Te has been stated that racing naa come from the West and that there should be race meetings for the benefit of foreigners as well as the Chinese. Aa'a matter of fact racing is simply a cover, for reality the race course is opened for gambling purposes. The issue of parimutuel and sweep tickets is nothing less than a lottery, the writers say.
Before racing was introduced in Shanghai, gambling was openly permitted, but the authorities otused to permit it further.befeause it did not look nice, but now thore is no difference at alt between gambling and racing. Lotteries on small scale injure the people's and property, but on a. big they damage' the financial "Laws have been made by the Government forbidding letten the writers continue, "and Civil Governor has issued forbidding gambling the carrying out of ti slaw concerning lotteries Everybody said that such acts on the part of the auth praiseworthy, but stil permitted, racing and gambling and the issue of race tickets ithout even taking any notice of went, Is this because rad part of western civiliza welcome the practice and do nothing to suppress it—even going. 0 far ax to give it our support?
Foreign Countries' Examniy, "Two years ago the Japanes Consul-General forbade his.national to purchase race tickets, and America is now refusing to issue permits for the opening of race courses. Why? Because they know that such are a danger to society and injure their people.
"We learn that the Kiangwan Race Course was established cause the Shanghai Race Club held but two meetings each year spring and autumn. "The Promoters of the Kiangwan Rad Course knew that the peas greedy for money and wanted to také"thances at their luck, so they. opened. the Kiangwan Race Course and hoisted a new flag. Meetings whenever the weather is spring, autumn and On the days when they to rest, the people are The Shanghai Race Club has also increased the number of its racing days, and the two have since been competing. Altogether the two clubs hold: 40 race meetings each year.
"Because of restrictions, the Shanghai Race Club has to. limit its activities and the number of racing days each year. In Kiangwan, however, the number of days and meetings' are limitless.
"Now, we understand, the two clubs are proposing to unite their activities, This year, the Kiangwan Race Course has "been making improvements and extending its space in preparation for the entry of the Shanghai Race Club.
'A Free-Gambling Place.
"All nationalities use Chinese territory as a free gambling place, and thus make Chinese territory a base for the menace to the lives and property of the people.
"Therefore, we are appealing to you members of the District Assembly, as representatives of the people of Paoshan District, in which the Kiangwan Race Course is situated, carefully to consider this question. You - gentleman have to be responsible for the suppression of the Kiangwan Race Course. This is an important matter. "The Kiangwan Course is a danger to the individual, to society, to the public in general and tothe nation as a whole. We have, therefore, to, ask you, to discuss this matter to see whether for not we should in future grant permission for the continuance of the Kiangwan Race Course, to see whether it and its tickets gamble, to punish those concerned for conducting 2 gamble contrary to the law (should they come under Chinese law), or to limit the number. of racing days, so that the source of the poison might be cent off."
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