( 1 ) FEMALES having adopted hockey sticks in their hands are face to face in a court of law. Their centre of activities has shifted from hockey field to court room and they expect the Judge to be a referee; the momentary object being not to have the number of goals counted and find who has won the match, but to have a judi- cial verdict on who has won at the election and who should occupy the coveted seats of office bearers in the Federation who is named as the plaintiff. But they cannot be obliged.

( 2 ) MEMBERS of a voluntary sports organisation bound by the commands of the creator constitution must settle their scores not in a court of law, but before the Judge of their own choosing, i. e. an Arbitrator. Disputes arising among the per- sons who have associated themselves to form a club. MKivtv or federation are not ordinarily open to judicial interference. Their disputes must be settled not with legal subtlities but in a homely atmosphere before ii domestic tribunal, if there be one provided and available. The Court may interfere if the Association or the members thereof may act illegally in a manner not authorised by their constitu- tion or in violation of pri