A woman in New Zealand had been heard to tell her daughter that if she wanted to get some new clothes she had better go to the races and make some money to pay for them. The Bishop of London, in an address at Auckland yesterday, said that was the worst thing he had ever heard, and if it was typical of the spirit of a young nation, then God help the country. "It's a mug's game," Dr Ingram said. "The bookmakers in London make millions a 3rear and ride about in motor cars. How do they do it? Out of the money of mugs." New i Zealand hardly realised how hard a ; grip gambling.and betting could get on a nation, and it lay in the power of the men and women of this young nation tp stop it if they ajcted together. • - -
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North Otago Times, Volume CVII, Issue 17748, 9 March 1927, Page 5
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143Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 North Otago Times, Volume CVII, Issue 17748, 9 March 1927, Page 5
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