WAITARA.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 143550, 15 July 1911, Page 7

WAITARA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) There will be a special musical service at the AVaitara Methodist Church on Sunday next. Air. AV. J. Smith will sing the special solo “Though Faithless Alen,” the well known solo “Traumerie,” by Schuman, will bo given, while tho solo m the anthem ‘‘Seek ye the Lord” will be sung by Mrs. -Uurgatroyd. The Hon. Mr. Buddo will be interviewed on Saturday by Alessrs. Av. T. Jennings, AI.P., and T. Buchanan, re tlm recent action of the Racing Commission withdrawing the permit from the. Waitara Racing Club. The arbitration proceedings between the Spiral Steel Pipe Co. anti tho Waitara Borough Council commenced yesterday, and were taken in camera. The arbitrator for the Spiral Pipe Co. is Mr; Gerald Fitzgerald, and Air. Palmer, of Sladden and Palmer, is acting in a similar capacity for the borough council, with Air. G. F. Robinson as umpire. Tho following representatives of the legal profession are retained as follows: For the company, Air. Marshall, of AVanganui; for the council, Alessrs. Spence and Roy. it is understood that during tho cross-examination there were sundry heated passages between counsel, which delayed progress somewhat. Tlie proceedings were adjourned till the 21st, owing to counsel Having fixtures for to-day. The amount of claim is £1247. The finding of the American naval expert, vide recent cable, which 'disclosed the cause of tho disaster to the war ship Maine disposed of the suggestion that the ill-fated vessel' was sunk by tho Spaniards. The Yankee press, especially those of the gutter variety, worked Yankee feeling with the “catch” cry “Remember the Maine,” for all ir was worth. Nothing was too bad for the Spaniard, and he was painted as black as possible. Yet Admiral Cervera and his gallant men, fighting at tremendous odds in Manila Bay, in defence of the possessions of the Sovereign, against a gigantic conspiracy of “steal,” proved to the world that Spain yet possesses men, chivalrous and loyal, worthy successors of the gallant Dons of old. The disclosures recently made by a Socialist open-air .speaker who put in a week in Lyttelton gaol, in default of paying a tine, is causing some stir down south. If the statements are true, and they bear the impress of truth, then the prison system if the Dominion wants looking into. The writer has met various police officials who have privately stated that the system- is rotten—but what can they do? The bare idea of causing a. first offender to consort with the hardened criminal is monstrous. A man, who once was awaiting his trial for an alleged breach of the Bankruptcy Act, on which the Grand Jury brought in “no "bill,” told me that a notorious housebreaker, also awaiting trial, made constant overtures to him to “take on the game,” saying it was “only mugs who were honest,’” and such like. Aly narrator, although unfortunate, was a man of high standing, yet he said the ideas suggested to him at times seemed reasonable, and he often felt prompted to take that step which would make him an Ishmael, “his hand against every man, and every man's hand against him.” Happily, the lessons of morality inculcated during a happy childhood prevailed, and he was saved from being an outcast. For a large number, though, the opposite is, alas, the unhappy result. Sir John Findlay has attained great honours'of late. He has basked in the smiles of Royalty, and received the coveted title of K.C.M.G. He can attain a more lasting honour in the hearts of all humane citizens by seeing to it that the prisons of this Dominion are run on reformative lines. Under the present conditions they are criminal incubators, and in many cases the halfway house to Porirua and its like. There was a grekt crowd at the Camp Reserve on Thursday to witness the match between . Clifton ' and Tukapa. Tukapa’s supporters were present in strong force, and when both sides’ hrrrackers got gqing—well, the welkin rang some. The opinion of the spectators was that it Was a splendid game, well and cleanly played. All through the game the onlookers were kept strung up to concert pitch till time was called. The following Clifton players stood out prominently during the progress of tho game:—Sid George, Goodwin, Eggleston, Coleman, Kyle, Crowley, M'Cain, Hicks, and Fairley. The AVaitara hockey team journeyed to Inglewood yesterday and were defeated by sto nil. The Inglewood men were too good for the visitors, completely outclassing them. The game was fast and open, three goals being notched in the first spell and two in the second. Bird,-Smith, and i’urdie did most of the work for AVaitara, the last-named stopping several pretty sure goals. The ladies’ team had much hotter luck, and were successful in defeating tho Inglewood ladies’ team by. 2 to nil. Aliases N. AFCounell and H. Berntsen shot the goals for the winners, who played-a good game, of which hard hitting'and accurate passing wore a feature, althpugh rather weak and erratic in their shooting.