TO.
THE CHINA MAIL.
SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1920,
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THE SINCERE CO., LTD.
UNIVERSAL PROVIDERS
CHINA.
THE TOTALISATOR.
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OFFICES OF THE FUTURE. EUROPEANS IN INDIA,
Health and Happiness
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ENO'S
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THE FUJI TRADING CO., LIMITED
(Inc. in Japan}
PAPER
of all Descriptions in Stock.
Address: 1A, Chater Road Central, Hongkong. P. O. Box: 540.
Telephone: 3452. Telegraphic Address: Fajiboyeki, Hongkong.
Head Office: OSAKA-
AUSTRALIAN HIGH COURTS DECISION.
NOT A LOTTERY.
A VISION OF 1925.
MILITARY TRAINING.
The Big Business Man gets a vision Calcutta, May 22nd.-A general of what his office will be like in, say, Į meeting of ex-officers was held at 1925 after a visit to the Business Ex- the Fort last night, which was hibition, which opened at the Agricul attended by over 100 members. Sydney, April 27th-The High tural Hall, London, on May 4. He Lieutenant-Colonel Hobbs, President Court of Australia delivered judgment can readily imagine himself (writes aof-the-Ex-officers-Association,—pre- to-day on the application on behalf Daily Chronicle representative) having sided, and, in the course of his of the Automatic Totalisator Co., arrived by aeroplane from an Italian sprich, said that they were all and Colin Stephen, chairman of the week-end, walking into his office, and practically agreed that some sort A.J.C. for an irfunction to restrain swiftly and silently arranging his of universal military service was
They were the Federal Commissioner of Taxa, affairs at the superorganisation desk. necessary.
strongly tion from imposing the 13 per cent. There is no shorthand typist by his of opinion that every able-bodied tax on totalisator money paid in side. There is nc speaking tube, into white man ought to undergo some dividends.
which he used to shout vainly and sort of military training. He could He neither calculates, not understand what was at the The Chief Justice read the judg- frantically. ment of himself, Mr. Justice Gavan dictates, writes cheques, nor sticks back of the mind of the Secretary of Duffy, and Mr. Justice Starke, which stamps. Years ago, he recalls State when in vetoing any form of stated that the question raised was momentarily, City men used to live compulsory service be said that such whether-money-paid to a successful in counting bouses, counting out service was an insult to Europeans, investor in the totalisator was a their money.". First he spends some in India. It was beyond comprehen cash prize in lottery within the little time talking into glasssion, especially when every respons meaning of section 14 of the mouthpiece until all the letters be sible body in the country had ex- Income Tax Assessment Act. After wishes sent out have been recorded pressed its approval of some form of quoting a paragraph from the state on the waxen cylinders. Then be universal military training. ment of claim relating to the method pushes a button and a door opens," of operation of the totalisator, their giving a vista of bright young ladies. "In the pre some with telephone receiver to their Honours proceeded: "I sent case it is in our opinion impos- ears, bitting out recorded messages. sible to affirm that the distribution There is not a sound in the room, of money to successful investors in for they are all noiseless typewriters. the totalisator is determined purely A clerk comes in, who has been!
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SERVICE SALARIES.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
We are officially informed that
by chance. A person investing on affixing hundreds of stamps an hour His Excellency the High Commais
the approval of the totalisator selects, and presumably to letters simply by stamping each sioner, with
1. The General Clerical Service:
in doing so forms a judgment to the letter with a machine. He states: the Secretary of State for the best of his ability having regard to that another 14,000 letters have been Colonies, has been pleased to approve his knowledge and experience and to addressed in the last hour and that the grant of the following allow- such information as he may acquire the sales lists for last week are ready, ances in respect of the year 1919:- as to the probability of the horse having been dealt with in 20 minutes An allowance of 10 per cent, on the winning the race. In such a by the new book-keeping machine.
revised substantive salaries. transaction the investor exercised In another office there are rows of
2, Subordinate Services: his own volition with respect tabulation and sorting machines,
(a) appointments not dealt with to the borse which he desires which eat up figures with gusto. to back, and eliminates-all chances There are, also silver counters that by the Public Services Salaries Com-i except those inseparable from the not only reckon up the cash, but mittee, nor otherwise specially revis event of the race and the amount of pack and seal it into rolls which ed since 1st January, 1920, an allow ance of 10 per cent. on substantive the dividend. The transaction un cannot be tampered with doubtedly amounts to a bet and The main part of the day's work salaries together with any temporary substantially only differs from a bet is. now over; and serious considers war allowances already granted on made with a book-maker in that in tion can be given to lunch. Stay such salaries;
(b) appointments the salaries of the one case the fund out of which One thing has been forgotten. The the winner is to be paid is made up new factories must be aerially which have been specially revised by mutual contributions of investors, surveyed; and he 'phones down to the since 1st January, 1919, 10 per cent. and the rate of odda is determined operators. in the aerial photographic on revised substantive salaries
Malay Mail: by the amounts invested on the resection for wo bird's-eye view en- spective horses, while in the other case largements and purches a mechani
the winners are paid the amounts cally protected cheque for the AS GOOD FOR YOUR WIFE
of their 'winnings out of the money amonft
of the bookmaker, and the · book- maker determines the rate of ice
And so to the club.:
AS FOR YOURSELF.
They are for the family are Fin kettes, being as mild yet sure in action as to exactly meet the needs of both exes from childhood to old age.
PINKETTES
odds. We think it is clear that the for a decree on the admissions of the bookmaker cannot be said to carry pleadings upon the defendant under on a lottery, and equally clear that a taking not to enforce the provisions similar transaction carried out by of the motion set out in the state- means of the totalisator is not within ment of claim, the Court made no the description of a lottery." For order except that the defendant pay these reasons their Honoure were the costs of the action, including the dispel Constipation, care Bilioness, Sick Headaches, Torpid Låver," foni of opinion that the plaintiffs were crats of the application to Mr. Justenth pimples Of druggists, alan.post entitled to the injunction claimed fice Surke, Mr. Justizvikane and free, 6) conts: the ri, from
This motion, being by the consent: Mr. Justice Rich concurred in the Williams Medicina Ca, 196 of the parties treated as a motion judgment.
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