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HIS MAJESTY'S BIRTHDAY.
FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1926.
TAX ON BETS.
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Mr. Churchill's proposals for n In a little room in a sixth-floor London office recently, Mr. Hough- tax on Betting huve, produced a ton, the American Ambassador, large voluine of adverse criticism: wrote a short message of greeting It comes not only from leaders of to a friend. in New Hampshire, religious thought, but from a large section of the House of Commons, Mt.&U.S.ATHR
representing all parties. The fol- lowing are among the expressions of opinion that have reached The Daily Chronicle:-
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The second thing sont was a cheque for 1,000 dollars ($250), drawn on a New York Bank..
The Rev. W. Y. Fullerton (an Baptist of the ox-president Union);
It would throw a clons of
(Continued fromTMPagò. 5.) Mr. & Mrs. R. J. Paterson, Miss H. C. Potter, Miss L. Potter, Mr. H. H. Pegs, Major W. W. Pratt, R. A. M. C., Miss M. E. Pipkin, Mr. & Mrs. A. R. H. Philips, Dr. Pierce-Grove, Mr. Mrs. A. II. Potts, Mr. A. Frinmall, Miss E. M. Patterson, Major G. R. Tuteraon,
A. M. Pourton, Mr. Miss Mrs. A. Piercy, Mr. & Mrs. S. S A few seconda after he put Perry, Mr. 1. D. E. Pendered, Miss B. down his pon an exact facsimile M. Pope, Mr
A. H. Plummer, Mr. P. C.Pottsduced in New York...
& Mrs. J. A., Plummer, of his mussage was boing repr. Mr. Mr. Parker, Mons, & Mme. G. de la Prade, Mr, C. G. Perdue, Mr. & Mrs. II. Pooley (Jr.), Mr. H. R. Phelips, Mr. D. B. Peat, Mr. & Mrs. 13. H. Pethick, Mr. & Mrs. P. Puston,
I am quite sure it would give Mr. F, V. N. Patten, Mr. Fun Yuk-wa.
The occasion' was a demonstra-betting a foothold in this country Mr. M. J. Quist, Mr. & Mrs. tion of the latest wonder of the which it has never had before. E. J. Quinn, Jhr, & Mrs. Quarles van world, sending handwriting, draw- Ufford, Mr. Louis T. do Quievrocourt.
Mr. E. Ralphs, Lt. Col. & Mrs. T. ings and photographs across the A Robertson, Mr. M. J. Reidy, Mr. & Atlantic by wireless. Tests have & Mrs. F.J. been going on for some time, and Mrs. F. A. Redmond, Mr. & de Rome, Mr. & Mrs. E. B. Reod, Mr the apparatus has now reach S. B. C. Ross, Mr. & Mrs. C. A. the stage where the wireless
Mr. & M. II. Roza, Miss Benwicky craft, Mr. & Mrs transmission of pictures and MSS. J. Ralston, Miss C. M. Russell, Mr.
"A Hunifliation." Mrs.
M. 11. Railton, Mr. & Mrs.
Rev. John Hornbrook (an ex- K. A. Rodgers,
Mr. K. S. Robertson,
Readers of The Daily Chronicle president of the Wesleyan Gon- Miss M. D. Robson, Major P.
P. Rash- loigh
Mon, Mme. A. Rollla,
are already acquainted with the ference)." Mr. Mrs.
Ring,
MTB.
& Misses
board details of this wonderful da Rocha, Mr. C. B. Rigga, Mr. & Mrs. Invention, which has been develop J. M. d'Almada Remedios, Miss M. E. Riddle, Mr. & Miss Russell, Mr. &ed by Mr. R. H. Ranger, of the Mrs. A. Ross, Mr. & Mrs. A. R. F. Radio Corporation of America, in Raven, Mon, & Mme. Jean Roen, Miss conjunction with engineers of W. Riddle, Rev. & Mrs. R. D. Res, Radio House, the Marconi wireless Mr. D. A. Rushton, Mr Mrs, & Miss station in London. N. Richardson, Mr. A. B. Baworth, Mr. & Mrs. E. Rowe, Mr. N. Rozh. Major F. C. Roberts, Mr. & Mrs. B. Raworth, Mias D. Robinson.
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Mr. Sum-ming, Mr. & Mrs. Sing Hok-pang, Mr. & Mrs. Sung Teag- man, Mr. & Mra, Sung Teui-lun, Mr. Soo Shau-nam, Hon. Mr. & Mrs. W. T. Southorn, Mr. Mra. F. W. Stap leton, Mr. & Mrs. J. P. Sherry, Mr. & Mrs. G. S.. Kennedy
H. Sundlers, Mr. E. G.,
Swart,
Dr. J Mr. &
Mia. N. L. Smith, M Mr. & Mrs. W. Sehalfield, Mr. A. L. Shields, Mr. &
V. D. Sorby, Mr. & Mrs.
C.
, Mr. & Mrs.
R.
over thousands of miles can t carried out on a commercial basia,
Mr. Houghton had the distine- tion of writing the first message to his old school:-
respectability over it, and it would give those whose principles on the question are not very fixed an in- citement and excuse to engage in it under the agis of the Govern
ment.
I hold that betting in itself is wrong. Further, that the State has no right to batten on the vices of the people. That betting is a vice which gives birth to many other vices no man who knowe unything of the social life of Eng- land can deny.
To me it is a humiliation to think that this great country Drury, St. Paul's School, should have recourse to such a doubtful expedient in order to pro-
Concord, N.II.
This is the first message reduce a Budget with some show of produced by wireless nercas the relief in certain directions" Atlantic. May I send it to you "Penny Wise-Pound Foollsh." and to the school with my best Dr. A. E. Garvie (principal of wiches.-Houghton.
Hackney and New College, Hamp- stead).
April 20, 1926, London. Written on celluloid, the note |
As I have always regarded bet-
Mrs. G. H. Sloane-Stanel. Sanger, was placed in the photo-radiogram ting as an immoral practice and Mathew. Stoddart, Rey, transmitter. This magical its prevalence in this country as
Mr. E. Famer, M. Sada, & P. F. E. machine, interprets every pictura a moral menuco, I am, in principle, Sears, F.
Mr. J
Sit receives in terms of dots of opposed to the proposed betting Shervell, Dr. S. Strahan, Miss Scott, Mr. & Mrs. G. M. light. subsequently translated into tax. The present proposal Is & Misa S. & Miss C. Shaw, Capt. R. wireless waves which are trans- likely to drive the evil upon the A. Salter, Lt. Col. C. M. Stephen, Mr-mitted first to Carnarvon by land streets, and we shall find in due W. 1. B. Sparrow Mr. & Mrs. L. Gline and then across the Atlantic time that a plea will be put for Sebtt, Rev. & Mrs. A.
A. D. Stewart, Mr. & Mrs. R. H. Skelton. Dr. J. T. by wireless.
ward for legalising this evil. R. K. &irs. Smalley, Prof. & Mrs.
Dr. J. D. Jones (chairman of the Congregational Union of England and Wales).
Mr. Houghton's
message.
Af Simpson, Mr. J. R. L. Stanton, Lt.occupying about Sin, by din on a & Mrs. J. II. Smith, Mr. & Mrs. sheet of paper, took 25 minutes to Sutherland. Mr. R. O. Sutherland, Mr.
It will legalise and throw the & Mrs. D. L. Strellett, Miss M. send across the Atlantic. In that
Capt, G. F. Swinton, Mr. & time the enchanted pen of the cloak of respectability over what TU B. V. M. R. de Sousa, Capt. & receiver made about 500 rhoves is a serious social evil.. Mrs. W. E..
E.. Satire, R. A. M. C backward and forward over the legalise betting is to encourage it. Mr. & Mrs. N. R. Staw,
Southern, paper as it built up the facsimile. To encourage it is to postpone the nons. Mr. & Mrs. Mr. W Rev. & Mrs. G. F. Stonford, Mr. D. A. The cheque for 1,000 dols recovery of those habits of indus Senric, Miss M. Sloun, Major & Mrs.
drawn on a New York bank, was try which are necessary to Eng- A. R. Stamford, Lt. A. J. F. Sure, signed by General J. G. Harbord, land's prosperity. Mr. & Mrs. A. F..
Mr.
& Mrs. K. K. Staple, Mr S. W. president of the Radio Corpora- Sewell, Mr. H. G. Sheldon, Dr. & Mrs. tion of America. -
G.
M. Severn, Mr. & Mrs. A. de
ม
The transmission of hand-
Mr. Thos. S. Penny, J.E. (presi- dent of the Baptist Union).
Where, will such a policy lead
Mis Stevenson, Mr. D. 9. de Silvn, written documents, an official ex-us? If other moral evils which M. F. Sutton, Mr. & Mrs. plained, would greatly help in the so sadly degrade our nation be- Stokes. Mr. C. c. Scott, Mr. & Mrs. W. E. I. Shenton
Mr. B. S. speedy transaction of business come sufficiently widespread, and Mr. J Stepherson, J. H. Sutelin,
requiring signatures between this if a Chancellor of the Exchequer H. Shantz H.
is in need of new sources of Miss Smith, Miss
country and America. It is M. Scott. Mr. W. T.
T. Stanton, Mr. &
legal revenue, are we to tax them all Mra. E. Stone, Major & Mrs. F. II. realised, however, that
in turn? Scovil. Mr. H. I. Spicer, Mr. & Mrs. decisions may be necessary before
valid.
Photoradiography can be of
scrvice in great
tracking criminals. A suspect arrested in New York will have the shock of his life when Scotland. Yard an
C. L. C. Sandes, Mr. K. Stuart-Sraith, a radio, signature is considered Mr. Mrs. J. H. Seth, Mr. A. Sum- merfelt, Mr. H. E. Standuge, Mr. P. P. Shaw, Mon. & Mme. S. B. Soyer. Dr. & Mrs. S. W. Tsu, Mr. To Sze- tuen, Dr. Y. K. To, Mr. Tre Yat-Lo, Mr. Trang Foo. Mr. Tong Yat-chach, M. R. Wong Tape, Mr. Tse Ka-no, Mr. Tam Woon-tong, Mr. & Mrs. M. H. Turner, Mr. & Mrs. D: W. Tralman, Radio House between them send Mr. A. W. Tickle, Mr. It. C. Tredwell, a photograph of his finger prints Miss E. Tasartey, Mr. & Mrs. G. G. N. to Amerien in less than an hour Tinson, Mr. & Mrs. D. Templeton.
&
J.
An autographed MS, consisting G. E. S. Thompson, Mr. & Mrs.
Todd, Mr. V. 31. Talati,
&of three lines from Robert Browi Myler
Thwaites, Mr. & Mrs. ing's poem, "A Grammarian's Miss C. Th
fiss D. Tassell, Mr. 5. Funeral" was wirelessed to the Mr. & Mrs. P. Tod. St. Laurence University. Canton. W. L Thomas, Mr. J. to Tasn; Lt. & Mrs. B. M. S: Taylor, R. A., Mr. F. S. New York, as a gift for its
library. The lines were:- Thomson, Mr. R.D. Thomas, -
Loftily lying.
Mr. G. D. Upson, Rev. & Mrs. G. E, S. Upsdell.
Dr. M. M. Vos, Mr. & Mrs. R. Val- larino, Dr. D. J. Valentine, Mr. F. G. Vaux, Mr. R. K. Valentine, Mr. Vernall.
Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, Mr. Wong
Leave him still loftier than th
world suspects; Living and dying,
Tuk-kwong, Dr. & Mrs. C. Y. Wang, Elders of the New Territories
Mr. Wong Ping-san, ir. Wung K-m-districts.
If bookmakers arc to be licensed-which is what their taxation involves-are they to be compensated if subsequently the legislature repeals the tax and illegalises their business?
Rev. John Wilson, of Woolwich (un ex-president of the Baptist Union), points out two insuperable objections to the tax:-
1. It gives national sanction to what is essentially a species of dis-. honesty, as Cromwell put it,
2. The
taxation of betting would not lessen, but increase it; the betting fraternity, and not the. political economists, are eager in its support,
mori
Dr. Scott Lidgeft emphasised the view placed on record by the National Council of the Evangeli- cal Free Churches.
"Any proposal to 'impose a tax
on betting, he declared,' ""will meet with strenuous opposition from the overwhelming majority
fult, Mr. Wong Yui-tung, Dr. & Mrs. Eng. Comdr. F. W. Bromley. of Free Churchmen throughout
S. Wan, Mr. & Mrs. J. R. Mr. A. E. Wood, Rev. G. T. Paymr, Licut. E. D. T. Churcher, the country, Their representa-
kice. Mr. T. S..N., Paymr. Comdr, W. H. Coomber, grave, Capt. J. H. Wallace, Whyte-Smith, Surg. Comdr. & Mrs. R.N., Mr. H. M. A. Day, R.N.; Lieut.tive assemblies have passed, and
Husband-Clutt.Comdr.
RN., The Rev. are passing, unanimous resolu F. Williams, Mr. &
iams, Mr. & Mrs. H. P. Winslow, C. H. Hewitt,
Coste
tions against it. In our judgment Chat. & Mrs. H. N. B. Walker, Major ng
Comdr. A. J. B. Ingham, Mr. & Mrs. O. G. Wornack, C. Willson,
the analogy of the licensed drink. R. Sturgis,. Stirling
Paymr. Lt.trade is wholly misleading." Miss N. Weat Comdr. T. H. Trust, Lic R. A. Wadeson, Miss N.. & worth, Mr. H. Williams. Mr.
3. C.. A. Yongo, C T. G. Weall, Dr. Mrs. Mrs.
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Sir James Martin (London), tracted on account of railways and who proposed the resolution, said other public services, and were that it was estimated that the largely taken up in Europe. The amount these. States owed to this debts have been in default for country was 76 million dollars periods varying from 50 to 80% (£15,000,000).
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