CO129-211 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [8-9] — Page 69

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Eslands, Another very

COMMON

form

be seen that I

of Chinese gambling is the Chai-ma

which corresponds exactly to the well-known Morri of the Italians,

the micase digitis of t

the Romans.

Of course, I remark in the enclosed

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-reply, if the existing law proves to be insuffisient to repress evils justly complained of, it should be strengthened. I shall be glad to be favoured with

and instructions

Your Lordship's

views

on this point; and

: shall take no further action until I

receive them, albeanwhile, it will

gave a much needed

hint to the Chinese owners

vis, that

they

of property

can help greatly the

efforts of the Government by not

permitting their houses to be used___ for gambling or other immoral "purposes." "It is well known that __ many of the Chinese gentlemen at ___ Hongkong resemble in their practice those gentlemen of England, who were recently denounced by an eminent_ English Divine in London

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for crying aloud for the punishment of boys for playing pitch and toss in the streets,

while

* Equivalent to the Chaimei of the Chinese and the morra of the Italian gamins.