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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1929.

GAMBLING IN SWITZERLAND.

RESULTS OF THE REFERENDUM.

Genova, Dec. 4, The view that Switzerland fa about to become a nursery of a series of Monte Carlos, as the re- sult of the week end. plebiscite favouring the relairoduction of gaming tables, is quite erroneous, though widespread.

Even the Swiss people, them selves have hazy notjons concern. ing the significance of the refer endum. M. H. P. Pelwarin, Direc- tor of the Geneva Casino, told me to-day that he had been besieged by telephone inquiries since Sun- day, wanting to know what day. gambling will start

It will surprise many people to learn that there is still a long way to go before gaming tables will bo set up. It is even possible they will never be re-established.

Cantons' Powers.

The referendum was but the lover setting in mollen complicat od legislative and administrative machinery, The favourable re- sult of the referendum is equiva lent to a request to the Federal governments to authorize gam. bling in their respective Cantona.

It will probably be two or three months before the Federal Govern- ment completes the first step. The Cantonal governments, there upon, have power to permit or prohibit gaming. This decision resta largely on wirepulling with- in the political coalitions. Galy after the Cantonal governments have given general permission, and stated what forms of gaming will be allowed, will individual applications to set up tables be considered.

CASC

Altogether about six months will be taken up before playing is inaugurated. Heavy gaming in any

is

The ruled out. highest stake-two franca-in no Lemptation to habitual plungers, who are admittedly not wanted here. Fours that crowds of the working classes will be enticed to the casinos are unfounded, for a subtle aupervision will virtually restrict their entry into the kursanis.

Slices From the Cake,

"La boule," which is popular in France, will probably be the only play permitted by the Cantonal governments, who algo have the right to determine what establishments will be granted permission to run the tables. It is believed that permission will be restricted to casinos, to the exelu- sion of hotels.

POPULAR WITH

ALL CLASSES · OF SMOKERS

CAPSTAN

GRA

HIGH

CIGARETT

MADE IN ENGLAND

Tide advertionment 20 inued by 18 Urush-American Tobaseq Ca. (Chemi) 126.

ED-798

WELSH MINERS FOR CANADA.

SCHEME TO MOVE MANY FAMILIES.

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FOOTBALL COMPETI- TIONS & THE G.P.O.

A HUGE BUSINESS STOPPED.

sorting, thrown into separate racks-thus separating them from the normal correspondence-and pent direct, without further hand- ¡ing, to the office for delivery. The overwhelming majority, · of The decision to stop the football course, came to the Eastern cen- Cardiff Dec. 7, coupon competitions will lighten tral district office in London, A big trek from the Welsh min-appreciably the strain which tha

An arrangement was made with It is obvious, too, that it is not ing valleys to Canada is anticipated Post Office has felt during the the newspapers concorned that going to be a gold mine for pro- in the early spring? It is not wide-past three months. St. Martin's- when the competitions could not prietors, for several bedies requirely known that there is already ale-Grand has been awamped by be delivered by the first post in

slice from the enke The Federal authorities have the first large Welsh colony in the Dominion, these competition letters. Com the morning, they were sent out, In addition to the thousands whojing from all parts of the country, often by special vans, at such in- hig bite of a full quarter of the have emigrated to the Western between four and five million have torvals as were possible during gross takings, of which 15 per cent. States from Wales during recent had to be delivered in the Fleet- the early part of the day. will be applied to charitable pur-years there is a big Welsh popula-street area every, week since the. This special organisation on the poses. The Cantonal republics tion, settled mostly in Alberta, who end of August. want 15 per cent; the municipal left the Welsh colony in Patagonia

part of the Post Office saved the In order to avoid interference expense of employing an extra authorities, less greedy, ask but in consequence of the devastating with ordinary correspondence, number of man for the short time floods in that once flourishing which for all parts of the country each week during which the traffle Cynrke settlement.

runs into some fifteen million letrenched the peak point, A certain Last summer nearly 3,000 people ters a day, a special system was moint of overtime was necessary, emigrated from South Wales for brought into operation. the harvest, and the majority have over the number of competition let reduced and the work of the Post Wher- and this, of course, will now be remained..

Lera rendered it necessary, they Office will resume its normal pro- were selected at the first stage of cedure.

10 per cent.

LOCAL HOCKEY.

CLUB DEFEAT THE BEDS. AND HERTS, REGIMÈNT,

of, umemployment in the mines, a There is at present, as the result

strong desire among the working The first eleven of the Hongkong population of Glamorgan and Mon- Hockey Club met a side from the mouth to be settled on the land. Bede. and Herts. Regiment yesterday Applications have been received afternoon on the USRC. ground, from 140 families, and schemes are the Club being strongly represented.being drafted with a view to train- The result, after a brisk game, wara ing them for farm work before they win for the Club by one goal to nll. set out.

Play started late. From the com- mencement the Club held the suprem

acy.

Vallach

Ministry's Training Homes.

The training will take place at the Within four minutes, Mitchell

Ministry of Labour Training pot across a pass which was inter- cepted by who made no mis-Homes at Brandon and Clayton. tate with his shot. There was no In particular, young women are further score up to half time.

required for domestic work, and Owen Hughes and Mitchell were Captain W. Grimths, the Canadian towers of strength, the runs down Government Emigration Officer inj field by the former being a feature Wales, is busily engaged in seeking of the game, but the soldiers' goal suitable emigrants. keeper and backs were always on the alert, and there was no further ad- dition to the score.

The Dominion Government, In conjunction with private enter- In the closing stages, the regimen-prise, are providing homes for emi- tal team made raids into Club ter- grant families, but the single men ritory, but despite all efforts were and women who, It is expected, will unable to pierce the defence, and a emigrate in large numbers, will well-contested matchi ́ended as stated travel direct from Wales to situa-i above.

tions arranged for them on Cana- dian farms!

Tear to Meet H.K.S.R.A. The following will represent the

This schema is but a temporary second cloven of the Hongkong one, for there is another on foot to Hockey Club in their match against establish a Weish Colony in Canada, the H.K..RA second team on Mon-on similar lines-to that founded by day at the Marina ground at 4.45 the late Principal Michael D. Jones

A. C. Howell, J. E. Henry, L. F Nicholson, L. A. R. Duncan, L. in Patagonia where the Welsh set

S. tlers shall be established in a town- Lloyd, E. L. Sim, T. Whitley, W. A ship. Nowers, G. B. Vallack, T. J. Price and E. C. Fincher.

NO RUGBY MATCH.

We are informed that the Rugby. match fixed for this afternoon be tween the Club and the Beds und Herts Regiment has been scratched.

The lecture which was arranged to have been delivered by Capt. Austin at the Referees' Association last night was postponed till next Friday, an account of the small number of members who were present when the lecture was timed to commonce,

Co-Operation Needed.

In order to succeed with this scheme, co-operation between the British and Canadian Governments will be necessary, for the emi- granta will require far greater us- Blstance than is now offered.

There are, at least, 70,000 miners who will never again find employ. ment in the Welsh mines, and to transfer these, with their depen dents, to English centres will only add to the unemployment already fexisting in those centres.

On the other hand, there are un developed mining and industrial areas in Canada, where coal and iron are plentiful, and where these emigrants would find a comfortable living and would prosper.

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Looking Back!

Although every successful business enterprise looks forward-plans ahead and endeavours to make each New Year a better year, in order to nasist in making what may be momentous decisions, it is necessary to indulge in serious retrospection. The keen business man looks back over the past year and endeavours to locate points in his policy which may be improved,

Advertising is one of the most vital-factors in com. mercial life to-day, and so important is Newspaper Advertising, that, while there are numbers of the world's commercial leaders who have publicly emphasised the incomparablo.value of newspapers in promoting trade, we have yet to learn of one. Impartial business man who has advised any other form of trade publicity in preference to the Press.

NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING. IS THE ONE UNIVERSAL MEANS OF PROMOTING TRADE.

Look back over the past year and carnestly ponder over this matter. Your verdlet will surely be in . favour of the medium which poer into the homel Then remember that the popularity of the 'news- paper is the standard by which you should assess the value of every cent you spend.

THINK OF THE POPULARITY

OF THE "TELEGRAPH!"

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IN

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