NEWSPAPERS AND GAMBLING.
LEGISLATION PROBABLE' IN BEITAIN. ■ A deputation of bishops, d.eans, prebendaries ■and canons waited on the Homo Secretary, Mr Gladstone, last month, to urge tho .ness of legislating to oheck gambling advortise.' ments. •. , : . . ..: In the course; of his reply,.Mr. Gladstone re. forrod to competitions and advertisements and coupons; m .newspapers/ Hβ thought a Bill .dcalinir with it. would Vreceive tho strong sun. port ot the best mou in both Houses of Parliament. •■ Ho had already expressed his,views on; it'to a' deputation. of the press; and he hold, tho samo.. opinion now. Tlieso matters appeared in Ti class of paper'which could not bosilldUo bo doing any. good-'by'publishing' them,/but they had it on good authority of men -of-great position in the newspaper -world that, it =was. most difficult for them- to keep this -form of ; attraction from their :■ pnpors..' Cases had been given to him where papers had struck competitions out altogether,. and . Ihoj found; that.' Hint. gave-.birth, to' now euterpriM in tho big towns on.the hart of somo small' papers, which bpcnnio affluent in supplying this form of attraction, which was. refused by papers of; repute. ..'-, .. .
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 604, 4 September 1909, Page 10
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187NEWSPAPERS AND GAMBLING. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 604, 4 September 1909, Page 10
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