Nanking Journal Suggests its Discontinuance Nanking, Sept. 1. Discontinuance of the National Istate Lottery is urged by the "Sin Min Pao," @ Chinese daily in Naning.
The journal seriously doubts that she selling of lottery will ever be of any material help towards "the Jdevelopment of highways and military aviation China. though there is Ino question that China needs more Jand. better roads and a decent air force.
Estimating that no less that $28, }000,000 has been spent by the people Jon the past seven issues of the [State Lottery, the Chinzse newspaper Jasks: How much have they con [tributed towards the purpose for which the lottery was launched?
The "Sin Min Pao" points out that, after the payment of prizes ana ses commission, the, Govern Jment cannot be ex; lise forge proceeds from the sale of the lottery, and furthermore, whatever Jorofit may come from the scheme is leompletely out-balanced by its evil "The Journal denounces the lottery Jeniefy on the ground that it tends to encourage the "get-rich-quick" psychology among the people, concludes with references to" grim Stories of students committing suicide fatter having lost their money, in the purchase lottery tickets, and of work-ling-class people reduced to penury [through the desire to get rich overnight—Reuter.
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