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Show Halt on Reckless Gambling I Young Aristocratic Englishmen and Attachei of Fortlgn Legatlona Are in Disgrace. London. Hoelety Is gossiping about the tremendously high gambling by members of two of the most exclusive clubs In Ihe wost end, some of whom are young attaches of the foreign legations, le-gations, other gilded youths of aristocratic aristo-cratic Kngllsh families. Following other heavy losses at the card table, one dlplomut lost 112.000 on Tuesday afternoon, an amount equal to his salary for three years. Whatever his private fortune he had to default on his debts of honor. Consequently Con-sequently he will not bo recognized by tbe gentlemen who won his money our by the others, and his career in diplomacy diplo-macy is ruined. tif course, foreign diplomats are Immune Im-mune from all legal proceedings. Hut not so with Knglltih gamesters. One, of theso, an utile. t In a crack cavalry corps, has lost f 100.000 In tlx weeks, II Is reported. Certainly he Is being put through bankruptcy now by the money lenders who had hlo noles. Another young Kngllsh aristocrat who was bit heavily at the game has an ornumentul position ut court. The fuct that ho has ruined himself flnnn daily was told to King Edward, who ordered an angry complaint to be ad dressed to the house committee of the club wbere tbe gambling wont on. In consequence of this remarkable communication, almost direct from his majesty, threa members have been asked to resign from the club tor violating vio-lating lit rules governing Ihe slt of stukes it cards. Tho others aro not iiiemhcfi of this club; they were en Joying Its hospitality while their own ciuhuosHt waa being renovated. |