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THE HONGKONG DAILY

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BISS, SATURDAY, MARCH 17TH, 1933

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THE

DIRECTORY AND CHRONICLE

CHINA, JAPAN BRITISH MALAYA, INDO-CHINA, SIAM PHILIPPINES, NETHERLANDS -INDIA, ETC.

FOR

1923.

SIXTY-FIRST YEAR OF PUBLICATION.

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CALCUTTA SWEEP WORLD-WIDE INTEREST IN WHAT IS HAPPENING,

NUMBERS ONLY.

If we are, however, to stand on the latest information of the Daily News-a journal which has always endeavoured to tilt aancti- moniously against lotteries in any shape or form-" it has been decided to hold the Calcutta Sweep again on this year's Derby, but instead of tickets, members will be allot- ted numbers. The sweep entrant will pay number batt

Under the Patronage of HE. THE GOVERNOR and Lady SIFEES..........

A DEMONSTRATION by

THE FAMOUS FOOCHOW BLIND BOYS' 'BAND

It is amazing what a world-wide intereste there is in the sporting chance and mam moth sweepstakes in particular..

Every week the editor of the Sporting

· Times, (London), says, a writer in that repressive measures-in other words, his money to a member in return for fast returned from England and has played

every case.

reach

issue. A stand member of the Royal Cal- catta Turf Club recently wrote his views of the whole situation, and perhaps we cannot do better than grote some of his remarks and facts. He points out that over there repressive action might be initiated by the Bengal Legislative Council, but he does not

such a move would be think that made if the club itself decided on its own semi limited apply of tickets which, annually, Linds his post bag full of letters paper, from men and women-from the Orkneys

We

suggested that doubtless to far Mesopotamialamouring for in- formation about the Calcutta and the many wonder why such a sweepstake has newer Irish sweepstakes. It is obviously existed all these years, despite the "anti* our Empire against a legislation throughouse

The authority impossible to give satisfactory nuwers in lottery in any

What is happening to the Calcutta quoted puts the whys and wherefores in

When he explains that: Sweepi

is that it is purely a club Every fresh cable from India seems to sweep, against the operation of which exist

The relate a different story. It is, of course, I well-known that there were abuses lasting Indian legislation has no power. year. Even advertising firms secured blocks Turf Club recognises no holder of a ticket other than the member or stand member of of tickets and began to encourage ext the club the purchaser of the ticket, whose trade by giving them away in prizes. A court sunt promptly followed,

for infringing

the name appears thereon. poly sited Lottery

"There is nothing to prevent the member from drawing the money on a winning ticket to it nothing but expulsion cutta Turt Clubs acted at once, too, by can- celling the whole block of tickets, which were being used for the purpose. Profiteer ing over hero (England) became rampant, but it should not be lost sight of that, to secure any substantial number of tickets to 30-

reason

This is a method which can be worked all

right in a small office or private sweepstakes; but, if a fact, it must be the beginning of the end of the Calcutta Sweep as a world-wide event of importance. It would certainly lead to the public being unable to get their fingor in the pie at all, and to the value of the prizes dwindling down to a sum which might not compare favourably with the won in the Stock Exchange amounts to or big private club and exchange sweeps in London and Liverpool

ready. Calcutta's loss is clearly Ireland. made opportunity. The Dublin affairs will be the most valuable in the world We have previously as time goes on. mentioned that, so long as there is a Club and his other clubs, complete social board and of noted hospitals and other in- ostracism and the tarture of a guilty constitutions benefitting substantially, the science. No such contretemps has yet hap now Irish Free State authorities have no

bigoted objection to sweepstakes. pened; nor is it likely to

and the idea was soon quelched. The Calsbership of the Royal Calcutta Turt guarantee of everything beling above

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oblige a host of fiends-many of whom

forget to pay when they draw a biank has been necessary to resort to

middlemen.

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from

All the man, we know of cases where the member has demandesi more than his full pound of flesh before parting with the prize money, and there are several middlemen Nobody grudges this, however.

before HM, Queen Mary)

MONDAY, MARCH 19th, at.3.30.M. &9 F.M.

ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH GROUNDS, PARAMOOATHAN BOAD, Vocal and Instrumental Music Mocation

...

Exhibition of Handicraft.

*PRICES at 3.30 e.xt, $1 ; # P.M., 60 cents.

Refreshments in the Afternoon, 50 cts.. Tickets may be obtained at THE STAR FIERI,

[481 ANDERSON's Music Croze, &c.

ISSUE OF 6X FRENCH TREASURY

BONDS.

PRICE OF ISSUE FA 99 FOR Fax. 100 or FACE VALUE.

FREE UF TAXES.

NO PRIZES.

PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned, bavo received instructions

to sell by Public Auction, WEDNESDAY, the 11th APRIL, 1923,

commencing at 3 F.M... at their Sales Room, Daddell Street

ONE SET OF MINT MACHINERY. This lot comprises a complete set of Mint Machinery capable of producing 100,000 (One hundred thousand) pisces 20-cent (Twenty vezt) coins or 200,000 (Two hundred thousand) pieces 10-cent (Ten sent) soins per working day

of 10 hours.

and inspection orders may be obtained from Mesus. GILMAN & Co.,

(Further particular, ba LTD., or the Undersigned),

Terms:-20%, of Purchase Money to be paid en Fall of Hammer. Balance to be paid within two weeks of day of sale, w

LAMMERT BROTHERS,

525)

Auctioneers.

PARTICULARSTM VALUABLE LEASEHOLD FROPERTY

No. 18, WING HING STREET, VICTORIA, HONGKONG,

To be Sold by Order of the Mortgagee By PUBLIO AUCTION,

IN: ONE LOT

On MONDAY,

Calentta ticket, often passed through who expect a bit before you touch lucky more at home than among foreigners, BONDS or Fas, 500, AND FRA 5,000 ELOS. The 1478 Day of May, 1973, at 8 o'CLOCK P.X.

a dozen hands after it was nominally lasted to a member of the club. The Calcutta PRIVATE ENTERPZIER.” Turf Club is not

In time, too, there will be a Casino et Killarney. It is bound to come, and many Britishers would welcome a place where they could speak their own language and tool We shall

all regret if the Calcutta Sweep is really to become the locked door to all brus the fortunate few, but once the basy-bodies Whereas, in 1903, the first prize (50 per and spoil-sports get buky, there is no end racing there, and cent of the money) only amounted to is the governing body of a social-circle, it functions like our Jockly Club does. The 220,000, it was nearly six times that aum to their activities, and the Calcutta Tarf Club must adopt as their protective policy wweepstake was originally merely a clab over last year's Derby Pair, and and grow

be the and it is supposed still to the saine;

We have mentioned private enterprise "Safety First

How some of our own much-harassed until, candidly, it is a

which have in purchasing shares in tickets of Frankenstein now to the officials. A drawn likely horses. The stand member hospital governors must envy Irish institu

Ob1. England-"the land of the of course, keep within the law in revives a yarn which used to be told tons club can

with these matters, but it in nearer the truth to

great gusto at the clubs over ten Free Oh help! state that the Calcatta Sweep is more or less

years ago, when a syndicate existed which

a. businest tolerated because of its influential connec made a

of buying a half tions, its straight dealings and its enormous in likely horses.

amroup of bank men in It happened that a group popularity.

Southern Indis drew an outsider, A RECORD IN PREZES

. half-share gure. The

a

Others who have tried to can sweep stakes in Calcutta, with a nominal "club"

share

They

SIAMESE STAMPS,

Philatelista hare board with mired

EPAYABLE Holder's Option, as REAL

On the 8th of December, 1935 at par On the 6th of Deceraber, 1928 for

FY 103

On the 8th of December, 1932 for

· Fri. 108.

Coupons payable on the 8th of June and 8th of December of each year.

Irt Coupon paid in full on the 8th of June, 1923

Payable EITHER in caab,

OF by Remittance of 1321 Tresenry Bonds

das 8th Inne, 1993.

Mesken. LAMMERT BROTHERS Ar Tums OFFICE Dunndix BreakE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

OCEAN: STEAMSHIP CO, LTD CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

CONSIGNEES per Company's Beams.

IXION"

are hereby notified that the Carro will be charged foto Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where will be at Consignee's risk and unijeck terms and conditions of storage ab wharf. The Cargo will be ready for from Godown on and after 15th March'

Optional cargo will be landed, and obs has been given prior to steamer's arrival

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods sen to be left in the Godowns, where they will examined on any Tuesdays and Bridaya batwes the hours of 10.45 AM, and Noom within the storage period. de

No Claims will be admitted

after the Goodi have left the simmer's Godown, and All Groch. remaining undelivered after the 20th March, wit be moyeds to rent the Bamser A

All Claims against

presented to the undersigned on or before the and April, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be siocteu

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Agente.

Hongkong, 14th March, 1923,

"GLEN" LINE, LIMITED.

KOTIOR TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM UNITED KINGDOM, PORT

SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS

THE M.V GLENADE”

from the above ports. Can THAT piece or parcel of ground situate ignce of Cargo by hee are hereby inform

gists of First ALL SUNGKAN ADA at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong registered in the Land Guice as SECTION

a Goods are being landed at their

into the hazardons and/or extra hazard A of INLAND LOT NO. 2166 together with Godown of The Hongkong and How

Company

the messungee erections or buildings thereon What and Godowa now known as No. 12 of land a

Wing Street and whehoe, and/or from the harves, delivers Secondly ALL THAT strip of land the rear

of the said Section A of Inland Lot No. 2168 be obtamedan 20th March, 1933)

foods not cleared by

pay will be

will be subject to rent

being a scavenging lane. All of which prot mises are held for the residue of the term of All broken, chafed and damaged 75 years from the 15th day of May, 1916, are to be left in the Godowns where they a

so the syndicate, offering thought feelinga rumours that Siat is about to Subscription List will be Closed on the 4th of created by the Crown Lense thereof together as examined in the presence of Consigneem, by backbone, have soon found that what is sauce the macular horse not on the map, so issue yet another new set of stamps. The April, 1923.-

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police authorities over, are not looking/worse, if they had stil bew operating in oon thing to be said in their favour and

now Jasur surcharges, varieties and for the goose is not necessarily sauce for the declined the offer. That ticket was for gander. Some narkod people have, how Bignorinette who completed an amazing ever, been trying to make trouble in India

said that the trolliable for the late Chevalier Ginis ather philatelic complications emanating That syndicate might have fared from Bangkok during the past few years we would fill a good-sized book. But there is and it is freely again this year, kindly st England being flooded as was Aboyeur's

Although

members have endeavoured to that is that all have beer decently printed the case last

though the club tried pore sure of the ultimate destination of and produced and are a credit to the prevent it with these Calcutta ticket for the tickets they have been asked to buy country which issues them, which is more The Derby.

As is well known, the amount paid out our authority agrees with us that it had than one can claim for the present stamps in prizes last year constituted a record; it become naxt door to impossible. The of Great Britain and her colonies, for everybody could have secured a ticket price of a ticket is ten rupees, but that these are mostly extremely poor speek- who wanted one, the first prize would is not necessarily always 13x 4d. in mens of the printer's art, badly coloured have been worth a million pounds Of Engage. We have often given nearly ments of the King who, as an ardent currency owing to the factuating and bearing very indifferent present- nice per cucum for ticket since

the warl course the Tarf Clubs take a centage for expenses, bet it can be

Now all this has led up to the situation collector himself, must be far from clear that its main purpows was a sport how the Calcutta Turf Club found them Battered at the way the stampa with his iligy compare for instance, with those ing and not promoting oraford, and wolves in-and niggling from outside in other members have not done badly at both this country and India had to be of the United States, Anything more times by buying shares in tickets from taken notice of Restrictive measures will painfully inartistic than the first penny those who were only too anxious to without any doubt be taken. It was first stamp of George V with its lion couchant hedge and have a nice fat cheque guaranteed said that the sale of tickets to any one mem- and perfectly libellous portrait of His whatever happened to the horses they had ber or stand member would be restricted to a Majoty, was bever issued by the poorest

of bankrupt republi-Straits Echo. drawn, but, that, of course, is only aide few dozen.

it can be made twit

a one

Applications will be received by THE BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,

Prince's Building, Chater Bond,

V MARSOT,

Manager Hongkong, 8th March, 19335

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Claims agslorf the ineloding

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BUYING AGENOL

ONDON CHEMICAL AND GENERAL

DONT WOrld wide coenactice

entablimbed over 30 years open accept additimai

No Fire Insurance will be effected by soy on whatever,

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TION

MAY 2ND, 1920

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