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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE

CORPS.

P

PROMENADE CONCERT.

SATURDAY, 157 SEPTEMBER

9.15 30,

KING'S REGIMENT BAND AND VOCALISTS

ADMISSION

TICKETS may Be obtained at ANDERSON MUxic Co.,

AND

VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS.

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LAND AT KOWLOON FOR SALE,

SALE by Private Treaty, VALUA- FLANDI KOWLOON, with Seu Frontage. having Total Arts of which Upwards of 97,000 Square Feet upon are erected Godowns and four Chinese Houser. For Particulars, apply to JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,

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Solicitors,

Prince Builing.

S. S. "TRIESTE FROM TRIESTE ARRIVED 28TH JULY, 192

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CO.

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No. 82330

co.

INTIMATIONS

S.S. "ANDRE LEBON." SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE.

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22ND, 1933.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo from MARSETL-

CONSIGNEES

Steamer are hereby informed that their goody with the exception of Opium, Treasure. and Valuabies are being landed and stored at their rak into the Godowns of the Hongkong. Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained Immediately after landing.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Consignees before NooN, TO-DAY, requesting it to be landed bere.

Bille of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after the 93rd instant, at Noon, will be

to rent and landing sharges. subject

All claims must be sent in to me on or before the $7th instant or they will not be recognized,

All damaged packages will be examined on Thursda the 23rd instant, at 10 am, by Messrs. Goddard & Donglan,

No Fire Insurance has been affected.

R BODENFUSER,

Acting Agent ~Hongkong, 27th August, 1923.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. The Steamship #BOWES CASTLE.".. Fox NEW YORK., ONSIGNEES of Cargo ars hereby informed Cat all Goods are being landed at their

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risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and

Ltd Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.,

1 Case Metal Nets. (Wire at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharver

(16)

be obtained. delivery may

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 17th

ins

No claims will be admitted after the Goods

1 Case Haw Felt Roll have left the Godowns, and all Goods remasining undelivered after the 23th inst. Jrkets)

will be subject to rent.

TOTICE HEREBY GIVEN that the

All claims against the steamer most be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 2nd inst., or they will not be recognized

Nginal Delivery Unler 20. 1496 doted to be left in the Godown, where they will be

1st August, 1993 on the HONITONG AND KOLOON WHARF AND GODOWY Co., LTD. in favour of Messrs. HARRY WICKING & Co, is anil to have been EOST and is therefore declared ull and roll:

DODWELL & CO., LTD. Agente. Lloyd Triestino S. N. Co.

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BUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Certificate No. 614 for 30 Shares numbered 25303 to $5332: Certificate No. 4817 for 5 Shares aubered 851 to 89875; and Certifente No. 4820 for Shures numbered

2410 all registered

in the Name of 2003 to GEORGE BOYES have been LOST or DES TROYED, and should these Certificates not be produced to the Company before the 15t DAY OF SEPTEMBER. 19%, New Certificates For the said Shares will be issued and the old Certificates will thereafter be held by the Company na Null and Void

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers."

[1175 Hongkong, 15th August, 1953

THE HONGKONG HOPE MANU- FACTURING CO., LTD.

ONE

N INTERIM DIVIDEND

DOLLAR (31.00) per Share for account

1323 will be payable on THURSDAY, the 2320 AUGUST. 1923,

of

the

Shareholders are requested to apply for Office. Dividend Warrants at the Company's St. George Building, Hongkong. The TRANSFER BOOKS Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY. the 14TH AUGUST, 1923. to THURSDAY, the 23ED, AUGUST, 1923, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

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General managers.

THE KOWLOON HOTEL, HAYKOW ROAD,

OPENING

SEPTEMBER.

FIRST Class und Most Lp-to-date

Sir Residential and Tourist Hotel. Stories of Commodious Large and Airy Rooms with every Modern Applianta Elevator to Every Floor and to Roof Gardes. Hot and Cold Water, Electric Lights Favo aal Bells through- out Exceptionally Ventilated Bar and

Billiard Booms Moderate tariff and most Excellent Casine anpervised by Experienced Chef Monthly and Family Bates can be arranged at Most Reasonable Teras.

For Terms apply to

Mrs. J. J. BLAKE, Manageres.

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All broken, thafe, and damaged Goods are examined on the 23rd inet, at 10 am, by oar Surveyors, Mesers. GODDARD & DOUGLAS.

No Fire Insurance has been effectel. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

DODWELL & CO., LTD,

Agnats.

[1182 Hongkong 17th August, 1993.

THE PENINSULAR&ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG.

COLOMBO AND BOMBAY

THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN AND CONTINENTAL PORTS

AND LONDON.

...

THE Steamship.

THE

"ALIPORE" carrying His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this port at Noos en THURSDAY, the 23rd ACHCHT. taking Cargo for the above Forty

Silk and Valuable Cargo for Italy, France and Landen under arrangement) will be con- veyed by this Steamer proceeding to Bombay and there transhipped to the on-carrying Steamer for Marseilles and London,

Parcels will be received at the Office up to 5.3. the day before sailing. The contenta and value of sil packages are required. For further particulars, apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agents. Hongkong, 16th August, 1993.

FURNISHED HOUSE TO LET. TO BE LET, Farnished, from the 1st Nov..

ember for 8 months or possibly longer, FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE on BARKER LOAD, EXAK, Close to Train Station, with Tennis Conrt and Garden.

Apply Box B.C.D., co Hongkong Daily Pren.

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HONGKONG WEEKLY

PRESS.

CONTAINING ALL THE WEEK'S

LOCAL NEWS,

The Next Issue, will enritain

FULL AOCOUNT OF THE TYPHOON.

Paper to send Home

ORDER NOW.

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HONGKONG SMALL INVESTORS SHARE AND REAL ESTATE CO., SHARE AND LAND BROKERS.

No. 8, Des Voeux Road,

2nd Floor

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Telephone No. C. 4306.

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INTIMATIONS

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

THE Offices of the "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS have been removed to 1a, CHATER ROAD (3rd Boor), to which Address All Correspondance should be directed.)

Hongkong, 16th July, 1993.

THE

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AMERICAN EXPRESS co.. INCORPORATED.

HEAD OFFICE: NEW YORK CITY.

INTERNATIONAL' BANKING-SHIPPING-TRAVEL·

Eighty Offices are established in the Principa Cities of the World to provide Commerci Organisations and Private Individuals with a complate World Wide Banking, Shipping and Travel Service.

COMMERCIAL LETTRES OF OREDI T. DEPOSIT AND CURRENT ACCOUNTS

FOREIGN EXCHANGE. LETTERS OF CREDIT. TRAVELEES CHEQUES. LETTERS OF CREDIT. STEAMSHIP PASSAGES. HOTEL RESERVATIONS BAGGAGE INSURANCE. CABLE AND POSTAL REMITTANCES PURCHASE OF BILLS OF EXCHANGE Every approved Banking Shipping and Travel Transaction.

P.J. TANHECKE"

Manager.

..Bonbios. 35.000.000 26,980,000

HUSSO ASIATIO BATE CAPITAL (FULLY-PAID) RESERVE FUND

144

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTED BY Tax, Kap. Tia

CHINESE GOVERNMENT RssRTE FUND

HEAD OFFICE!' Faria, Rue Bondrean,

LONDON OFFICE:

64, Old Broad Street, E.O. 2...

BANKERS:

3,500,00 1,750,00%

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LONDON: Messrs. Glyn, Mills, Currie & Co. Societe Generale pour Favoriser Developpement du Commerce et de Pindar trie en France. PARIS: Societe Generale pour Favoriser le Developpement du Commerce et de l'Indas- trie en

en France,

Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas. LIONS: Societe Generale pour Favoriser le Developpement du Commeros et de l'Indus trie.en France.

New YORK The Irving Bank- Columbix.

Trust Company

SAN FRANCISCO: The Crocker National Bani

of Ban Francisco.

BRANCHES IN AMA :

Changshan Hankow Manchouli Tientat Chefoo Harbin Newchwang Urumtchi

Hongkong Foking Yokohama Kashgar Shanghai-

Dairen Hailar

HONGKONG BRANCH:

Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on application. Local Bills discounted.

Foreign Exchange on the Principal Cities of the World bought and sold.

R. A. RODGERS,

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Manager."

P.&O.BANKING CORPORATION

LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND 1920) with which is affiliated

THE ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD."

INDIA

AUTHORISED CAPTITAL SUBSCRIBED AND PAID UP RESERVE FUND

217

HEAD OFFICE 123, Lendenhall Street, London, EC. 3. WEST LONDON BRANCH: 14-16, Cockapar Street, London, B.W, 1. EASTERN BRANCHES :

TO LET. FFICES in UNION BUILDING For Bombay, Calcutta, Kanchi Madras, Colombo,

Kooms on Fifth Ficor.

Apply

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD,

PREPAID

WANTED

**

ADVERTISEMENTS

Letters are lying at this Office for Boxes-XS, and No. 1150; 979..

GE OR SALE-Photographic Views

Destruction and Wrekage by the recent Typhoon Steamera

Steamers aground, submerged with masts and fonurl exposed, the rough seas, te ete. At MEE FONG'S. No.

[199 Wyndham Street.

LET-TWO OFFICE ROOMS Centrally, sitantel. F. O. Box 250.

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NO LET-EUROPEAN FLATE||in Loo

to 32. Kanuedy Bosc

ON SALE.

Singapore, Hongkong and Shanghai.. and Exchange Business of every description and The Corporation undertakes General Banking in addition to its Bratches has Agencies in al the principal Cities of the world

C. CHAMPKIN,

Manager. 24. Dea Vosar Road Central, Hongkong.

BOWERN & CO.,

No. 8, Murrom Boad, SHANGHAL

INTIMATION

JOHN DEWAR

& SONS, LTD.

PERTH, SCOTLAND.

Not only must the requirements of sec- Captain M. M. Jansen, of the Admirsī tion 3 be exceedingly difficult to carry ant, Line as President Ginnut, who was min if not generally impracticable (with rended and fined some time ago for native staffs), but, from another aspect of speeding on the high seas, has been re- the matter, they constitute a possible instated, and it is stated that. Shipping danger. If a man cannot have a drink--| Board in the meantime have raised the or two drinks for the matter of that-in speed limit.

a decently conducted establishment with-

Peitaiho, the summer resort patronised out undue restrictions, there is always by the foreign residents of Peking and

the possibility that he may be tempted ta patronise places that are not conduct. ed ou, the lines of decency and good order.

By this we make no reflection whatever on any Clubs or similar institu- tions, but refer to certain undesirable

Tientsin, has recently been visited by a typhoon which, in the space of a than half an hour, tore the roofs nft u neora or more of cottages, completely wrecked others, and left the upper portion of thợ Lotus Hills practically stripped of trees.

By Royal Appointment places that are within the cognisance of Two foreign ladies, Mrs. Paul Jucelys,

to His Majesty

The King.

WHITE LABEL

FINEST

"

SCOTCH WHISKY OF GREAT AGE.

AWARDED 50 COLO AND

PRIZE MEDALS.

nearly everybody in the Colony. And we should like to ask, en passant, since it is commonly reported that drink can be obtained at such places without restric- tion 83. to **eash " Or B to haurs. whether the authorities have ever can templated the application of the Liquor Ordinances to themt!

of the American Legation," and Mrs. Tavela, wife of the Baunger of the Sino- Italian Bank at Tientsin, were injured, but it is understood that their injuries are not serious, al no other casualties have been reported, -

The Captain Superintendent of Police In view of the emphatic denial offerally (Mr. F. DC. Wolfe) apponed in person" at the Magistracy, yesterday morning, tou given that the object of the Bill was to diminish drinking, the opponents of the proserate a Chinese driver of motor-oar No. 8, who was summoned for exceed«' measure wha ineluded several officia! Members of the Legislative Council-were ing the speed limit in the Aberdeen con- driven to the assumption that the oljert trol area. The defendant admitted to the was to protect the public from ineur Magistrate (Mr. Melbourne) that he was ring debts. It will be remembered that going a little faster than the speed litt Mr. Wolfe said the man was not racing; in the course of the debate the Corostat he was following in a car and when he -SECRETARY dramatically produced a bag tried to catch him up his speedometer of unpaid rhits for a total of 83,000 which registereil 17 miles per hour. He thought the defendant must have been going over publican had amassed-perhaps 20 miles an hour round the bend opposite covering, as the Hon. Mr. POLLOCK the market, well inte the village. He suggested, period of fifty years did not look upon it as a serious case At the time the Bill was passed there and, as the man had a clean rbeord, he did not press for a heavy fine. The were only

publicans licences | Magistrate imposed a fine of 83. issued for the whole Colony and the two principal hotels were strongly opposed to the section of the Bill under discussion.. Four of the remainder were

THE VICTORIA VATİ

one

il

seven

The very finest old- SCOTCH WHISKY.apparently indifferent, and, ouly

As supplied to the Houses of Lords and Commons.

A.

SOLE AGENTS:-

lone sought protection." -As we reumarked at the time, licensed victuallers, as a ralo. are very well able to look after them selves, tul if the "chit system had been as disastrous to the interests of the "The Trude" in Hongkong as Government sought to show; it is only reasonable to assume that it would have been suppressed by common consent long before The idea of legislating for the

An necount of the death of Mr. O. A: Chadwick, nasistaut manager of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, at Yokohami (formerly stationed in Hongkong),.,shows that he died in the Yokohama General Hospital after an illness of five days. The account Bays-On Sunday Inst August 6th, Mr. Chadwick was troublect by a slight abrasion of his face, but was attending to "business on Monday morn ing. Seeking medical advice, he entered the General Hospital later in the day Dr. Paravacini, who bad charge of the case, with Dr. Hingston, of the British Naval Hospital, as advisor, soon found that blood-poisoning of a virulent kind was developing. Everything that medical and nursing skill could suggest was done but the patient rapidly "became worse,

ch

S. WATSON & benefit of one hotel was so preposterous and passed away last evening, August

CO., LTD.,

Wine & Spirit Merchants.

PHONE 616,

Hongkong Office: 1A, Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, EC.

The Daily Dress.

•HONGKONG, August 92xd, 1923,

THE LIQUORS ORDINANCE. 17 has no doubt been a matter of con- jecture by the general public as to what

that it was difficult to believe that this was the real motive. Except in so far "as the conduct of his business may be said to affect public morality there i no reason for discriminating between the licensed victualler and any other class of truder. If a hotel keeper or any other tradesnian chooses to allow credit, whether to transient visitors oraesidents, it is his own reapusibility.

As regards the enforcement of this partis cular section of the ordinance our feelings are rather in sympathy with our under stuffed Police, by whom it surely rannust be regarded as a serious matter that a respectable citizen should be rands a baw hreaker by signing a “chit." for a drink when there are so many real criminals to he apprehended and to many matters

ar

News was received in Shanghai yester. day of the death, in the United States. of Mr. Haury Schlée, a well-known China ten merchant. The deceased, who was 50 years of age. is survived by a widow and two children. He came to China." the Shanghei Mercury says, over 30 years ago and antil a few years ago was associated with the firm of Robert Anderson & Co. While he was principally stationed at Shanghai, he also had worked at Foo cbow and Hankow, and in both of these places he will be remembered with affec-"

In amateur theatricals he wens extraordinarily clever, and for long was one of the leading players to appear in A.D.C. productions, in which Mrs. Schlee al

tion.

took part... Ile hal been a keen volunteer, and was a member of the Shanghai and Country Clubs. In 1917 he seyred his connection with Shanghai, and after working in Hankow for a few years decided to make his home in the

Duxbury, Mass.

has prompted the Hongkong Hotel Co.. needing ofeinl attention-the murder of Tnited States, taking up his residence-iş

police officers, for instance, It seems to as that the ordinance might well be repealed or, failing that, like many Another might be allowed to remain practically a dead letter.

Colonel W. N. Nicholson left by the M.M. sexmer, Chambord yesterday for Haiphong

:

The Shanghai Municipal Council. puß ished in the Gazette fast week an an.

£5,000,000 29,594,160 Ltd., to insert in the local Press an £115,000 announcement regarding that part of the Liquork Orilinance which requires that cash, must be paid for liquors unless the

nouncement from the Public Health Department to the effect that ice cream samples taken from Bianchi, Central consumer is a resident in the Hotel r

Dining Rooms, Sweetmeat Castle, Palace orders the drinks in-conjunction with, a

Hotel, Astor House Soda Fountain, Astor House Dining and Grill Rooms, Pau Lice, meal. In Hongkong and, indeed, noy-"

Sagarie, and Marco Polo, were examined where in the East, where the "chit

in the Municipal Laboratory during the nat

week ended August 3rd and were found unst for human consumption. The Y.-C. system is part of everyday life-it is customary for Europeans to carry much

unexpected blacklisting" of nine of the of section 3 of the Liquors Ordinance (of cash in their pockets, but the requirement

ent amongst them boing the Astor House the intention to enforce which the Police

and Palace Hotels--for producing "ice baze given notice to holders of liquor

ercam unfit for human consumption was licences) is to the effect that if one does

a veritable bomshell. The history of The casca of notifiable 'disease notified this surprise attack is interesting. Tho not have cash for incur thirty cents for ainen!") one may not have a drink. to the Medical Officer of Health last Municipal Health Department has been handicapped, for a long time through If the abject of this section, as many at week were: 3 of plague ( deaths); being short of the staff necessary to do the time supposed and still suppose, was of small-pox (7 deaths occurred during all the work which it was believed neces to diminish drinking though this was the week); of enteric fever and 1 of sary to undertake for the good of the ratepayers' internal organs. Recently emphatically contradicted by the Gover- cerebrospinal fever (1 death).

there has been an acquisition of strength, nor (Sir HESTY MAY) and by the Colonial ~ .

Fung Fu Lu, a clerk in the C.P.S.S. capecially in the laboratory. A start was Secretary (Sir CLAUD SEVERN), who

then made upon a series of exhaustive. sponsored the Bill the futility of the Co.. Hongkong, has reported to the police tests in connection with ice creams, and

that three men entered his house at No. the results were highly satisfactory.

The measure is fairly obvious. Considering

fals procurable and utensils clean beyond that practically all men in the Colony, Belcher Street, 3rd hoor, early yester laboratory experts, using the hest mater belong to one Club or more, and that day morning. He was bound and gagged all question, produced ice cream under enleable conditions which was absolutely they may drink there as much as they and the men got away with 3788.

aterile and therefore safe, in every way it like and sign ebits without "let or A postal packet' received, "vin - Siberia, cater under normal conditions. They hindrance, it certainly seems somewhat by a firm in the Colony yesterday was also achieved what it is believed bas pufair that Hotel proprietors (who, it posted in London on July 7th reached never before been done anywhere in the Far East, though it is of old standing in must be remembered, are 'in 'most cases Harbin in days and Hongkong in 25 America and Europe, namely the estab charged exceedingly high sums for their days. Before the war-London mail reach-lishment of a bacteriological stantinrd för licences), should be singled out to suffered the Colony via Siberia în 17 or 18 ice cream.

Mr. A. Gilmore, Vice-Governor of theily News says the sudden and totall Philippine Islands, who arrived Hong-leading enterers and confectioners-pramin kong on Monday left on the M.M. s.s. Chumbard yesterday for Singapore.

Members British Chamber of Commerce (Shanghai), Mr. T. W. BOWEEN, Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Incor porated by Royal Charter, London.

STEAMSKIE AGENTS AND SHIFEROKERS, For the Purchase, Sale and Charter of Vessels af say Torzage, Fassenger and/or Cargo, New and/or Old, with delivery Chins at Very Low Prices

SALVAGE OPERATORS, MARINE SURVEYORS AUCTIONEERS, COAL MERCHANTE, FARISHT BROKERS, METAL MERCHANTS, Machinery For Sale, New and Old in First Class Condition. IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS, SHARE-BROKEE Members Shanghai Share Brokers' Assous

SOLE AGTETS FOX CHINA GEEK'S PATENT ÅNGHDES. SAMUEL WARREN & Co. Lin. (Bheffeld), High Claes Steel Manufacturers (Tank Brand),

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HONGKONG HANSARD REPORTS

LEGISLATIVE Session 1921.

MEETINGS of the

far COUNCIL

Revised by the Members,

PRICE

DAILY. FRE À FFICE,

the

Catalognes and Price Lista on applications

Enquire Welcomed

CABLE ADDRESS: BOWEEN, Bhanghai

Coors: Bentley's, Brott's, A.B.C.

3th Edition and Improved.

a restriction in a branch of their legiti- days; mate business. We hold 'no brief-for Hotels or for the Company which by its current announcement is requesting its patrons to assist it in carrying out the terms of the Ordinance, but it must be borne in mind that it is not in a Hotel proprietor's own interests to extend ere dit for drinks, for by law he cannot sue for debt incurred in respect of liquors.his jurisdiction.

BIG FIRE AT CANTON.

A

Sixty houses were destroyed by fire

While Great Britain, remarks a North- ern contemporary, has got no further than the discussion of a tax on betting, one of the Chinese provincial authorities at Wongsha, Canton, on Saturday has made it an accomplished fact. The fire started in a tobacco shop and as a province concerned is Chilli, and accord, high wind prevailed it rapidly spread, ing to the Sinapan the Civil Governor and it took the Fire Brigade, assisted by has achieved the object in view by order Chinese, fire-fighting companies, several ing that in future revenue stamps must hours to get control of it. No ensunities are reported. The loss is obviously ho affixed to all lottery tickets sold within

considerable.