The Archive · 1929

The Ethics of Betting

May as to Greatytais impression—that it was we are taxed. so that the Nati She is more rashed Uhrough the Standing|al Government had an easy made Committee at a time when all the {of taking action aguinst us.

other J members of the gov-lit might well have been suppose is to[ernment were away from Nan- San aggrieved part, \kiny further j king; opinions in the capital are ing would be scrupulously The Conservatives [undoubtedly divided on the ssu-careful to act with due legal that trade and and there are enough indeed it had everything to gai '2 in recent months {examples of things done or left|by doing so and would have recovers: [union in defiance of the best elf to the world at the virtue section in the Government to in-ye all things well alone are argue line even a counter-revolution: fairness, have a stra ry to be tolerant. We take it chosen the other way, the bseace of any spect. that the same people who origin- old way, against which extra te issue. which does notlally got the ban imposed have ritoriality has continued to exi Me, Llosd George pra-uow succeeded in making use of [as the only sure protection for people ars|the administrative machinery t+] foreign residents in China, And doubtful of his event olletals from readin ask themselves ith the paper, In this the Chines ing, to w exten-Government cannot afford t ins the ban upon the "North ignore the injury done to it may not sirend for the stage, For either the ban h ent of all foreign business, imposed and the pap:

cluded from government office halt coftable to spect fox of betting, Tt mu evident to anyone aces moment of thought tot the st 1 th: sie attitude hited." or "hettinge ix im-He is soke should alist maply to eye th and it is he launches his is in prospective dang become actual, ore went, but there is riy the shi immoral nor {imitate the ned to wrongful acts are [Jeopardy and, stemed to bet and cannot airmen vlassitield as less table make m Lis rhe first we ask on re the moti bet we should vistingmish between ditterent Cems of gaming. Dean Inge essay on this subject explains why he declines to plas: the end shall he depends out adventurer himself, this to be said leas the int a igh Perhaps too high sometimes, Who said th of honoty must be ure to becomes of debts of and much pa he truth i that, for an honour owe" and, probably, every. fable man, hath debts: must "will agree that this ix a paid but, in reasonable frame of mind, [Wfair adv "desire to win, to 4 veuble 8 for nothin. or a sein for at very small risk i hor:

Merala" years of exisienc selves banned alnly one of the strongest forgives la the game wf chane those who indulge their in this direct re not, for wet weather bee aus: the epithet for those who read e had the best /us, how mach more must it apply sett field. Was this {to ourselves? During the wee ore covetous than Ault Should she not have fend the Keo Min rom caution, of told the person ste made the b motives. retrain eon {With n him a chanco is It ix Jikely that the Ptay on the other side? Perhaps: slated that the enrive to put a stake] tie safest auview that ea n an order srs the thee hel -or tint to. bet 18 ce remember 0 wire, world sand. The clown swine the man in the world: but tom

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