THE GRAND NATIONAL MEETING.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12570, 13 August 1906, Page 8

THE GRAND NATIONAL MEETING.

TO THK EDITOR OF ''THE PKESS." y<|s Sin—The wheel of time has rovorvediwl once " more, and brought round ttutilsj most important (?) provincial eventiil 'Tho Grand National." It wouldS probably bo moro correct to refer to as a colonial event, for is it not;&f| patronised by men, women, and spielerifS from all parts of the colony? ItiiM high time thut anti-gamblers made anV3§ earnest endeavour to arouse a healthy-'Jf public opinion in connection with thitwwj matter. ■ ' ">M A capital meeting was rocontly held;J| in .this city under the auspices of the ll W.C.T.U. with the object of, advocate If ing the abolition of that curs'o to country known as tho "totalisator." IJM trust that this will be but the of an agitation which will until iiie Legislaturo can be provailed)'3 upon to abolish the machine, which ieilj nothing more nor less than an auto>i|| matic robber. Some tinie ago I tured to draw attention tlirough yourj| oolunins to the inconvenience caused b/,% the closing of the banks and oUietinl places of business for the event beforeVi referred to. I rejoico that the barikf|| no longer countenance it, and I to express the hope that solicitors, and others will follow theli example set by these institutions.—\j;| Yours, etc., ':,'•% 0.. E. SALTER.. 0