CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2] — Page 220

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distinct heats; one the several forms of lottery; the other which is the more immediate subject of inquiry _ "the houses

I jamins then

On the first head, which has not hitherto been considered as demanding Police interference, although in one or two special instances, proceedings have been instituted against the issuers of lottery tickets, it is only necessary to state that though daily indulged in by men, women, and children, it possesses none of the dangerous excitement of fan gaming; and being but the cool hazard of a few cash, leads to but a comparatively small amount of mischief. The issuing of the Tickets is carried on in respectable shops, with no attempt at concealment and might be at any time suppressed if it was the desire of Government to do so. The knowledge that it is an offence operates decidedly against any injurious excess.

In the second head, Gaming houses are open to the public, instruments and means of gaming such as dice, Cards, and the peculiar Chinese game of "Fan Tan" (counting out an uncertain number of Cash into lots of from one, two, three, four) indicating the winner; the gamester who stakes on the correct number wins.

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distinct heats; one the several forms of lottery; the other which is the more immediate subject of inquiry _ "the houses I jamins then On the first head, which has not hitherto been considered as demanding Police interference, although in one or two special instances, proceedings have been instituted against the issuers of lottery tickets, it is only necessary to state that though daily indulged in by men, women, and children, it possesses none of the dangerous excitement of fan gaming; and being but the cool hazard of a few cash, leads to but a comparatively small amount of mischief. The issuing of the Tickets is carried on in respectable shops, with no attempt at concealment and might be at any time suppressed if it was the desire of Government to do so. The knowledge that it is an offence operates decidedly against any injurious excess. In the second head, Gaming houses are open to the public, instruments and means of gaming such as dice, Cards, and the peculiar Chinese game of "Fan Tan" (counting out an uncertain number of Cash into lots of from one, two, three, four) indicating the winner; the gamester who stakes on the correct number wins.
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distinct heats; one" the several forms of lotter; the other which is the more

immediate subject of cuquiry _ "the

houces

I jamins

then

On the first head, which has not bitterts been considered as demanding

Police

interference, although in one a tin special instances, proceedings have been

instituted against the issuers

the issuers of istter.

tickets, it is only nccung to state thit

neceuary

by men, women

though daily indulged in by men,

and children, it porresses none

of the

مة

dangerous excitement of fren gaming; and being but the cool hazard of few each, beads to but comparative s small amount of mischief. iscuing of the Tickets is carried

The

on in

זי

215

recrectable chops, with conce's any attempt at concealment and might be at any time supreceed if it was the desire of Government to do is. The Knowledge that it is an offence perates decided chick against my

بات مان

injurinus excess.

In the word head. Faming

homes

in

One

mukis". open to the mullie" instruments and mettion of gaming

me dice, Carts, and the pecution Chinese

are

Countune out

uncertain

AM M

game of Conn number of Cash into lots of from,

the

last few remaining (it may

be

one,

two, three

four) indiesting the

winner the gamester who stakes

whon the Correct number wins errec

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