To the Editor of the Nontit-CitNa Datty News."
Sin,—Your leaderette this morning on "Greyhounds" is an astor fishing piece of reasoning. You say that greyhound racing "does undoubted harm" and you would Like to see it stopped. But inasmuch ay the promoters introduce this undeairs Into the life of Shanghai you hold that they are justly entitled to continue "until they have gained reasonable return on their outlay. You argue that men who started a risky business, knowing perfectly well that their so doing would be sure to provoke opposition, should, naw that the expected has tappened, bbe allowed to continue to exploit the public until they are satisfied with their gains and can retire gracefully well pleased with the results of their venture.
T admit that the section of the public which is being exploited is Quite willing to go on being ex-plaited and that no pity need to be wasted on it, but this merely emphasized the fact that the mad rush with which a portion of Shangitai has gone to the dogs does no credit to our community. We have always ied that if the Settlement were rescinded to Chinese control various undesirable practices, now forbidden, would be permitted to the detriment. of good government. And, nov, in rst instance in which a clash of opinion has occurred the Chinese fare on the right side of the argument and we are in the wrong. Do you not think, Mr. Editor, that the charge of hypocrisy made against those who are protesting against this form of gambling is overdone? It is repeated in your correspon ence columns with threadbare iter' tion, It is quite possible that amongst the Chinese protesters there are those who have ulterior ends to serve.
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any of them, to my personal Knowledge, are sincere in their objections to this bad practice. I fam surprised that the religious bodies in Shanghai have not yet made a united protest against the
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