A BIT OF LUCK.
To win a sweepstake prize of £3OO, and to be debarred by the rules of his employers from accepting it, was the fortune of a clerk in the Bank of Liverpool, No gambling on any racing event is allowed by the directors of this institution. The directors and officials, having satisfied themselves that the rule was not known to the lucky clerk, determined, like good sportsmen, that he should not lose. They therefore told him that he must return the £3OO to the sweepstake committee, and then they put their hands into their own pockets and made up a similar sum, and presented it (o the clerk.
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Evening Star, Issue 14572, 22 May 1911, Page 2
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111A BIT OF LUCK. Evening Star, Issue 14572, 22 May 1911, Page 2
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