People in the court might laugh, Dut it was the officers of the S.M.C she ought to be in the dock, charged With "aiding "and abetting. The Frosecution "was only brought. in ler to induce people—and especial Jy the Chinese—to go to greyhound Yacing. "The same Council which Srstructed Mr, Bryan to prosecute—"or persecute"—the defendants waa! Trofiting from gambling. "There was something, wrong in' the whole of the Shanghai system and the whole administration. By supplying. eleee tie light, the Council had aided and abetted, There was an easy remedy boy cutting off the light, as was done fu an earlier case when it. suited heir purpose—when the noise from cabaret interfered with the British, soldiers in. Jessfield "Park. An action was brought against the If the Council were of the opinion that something illegal was being carried on, they ought to have done something, as they had done with Gog racing. Mr. Bryan had emphasized that the law was the same for every man, but evidently, hat was not the case when it con ered the Municipal Counedi Greyhound racing was just a iMegal as gambling at the Wheel, only under Chinese law, but Dog racing declared a lottery and therefore illegal under British law. When the protests of the Chinese authorities became too frequent, what did the Council do? A natica Was sent to the directors of the dog acting concerns, informing them that racing would be restricted to sane day a week, though it would just as illegal on one day as on note. 'The consequence was that, instead of having eight races twice: a week, they now had sixteen on, tone night. Whereas no Chinese' were admitted to the Wheel and therefore no harm was done to China, 10,000 Chinese could be seen dog races. In Chinese law, ting at the races was illegal but gambling at roulette was not.
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