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13 the evidence of Sham In the Convict. He states that the gambling barried on in Na Hong

was almost entirely by bookies, that out

t of ten gamblers nine would be boolies and about one a

petty brader that occasionally prostitutes from adjoining brothels who entered sometimes by the roy gambled there. and that the Capital! which was issued by himself to the banker each day was $50 and when thinning's amounted to another $50 it was sent out to him. He further stated the houses in which gambling was Carried on are small. and when gambling Mas Carried on in No 5. it was so darti that it was necessary to have lapy: bet by day. He also states that gambling has not been farried

Continausly and that it had been barried on in various houses naw as you may easily learn, most Fof. the habses in Wa Hang are public brothels: therefore there would be nothing ungqual. to attract the attention of posting Police. by the fact that several persons went in and out of the hauges. As a matter of fact there would be feiner persons going

in and out of a than one of the brothels.. I submit gambling house that what there is of evidence ion Sham Ins Statement tends to show that

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gambling has not been barried on any. thing like the large scale.

you have

tried to make out . According to the accounts the

• profits.

are much less than

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