The childishness of anonymity is never more clearly demonstrated than in the chain letters which ai pear around the world every now and again. Another such reached the editorial office of this newspaper on Tuesday. In this particular instance it stated that the chain was commenced by an American Colonel ana must travel round the world at least fifteen times. The recipient is warned to follow up this chain within 29 hours and failure to do so, it is threatened, will bring misfortune. Compliance on the other hand will bring Tuck within nine days after the copies are mailed. As proof it stated that a Mr. Archin of Victoria won $20,000 nine days after mailing, @ Mr. Trent secured Fra. 100,000 in an international lottery, while poor Mr. Francescen, who broke the chain, lost all his possessions. With the Derby sweeps out of the way, and all there is ahead being only the Chinese National Lottery which is drawn on June 29, readers who care to be influenced by rubbish of this sort are advised to delay sending off their contributions to the chain until June 20, in order that the est. possible influences shall be brought to bear upon the decision as to which is the winning number. The chains do an enormous amount of harm amongst the credulous who are afraid not to comply with the absurd demand made upon them, but JUN 4 3335
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