THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES
The Lottery. “The origin of the lottery is lost in the dim mists of antiquity, for it is spoken of several times in the Olu Testament in a manner which suggests that the idea of drawing lots was even then, an ancient one. But whatever the. land of its birth, there is little doubt that the lottery was*-'imported into England from the Continent. The earliest of which any record remains was launched by command of Queen Ifizabetli in 1507, and was drawn two years biter The British Aluseum. that monument to British dignity, also owes its inception to a lottery, for the nation having purchased in 1753, various libraries and collections, notably those of Sir Hans Sloane and Sir Bobort Cotton, a lottery wax promoted to raise money to provide suitable accommodation. the managers and trustees being those august personages the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor and the Sneaker of the House of Commons.”—Edwin Dyke in the I “London Magazine.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 9 March 1927, Page 2
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165THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES Hokitika Guardian, 9 March 1927, Page 2
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