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Hokitika Guardian, 16 March 1928, Page 1

ALMOST A CYCLING TRAGEDY. Tlie Cyclists’ Touring Club was enjoying its weekly ]K>clal recently when one of the nienihevs was constantly being chaffed for his gloomy face, notwithstanding that every other member was on,joying the outing. “Weil, wouldn’t you be out of sorts,” he retorted, “if you had forgotten your tobacco!” “No! I’d borrow some!” “ But 1 smoke Bears’—and there’s no smoko like it ! ” “So do most of us'. Here’s some! ” And so all gloom was chased away. Try Bears’, too. Sold loose Sd an ounce; in handy packets loz 9d., 2oz Is fid.

THOSE DOG 1? ACES. “ The general attitude of the law towards betting in ay be anomalous and illogical, and it may be wise to leave scope lor an instinct so widely distributed. But it is another matter when that instinct is subjected to a violent and artificial stimulation pursuing it into every- populous centre. iDog racing sets up the virtual equivalent of a roulette table wherever there is sufficient population to make it pay. Its encouragement to betting among children is a particularly serious aspect. But it is not children alone that need protection From a commercialised mania. The demand for intervention is general, spontaneous. and of the broadest cvic character. It has as much support from ( Labour as from any other party. Nothing is more significant than the taboo placed upon dog racing by that most democratic organ of true sport, the Association. Municipalities resent it as a veritable plague, and are loudly demanding repressive powers. It is asking too much of any locality that it should submit to debouchment in the sole interests.of the bookmaker and .the shareholder.” —"Observer” (London).