Wheu asked' to express an ojmiion whether certain cases of illegitimacy brought before -tli© Court might not be .treated by tlve newspapers as private, and consequently not reported, Mr Bishop, S.M. at Christchurch, replied: "I am too experienced to dictate to tho Press what is their duty. Sometimes the newspapers go with nic, and at other times I have quite enough to do to hold my own." At ike annual meeting of the Taranaki Athletic and Caledonian Association, a lengthy discussion took place on the •subject of betting at sports meetings under the Association's jurisdiction. Several members expressed the opinion that tho betting evil was sapping the life of sport m Tanmaki, and recounted instances of ''crook" anuinirig that disgraced inanj* meetings last season. The chairman said a recommendation to tho various clubs to discourage betting us much as possible, might have a good effect. It would ut any rate show the public tluit the Association wax duin-j* its best to keep the evil m check. 1 The bookmakers were tlie ruination of sport, but under the present law they could not be kept off public grounds.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10478, 3 October 1905, Page 1
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