To the Editor of the "Nontu-Cuma Dany News'
Sin,—Rumour has it that the Coun-]eil may t the rates by no less 50 per cent. in order to balance the budget for the year 1940, No doubt there will be a hue and ery against an increase in rates, be the increase justified or not. and I am, therefore, suggesting that an attempt be made by the responsible authorities to raise additional revenue not by taxation but by a municipal lottery.
I should not think the technical side of running a lottery would be insurmountable and the fact that almost every country in the world (Britain, Japan and the United States being major receptions) resort to this means to raise revenue should be an inducement to those concerned to consider giving the suggestion at least a trial A free discussion in your valued paper would test public and probably expert opinion on the subject.
Shanghai, Feb. 13.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.