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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81875, 27 October 1906, Page 2

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THE STAIN OP MONfcY.

GAMBLTMrt EVILS, .fn" SPJiECU J3i' uu. NELIG'uV.Jj (Per Pre s mm ■ , ■ Ai 'cw,axi), October 20. 1 •>,- .pem-.l m.<la" .ho L BJO p of A-.ckiH.id (JJr. Noligan). .illi«i-oi.rdcofkw charge, referred to l»> <|ii^ti ; .„ „f , ]llM ~, j b co.Ury <Ui.lr.cU. !1 0 „> uo , at " e """ 1 Pwparcd to Enounce an -l»mott on .1... matter, but though, Hat ■»u-l»l muim.cs rmgkt be well made tad the true facto ascertained. He. erring to bating ami g, mb l, : ,g, „ e pressed gratification at the growt.fi of \ public opinion against gambling, aid it recent aot.on by tm, Government. tie, aowever, warned church p.op e .gams reiymgtoo much on reprove .egulabOD. They must not be ooiitont with negations. It was the duty of the ' church to teach the positive gSS ness embodied in the tenth command, ment. They must watch with unceas: ing vigilence the operations of a certain class of bookmakers and their touts these men tempted women to gamble when their husbands left for their work, and are in factories, mills, shops, oiheesand schools. If racing could only kve on gambling,, the sooner taanß went the Jbetter. The Bishop | rail onto say: " True patriotism cares ; morel for the bresd of men than for breed 0 horses. Unclean sport be. wu uno ean men Unfortunately one cannot. think that want of cleanliness is confined to racing, unless the Press at JNew Zealand is quite hopelessly wrong, and men who have given me information are entirely unreliable One is forced to conclude that the dirty stain of money is soiling the reputationof not a few athletic meetings in this country. It is a miserable thing when - the term "sports'' is only, a semi, respectable fraud for desonbing "pot.' hunting" " *