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Reuter, Tue wife of a man ina good tion as a shipping agent in Chi was sentenced at Marylebone Pol Court on December 20 to three months imprisonment in the second division for shop-lifting. A detect-five described her as a "confirmed shoplifter." She was Mrs. Annie Tweedie, aged 32. Mrs. Tweedie was alleged to have posed in Oxford as Lady Everard Fraser, and wag accused by a West London firm of stealing gloves, broaches, and other articles. Detective Somerset afd that her husband made her a monthly allowance, and that she had two children' at boarding houses in England, nection with dog-racing. Si liam Joyrson Hicks admitted that he shared this anxiety, but sail that the Goverrment would have to be fully satisfied as to the alleged evil effects before interfering. An investigation was in progress in connection with the restriction of javenile betting. "On the broad question, the whole matter would have to be considered by the Government in the moral and material interests of the community generally", and he gave a warning hint to those investing money in greyhound racing enterprises that the matter would receive the serious attention of the Government in the near future, The Gambling Feature There are no people so hypocritical on the subject of betting as the British. Tt would be dificult, i deed, to imagine anything more in-ing the British Government such terday's mail brought us the pro- crew and a volunteer complement grave concern, it should have been decided to extend greyhound racing to China. A prospectus has already appeared ina Shanghai contemporary of the "Champs de Courses Francais" with a capital of $800,- 000. An option has been obtained on a large property in the French Concession, and it is estimated that '84 race' meetings are held during the year, with an average attendance of 2,000, the nett revenues from admission alone (with out allowing for the profits from Pari-mutuals, cash sweeps, etc.) will be $147,800 per annum, The latest Hongkong papers desert the arrival there, en rox to Shanghai, of the first contingent of 71 greyhounds, whose custodian declared that only a small proportion were pedigreed animals, there being "'no point in taking pedigreed spects of the shanghai International Greyhound, Ltd," with a Proposed capital of" $300,000, which mentions that the directors "consider that they have available, if required two desirable sites for greyhound racing, and they are negotiating for a third"; and that "it will appeal irresistibly to the Chinese. there can be little if any doubt." In other words, there is an immediate prospect of at least three, and possibly five greyhound courses being started in Shanghai. The British Government will doubtless soon be asked in Pazlis ment whether the Defence Force has been. despatched to, and retained in, Shanghai for the purpose of' protecting greyhound Tacecourses, and thus encouraging gambling among the Chinese population. from a warship, tied up near by, were utilizing all available ap: paratus, but the Brigade put the finishing touches to. what might have resulted in a serious conflagration, Fortunately only a small amount of cargo remained in the hold, and after the fire was out—there were three feet of water in the ship's pumps drained
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