September 24.
For two consecutive weeks "The Municipal Gazette" has devoted no little space to the subject of the Alhambra, and from the correspondence published, it is clear that the Council's efforts, extending already over a year, to stop public gambling at this resort are still without result. The problem is in many, respects unique, and it throws a lurid ight on the peculiar restrictions that hedge round the administration of this Settlement. It is generally understood that the revival of interest in the gambling establishments outside limits was due to the laudable initiative of a prominent member of the Consular Body but, nevertheless, we find that a letter addressed to that Body on May 14 regarding the adoption of repressive measures against these institutions has been allowed to remain unanswered up to the present in spite of a second letter on the subject sent three weeks ago. The Consular Body, however, announces that the matter "has bad and still has their earnest consideration "; and possibly, by the time when this close of Yesoré finds it more profitable to close its doors in view of the falling off of patronage during the winter months, we may hear that the Consuls have decided to act in accordance with the Council's requests. Failing more effective action on the part of the Consuls,
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