see sailors on the docks, followed by a range of street urchins and slightly more well to do boys. Several people appear near the waterfront. We see a handcart collecting materials to be carried off and there is then a lengthy sequence following the work of the police but also taking in some shopkeepers. We finish with some men and boys messing about near the beach.