FOOTBALLERS' BEHAVIOUR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 101, 26 May 1909, Page 4

FOOTBALLERS' BEHAVIOUR.

To Uiii Editor. j Sir,—'Ad the conduct of our..lst juniors j in »'ew Plymouth on Thursday last has. been severely criticised through your columns, 1 beg to inform you mat the management committee of uur club proposes holding an kquiry into trie alleged misconduct, in the local ]3orough Council Chambers on Thursday next, at 7.30, Seeing that your paper has adopted its present attitude with regard to the matter we should be glad if you will kindly send to the inquiry the representative* to substantiate what he published in your columns—l am, etc., E. H. YOUNG, Hon. Sec.

Stratford, 25/5/01). [We are pleased to learn that the Stratford Club is to institute an inquiry into the alleged conduct of its juniors in a New Plymouth hotel. At the same time we have no intention of attending the inquiry, " to substantiate what wc published." We stated the facts (withholding only the name of the team) as they were given to us by the licensee of the hotel himself, and the same information is no doubt available to the .Stratford Club management committee if desired.—Ed. "News."]

DEEP-SEA HARBOR. To the Editor. Sir,—ln your report of last Friday's meeting of'the Harbor Buird I notice that I am reported as having staid that ''Mr. McLean, a farmer member of the Board, had always questioned whether Home boats would call there even if the harbor were completed, but that Captain Bono's assurance removed all doubt on that score." That conveys quite a wrong impression of what I said and of what are the facts. No doubt the error is mOVe due to condensation than anyj thing else, but it is onlv fair to Mr. I McLean that I should correct it. What I stated was' that, there was always a doubt whether ocean liners would come in, and Mr. -McLean contended that before the plans were carried out the Board ought to have an assurance from the shipping companies that such boats would be able to' berth safely and that now we had Captain Bone's assurance that if the altered and modified plans wore carried out ocean boats could berth with safety. The facts are that not only Mr. McLean but also mytfclf an I many others doubted whether ocean steamers would or could berth in anything but "fine" weather if the plans (of some years ago) then liefore the Board were carried out, and it is now quite clear that such doubts were well founded. "However, lam now quite satisfied that under the altered plans of dredging and berthage now embodied in Mr. Mnrchant's report and adopted by the Board on Friday last, all doubt, is removed, and ocean liners will with perfect safety berth in anv reasonable weather conditions. Of this Captain Bone has practically assured us. and nothing now remains but to carry out the—work with the greatest expedition.—l am, etc., E. MAXWELL. Miirumnrnniii, Opiiuake," 22/5/00.

A SNOWBALL LETTER. To the Editor. Sir,—The Council of Dr. Barnardo's Homes will be very much obliged it you can liud space for this communication in your valuable columns, and thus assist them to stop a snowball letter which has been circulating all over the world for the past nine years or so, and which is doing harm to the national and beneficent work of these Homes. The snowball was started by Miss Robertson, of The Square, Kcnihvorth, ill all kindness, but without consulting the Homes. Since Dr. Barnardo's deatli someone has altered the wording, so that the letter now indicates that the work is being carried on by the executors, and that the doors are likely to he closed if funds arc not speedily forthcoming. These statements are erroneous and misleading, for the Homes are incorporated and a its managed by r council, and far from the doors being closed they are as wide open as ever all over the kingdom. (i 5,050 children have been rescued, trained, and placed out in life in W/., years. The family is now larger than ever, numbering 8,301 boys and girls—the largest family in the world. The admissions last year were 2,518: and many other helpless little ones, including those who are side, crippled, and incurable, are being received daily through the various everopen doors. Two-thirds come from the provinces and one-third from the metropolis. Will your readers please help to put the snowball letter out of circulation by mentioning the matter to their friends? We beg them not. to continue the chain: but, if thev are interested in this national and imperial work for destitute children, and wish to do honor to the memory of the founder, their gifts of three or more stamps, as asked for by the snowball letter, or larger amounts, will be heartily welcomed at headquarters. Cheques and P.l.'s should be made payable to "Dr. Barnardo's Homes.''— Yours faithfully. W. BAKEII, Hon. Director. Headquarters of Dr. Rarnardo's Homes, 18-21! Stepney I'ausewav. London, E. 13th Apr!!, 1009.