RIOT OF GAMBLING.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 161, 31 March 1916, Page 2 (Supplement)

RIOT OF GAMBLING.

A FUTILE PROTEST. "TIME FOR ECONOMY. In her annual report to the W. the President (Mrs Don) made t lowing remarks in regard t gambling mania: — It is more than disappoint; record that our protests against ling during the past year havt ho futile. In spite of the protes were sent from all parts of tl minion against the Gaming Amendment Bill, the Governmen ed the measure which give* inc facilities for gambling, the same which reported the introduction measure in the House of Renrc tives by the Hon. Mr. Russel, the following: "The courageou who stood out prominently m tlx position to the wholesale raffi connection with the recent Queen Carnival, maintaining th spirit of gambling would be incu and fostered in the young, v.il vindication of their contentions following—A school-boy of nine of age returned from one of the din .schools with bin books supple ed by a little cheap volume of Interrogated by his father as t he had come by it the young li reported in matter-of-fact tone? he'd won it Ml a raffle at sclioo boy who owned the book origi and valued it lightly, had dispo it by lottery, issuing 20 tickets s pin per ticket." And the same in the same issue on 2i>th Septe in a leading article, congratulate New Zealand Educational In> upon the stand they made in pi mg against use being made o public schools :n pushing the s lottery tickets. Disapproving of of the methods adopted in raising for our wounded soldiers and the pendents, and telling of the gan sp'rit that permeated the can the writer said: "If we are to h strong, self-reliant, industrious solf-ropecting people, it will n by encouraging gambling and neb-quick' methods, but bv sh our young people that the only road to i-uccess and real hapjvin •ilong the path of efliciency, ind patience, and honest effort.'' After such a riot of gambling a ail classes in connection with the it is not surprising to read aboti riot of gambling in connection the races (hat took place durin holiday season. From 27th Decs at one week's meetings througho l . Dominion. 21 different towns, no sum than e glit hundred and fifty sand pounds went through the t sator, and that at a time when nomv is the policy that should b served by all prudent people. When Judges and Magistrates numt upon the evil influence o: totalisator as they have frequ clone, the Parliament should endei to curtail its power and net greater facilities to gamble as the last session.