SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1931.
THE GAMBLER'S APOLOGIA
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I always feel to a certain extent, they fall into the fallacy of the apologetic when I write of gambling hedonistic philosophors of the In this column, says "Artifex" in second half of the eighteenth cen- The Manchester Guardian. For 1tury who spoke as it pleasure in know that I have often treated of the abstract, quite apart from
· that anbjert before. But the mat- | pleasurable objects or sensations, examination held at the University ter is of such vital importancy that could be a motive of action. It of Hong Kong on June 13 last:- one may perhaps be forgiven for cannot be too clearly recognised
HIGHER LOCAL. roturning to it again and again. that where an object is not desir-
Honours. And certainly to-day I have a quite ¦ ed its attainment gives no pleasure new aspect of the subject to treat, and its loss causes no pain. Many people ignore the problem presented by gambling altogether, But it is not necessary to ap- Others poo-pooh the whole matter peal to philosophic principles in and try to make out that, except in this matter. Everyday experience exceptional cases, there is little is a sofer guide. It is quite thirty harm done by betting and that for years ago that a Lancashire woman most people who bet it is merely an said to me, of her husband, "When occasional diversion which brings a he wins he drinks and stops off good deal of harmless amusement at work; and when he tones little cost. But few writera are he's 30 disagreeable there's prepared to offer a well-thought- no living with him, and chil- out apology for gambling. But dren "are afraid to come in that is exactly what the post has to their meals; and win or lose brought me. At lust I am present there's never" penny extra for
boots ed with the gambler's apologia.
nor clothes for me or for them, or for a bit of holiday for any of us. It's all sin and wicked- ness from, beginning to end." Since then scores of women have given me similar testimony. It is more than twenty years ago that a lad said
of his fora
Let me be fair. My corrispon dent is not himself a gambler. He enjoys cards and chess, but does noty for money, and he has neve ad a bet on a horse race or any her form of sport.. But he
'to me, says, with, of course, perfect truth, that any unfairness in stating one's man at' work, "When he's case merely weakens an argument. had a bad, week he's like a bear And he thinks that I am unfair to with a sore head. There's no pleas- gamblers. He denies that the Ing him whatever you do, and he gambler is moved by the desire to has half the girls in the shop cry- get something for nothing and ing we've, been at work an hour." offers the following imaginary de- This, too, has been supported since fence by n gambler of what he holds then by many witnesses. And only to be the right type. Such a man the other day I came up behind a is supposed to say:
woman whom I know. just as she snatched a paper from the passing newsboy and broke Into a torrent of Toul language because her horse was not even placed. How do these examples drawn from life agree with my correspondent's picture of the ideal gambler? I confess that I have never met anyone remotely resembling that fancy portrait. It seems to me to bear the same rela- tion to the betting man, as I know
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TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
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Experiences of a Home Bank, 'wira
Pawnbroker. "
CURIOUS INCIDENTS.
"Take this bear, it was my mother's but I haven't enough cash to go home with," was the request received by a pawn broker recently,
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Daisy Ho
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SENIOR DIVISION.
Pass.
Isabel Pestonji On Lung Hoh
74
65
Similar proposals were numer- ous, he said. He had been offer ed a cheese and a side of hain, but neither was accepted. About 80 per cent. of the people Credits, 60 daya" who pawned goods were in poor sight circumstances, said the broker, and
On Berlin
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On New York-
On demand
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24%
On Bombay-
INTERMEDIATE. Honours.. Clement Leong ......... Margeret Grace Strickland
Pass.
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there had been a big increase in Wiro the number of people trying to On demand raise cash.
64%
64%
On Calcutta-
85
Horacio Luis Ozorio
67
ADVANCED JUNIOR. Honours. Raymonde Blackmore....
Pass: Alvenn Laihovetsky!
JUNIOR. Honours.
Many customers continuously Wire pawned the same goods, he added. On demand One man had brought his evening On Singapore- suit along so often that soon it On demand would not be worth taking, while On Manila-
G4%
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41%
81
*40%
/
77
Tis. 794
Carmen Maria Alonco Florence Tong
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97
John Wong
97
95
Maurice Rupert Leong
96
Beatrice Pestonji
91
Vivian John Robert Jordan
85
+83
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Eva Tam
Dora Ellis ... Winifred Smith
PREPARATORY, Honours,
Agnès Chan Stella Lee Stanley To
98
88
BG
Pass. Clothilde Andrade Marion C. Vincent
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C. K. RAILWAY.
Negotiations to Resume în December.
a flapper had had her gold wrist On demand watch in and out for the past seven On Shanghal- years. A woman had a diamond On demand
Dollar necklace In his safe for 20 years, t paying interest every six months.
24 in Camera,
Some curious things happen in pawn shops. One man brought in a box camera, for which he receiv
ed 2s. 6d. He was back a few days later in a terrible state of anxiety. Was his camera still there?
When he paid what was owing and received the camera, he tore open the back, and pulled out in notes. The camera bad been fils daughter's money-box, but thinking it was not wanted, he had pawn- ed it.
A FALL IN ORANGES,
Traffic
Small Boys' Harvest.
"I make a bet when I feel in tlined, but I have never risked more than I could afford, or knowingly encouraged others, to do so; I try, when I lose, to pay up readily and cheerfully, and when I win, to take my winnings modestly and kindly. Whether I have lost or won on
was disorganised for balance in the course of my afe
several hours in Aldwych recently I neither know nor care, but I am
Canton, Yesterday.
when about 200 cases of oranges on sure that I have not lost more than him, as the romantic highwayman, Negotiations for the revision of their way to Covent Garden Mar- an equivalent for the 'pleasure who is good to the poor
and the agreement made between the have received, and I believe that chivalrous to ladies, and who rides British Government and the Chin-ket fell from a motar lorry those who have inst to me would away on his Bonny Black Bess, does ese Government in regard to the a taxi, and half the load, represent The lorry had swerved to avoid say the same. would rather to the drunken and cowardly division of profits of the Canton- that anyone in whom I was inter ruffians who picked pockets and cut Kowloon Railroad Line will be re-ing about twenty tons of oranges, ested, betted in this spirit and, with throats on the outskirts of London sumed by the end of the year, ac cases burst, and the fruit rolled in was flung into the road. The wooden these restrictions than that he a century or so ago. But in concording to information emanating" would give a better example by so acction with a grant and serious from the local official circles. ali directions, doing. The gain, sa gain, is not nigral evil 1 have no use for musical-
accident, a camedy portraits. my object, it is symbol; The pleasure does not 、 sist in it, though there weuld be no pleasure, without the possibility When I make a bat with of it. a man like myself the loser's enjoy ment of the bet outweighs the pain of the loss, Bu that both are gainere. On what grounds do you condemn such a pleasure that do not apply to all others? All pleasures can be abused, but they are not thore- fore_evil. Why do you make an exception in this case?"
The deadlock of the negotiation which was started by the former Is Insurance Covered?
Managing Director of the Chinese My correspondent offers another section of the line during the be criticism. People used to say that ginning of the year, is understood gambling could not be morally to end about December as in ac- wrong, as insurance was a form of cordance with the international gambling. When that was cally rule governing the appropriation shown to be ridiculous they took of railway line profits, protest up another attitude. My corres- must be lodged 12 months before pondent says that the current de-formal negotiations can be made finition of a gamble as "an agree-between the contracting parties. ment between two parties, whereby Canton Sun. the transfer of something of value chance in
Con
the
amount to Beveral times amount of the inter-Governmental debts."
ia made dependent on
by competitive armaments auch a way that the whole gain of templation of the past few weeks Bad Psychology. What shall we say in reply to
one party is balanced by the whole should bring the realisation that this?
Well, I myself should be loss of the other," covers insurance. we must find relief from these Inclined to say two things name. Of course it does nothing of the fundamental burdens, which to-day ly; that it was bad psychology and sort. In insurance there is neither that it ran clean contrary, to daily loss nor gata. If I pay premiums experience, It is bad psychology for years, and make no claim, I lose because if the gambler did not nothing. I get in return a perfect- desire pecuniary gain, nor
It is probably a good thing that fearly real and marketable commodity pecuniary loss, there would be nonamely, security, a thing on the League of Nations has decided excitement. Mr. Malthus, in R. L. which my banker will make an ad- to convene the first world Stevenson's story "The Suicide vance. If I have a fire and armament Conference at a Club," gained intense pleasure from make A claim gain no which happens to fall within the risking his life on the turn of the thing. At least if I try to period of the moratorium. The ob card. Why? Obviously because I am likely to have a bad half-hour jects of this Conference certainly his life was something that he did with the fire assessor. Insurance come within the prescription of value, not because it was a matter is not gambling, and the recognised Mr. Hoover. A great opportunity of indifference to him. When peo- definition is correct and does not will arise for the weary and bur ple argue that what the gambler cover gambling. It is extraordin-dened patients to take the medi desires is the ext sement and plea-jarily difficult to get even educated cine. sure of gambling, and that he is men to think clearly on this sub- really quite indifferent to the stake, ject..
.
Setting an Example.
Dia time
The argument may be advanced that America herself, in spite of her armaments warning, is spend-
HOOVER'S PLAN ANDful coaxing indeed was needed to ing more on fighting forces than
THE FUTURE.
persuade her to accept the treat any other country in the world ment.
more than Great Britain who comes A First Step
second on the list. It is equally. All this, however, is only a first clear that the Washington Govern [By Leslie R. Alden.],
step. President Hoover is too wise ment, which is in a better position The European patiente of Dr. a doctor to believe that when a than soybody else to afford an Hoover, one at least of whom (Ger- "bigh" temperature has been held in armamente race, has now been many) was faced with the danger, check, the disense has been brought to realise that competition of a complete breakdown, hava Been) epred.......... Some patients are, notóri- neither succeeds in bringing a granted a reprieve. It is really reously. difficult to get out lasting, security, nor pays from the markible that the distinguished of bed as soon as the fever business, and economic point of frans Atlantle physician boun); by has abated. Will the European view. American stateamen ́ ́ have canons stricter than those of Harley | family mistake a temporary relief declared that their country. - is Street, was persuaded to inter- from pain for a complete cure? - ready to reduce armaments to any vône at all. The determining fac- 17 The American President has no extent as long as other nations tovano doubt, was that his own illusions that one dose of medicine fall into line. The United States, counti
the United States, would will suffice. Listen to hiswords too, are doing all i Isaurally have been involved in the spoken as soUN AS
work" with the. League epidemic of chaos and bankruptcy between Franc
to ens had been allowed to spread. States was annou
It seemed as has need of so
Dia
wer to Nations
There was a rush of messenger ads and small boys, who pounced upon as many oranges as they could fay hands on and ate them with relish.
The road was littered with crushed fruit.
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