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Station is watched all round while play going on; watchmen are placed at certain points along Hollywood Road, Queen's Road, Lower Lascar Row, and Possession Street so that it is very difficult to make a successful raid and whenever I go out, I am watched and it is known that the owner of the gambling house is stopped.
Failing that, the play is stopped. I most respectfully beg to report with a view to taking action.
Central Station, 287 January 16th, 1897
I have the honor to report for your information respecting the reported gambling houses you gave on the 15th instant. The numbers on Chung King Street, Nos: 2, 4, 6 are all family houses.
No 2 is occupied by families on the ground, 1st & 3rd floors; the 2nd floor is vacant.
No 3: the 1st, 2nd, 3rd floors are occupied by families; there is no gambling.
I also beg to submit the names of the gambling masters whom I think would be fit people for banishment.
No.4, 高容 Lane, Li Shue alias Ko Lo Shi, Yeung Yung 靚仔, No. 6, 13 袁 Lane, Li Kwan alias Chai Ying, Yun Pui alias Chai Pir.
I have the report.
Sgd: W. Baker, Inspector.
No 1. Ground floor is occupied by a family. 1st & 2nd floors are a brothel.
No 2. Ground floor shops, 1st & 2nd floors vacant.
No 3. ...
No 5. Ground floor vacant, 1st & 2nd floors are brothels, Lower Lascar Row.
No 41 is a Malay Boarding House.
I hold a warrant out but not yet executed.
It is a case where gamblers, Moors, shift from one place to another, using a table and chairs. They can shift out of a place in a few minutes.
I have the honor to be, Your obedient Servant,
W. Baker, Inspector.
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