#t could not abolish, and when Mo" Anstey aperts that gambling is the one vice which cannot be regulated and which this Government "did not pretend to regulate" he commits, as thin spattesman, to a very foolish and incorrect statement. Gambling is at this moment the subject of Regulations here. It is regulated as to its hours, as to the persons who may play, the places where they may play, the nature of the things which they may play, and other details.
58. As the apertions of the Memorialists or those made on their behalf do not seem fortunate, I feel some compunction in depriving them of the support, which they expected to derive from Mo Meurrow's very effective point at their interview with Your Lordship, when he dwelt on the persistence and success of the Chinese Government in putting Chinese Laws against Gambling once into effect, and had affirmed that Gambling Houses expired and was crushed at Canton.
59. Gambling is certainly forbidden by Chinese Law but it is nevertheless openly practised, as stated most truly by Prondoni Rüst Mo?" Dadlittles in his admirable book 1868. Page 280, describing the "Social Life of the Chinese". Whilst Mor Meunsu's allusion to Canton is especially ill timed at this moment. So far from being "crushed at Canton" the Government there last year concluded...
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in
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compunction
depriving them of the support,
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Meurrow's
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expired
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practised", as stated most truly Prondoni Rust Mo?" Dadlittles admirable book
1868. Page 280.
describing the "Social Life of the Chinese whilst Mor Meunsu's allusion to banton
is especially ill timed at this moment. So far from being "curshed at bunton the Government there last
year concluded.
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