The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

reported to the postmaster general that under
the post and telegraph act the government has
firms who act as agents to Tattersall, either In
Tasmania or Australia.-From the Australian
Review of Reviews.
~ HE federation of the island con-
tinent is DESTROYS of signalling
in order, SO far as the gambling evil is
nor easy, even if it be possible at all.
The Australian is born with sporting
instinct, and gambling to him does not
mean quite the same as to other people.
Be it said that, notwithstanding the
betting propensity Of the colonial,
gambling but rarely becomes with him
craze, but is always a pastime.
There is race Of some kind every
day in the year in Australia, and
scarcely a week passes without some
important meeting" being held in one
,or other Of the federal states. Out Of
this condition has grown great gam
bling and betting system, and that sys-
temizer, of systems The
Australian IS love Of fair play is not con-
dueive, to the devious ways of the dis
honest bookmaker; the betting ring of
Sydney or Melbourne meet is purity
itself compsred with the easy principles
that obtain in many other zcenters:
Nearly. all betting is8done by means of
betting machines, in which there is
about as little chance of miscarriage or
fraud as there is in the registry depart
ment Of the United States postoffice.
The introduction of these machines has
played sad havoc with the grating
bookies, most Of whom have turned
honest because the virtuous way has
been made easier than the path Of the
transgressor.
$500 +. Government Gets Profit.
During the past thirty years the gov
| ern.ment has reaped a considerable
revenue from the turf, directly or in
directly. The imposition of a 10 pc,
cent tax on betting moneys was pro
ductive of large sum to the New South
Wales and other governments prior tx
the federation.
"Tattersall g sweeps are known al
over the world; so are Tattersall g tele
grams. A confirmed cablegram inform
ing the winher of one of these
"sweeps'' or cumulative bets, is as ne
gotiable in every civilized country al
| an American Express money order or :
Bank of England note, for Tattersall Z
has never been known to fail in paw
ment.
Anticipating some change in thu
laws, Tattersall some years ago moved
to the neighboring island of Tasmania
where he has a magnificent estate. Thi
transference of the great betting cen
ter has brought thousands of dollar
into the Golfers Of the little isle, an,
no name is more highly respected thai
Tattersall g within the limits of it
coasts.
In the "I,and of Lots of Time.''
Tasmania, the Gland of lots of time.
is oft referred to as the elsie of tn
i Lotus Eaters,' and certainly it is n
great misnomer, for of all the easy
going, happy, contented folk on thi
earth, the Tasmanians easily stand first
An island Of surprising beauty, wit
farms and ranches that look like well
kept gardens; blest with a climate tina
has few equals and no superior, it woul
be strange if these colonials were NO
the fine, independent, well-to-do peopl
they are. And from this isle of gu
} etude, the nerve-center of the creates
; sporting system in the world, til
, pregnant messages Of luck or misfol
tune are flashed across seas and cor
tinents to a hundred thousand expectan
;, spectators who look upon this form Q
excitement as their inalienable RICH
Gambling's Romance.
The history of Australian gamblin
is full of romance. Sensational inc
dents are not confined to the mimi
centers, either. Prospecting for col
oft leads one to indiscriminate specul;
ton, and every mining camp in the fe,
Grafton has its record of playing fl
: big stakes. But the cities and olde
towns are also productive of gamblin
8 for high wagers, and in this, as in othe
) branches, the Tattersall organizatio
/. holds complete and undisputed sway.
Not many years ago certain ban
in South Australia was very har
pressed by it's creditors, and came yer
near to disruption. The directors wei
at their wit g end to devise a near
of saving the credit of the institution
A refotation Of the company was talke
of, but there was not sufficient tin
: to carry this into effect.
Railing Bank.
The inborn spirit of the Australia
saved the situation; three or four day
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