Tt will be remembered that in the early part of this year the "North-China Daily News" was prosecuted by Dr. Charles W. Rankin for contravention of the Betting and Lotteries Act of 1934 by publishing two advertisements of the Loterie de Bienfaisance S, A. and subsequently a list of the winning numbers. H. M. Registrar, sitting in the Police Court, found this journal guilty and fined it 10/- on each of the three counts. Notice of appeal was at once given, but in July that appeal was withdrawn. Wednesday the following letter under date August 5, was received from Dr. Rankin:—
To the Editor of the North-China Daily News." the was under-ihe public welfare; and since in your publications in this case you notified the public that the decision against you had been appealed in order to this a test case for the benefit of the general public: would it not now be fair and right treatment of the public to advise it that you had dismissed your appeal so evidencing that you now agreed that the decision of the lower court was QUE ud Wat he Being E quate citizens resident in China?
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