This state of affairs going, on for some time, Knowledge of the leat author but nothing: ance "sto have been done to in any way hamper activities, Iam not aware which particular Consul has. jurisdiction over the proprietor, but if no dress can obtained by judicial process, then T suggest extrasjudicial snctkods be employed. Public opinion will be behind the Couneit in its endeavour to suppress the wheel, remembered that Ta Gaite Cafe in the Brenan Road defied the auth the Couneit with the result that the Tatler cut off the supply of electric current barbed wire fene> in prevent weees to the building. The ne* result of this was that the Cafe hud to close down from lack of 'What is to prevent similar methods being employed wit: ree gard to the wheel? Cut off the supply of light, erect a barricade in' front of the premises to pre: vent people entering, post police at the entrance to take the names of all persons entering, and have their names published in the Municipal n other words make it difficult and unpleasant people to go there.
What about British subjects who frequent the place, why are they not charged under the English Gaming Acts? A little energetic action fon the part of the local authorities would, I feel sure, put the wheel out of business. Even should this result in an action against the Council, the later would at Toast Yo enabled to satiety the Community that the e done their wlinoat I did not know where it was, al-
T had heard of it, Iwas there after a party and found it to be a most interesting place. I risked about $20 just as T used to do for over 20 years at the Champion sweepstakes without ever winning a any money and it is my" opinion that anyone who plays roulette' "intelligently" has more chances to win than by betting on does, ponies xold bars.
went there a second time with some friends just to prove that it is not difficult' to win $100 by risking fitty, which seems to me most regrettable that the authorities appeared to, Fein to have been influenced by the intolerance of narrow-minded, even if well intentioned, people.' That the authorities blundered on pre vious occasions is no reason for repeating such ill-advised actions.
If the authorities or after all the Chinese Governnient had a_proper niterstanding of human nature, wupled with a sense of business hey would try to regulate games of chance in such a way that the public purse would benefit, There are State lotteries European coun the income of the state.
"rhe Chinese Government might turn the obsolete Woosuny forts into a Chinese Monte Carlo with pretty gardens, ete. so that the sur-soundings of Shanghai might become more attractive to world travellers than they are at present, So: far Shanghai does not live up to fs reputation of being the Paris of the East.
Why make the world more gloomy than it is already, by intolerant and foolish "actions"? To-day' agita-n against the wheel may be turned to-morrow against alcohol, tobacco, mahjong, eard games, gram phones, dancing, short skirte, and finally against coffee, tea and candy the joy-killers have swept everything they are too dull oF t00 old to enjoy moderately ce to suppress this scandal, is no ground for "delaying action beeaue of the greyhound and ory racing clubs. This hax nothing whatever to do with the Dut if either should prove fof time to be a public than [trast _approm I Ue taken by the local Fam, ete Action.
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