Davis v Cape Times Ltd [1915] ZATPD 121 (11 October 1915)

Lottery.-Law 7 of 1890, sec. 6.-Purchase of newspaper as
" subscription.''

In order to constitute a scheme a lottery within the meaning of Law 7. of 1890, sec. 6, it is not necessary that the subscription referTed to in the section
should have any value of any kind whatever, or that such subscription should go towards the prize-fund of the scheme. Even apart from the definition in sec. 6 of Law 7 of 1890, a scheme is a lottery if, although it requires no actual contribution from the participants, it is calculated to induce them to purchase copies of a particular newspaper forther purpose of asoertaining the results. Willis v Young &, Stembridge (1907, 1 K.B. 448) followed.