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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18TH, 1925

XMAS AND NEW YEAR HAMPERS.

We beg to Notify Customers that Assorted Hampers suitable for the Festive Season may be obtained from us at the following. Reduced Ratos :-

No. 1 HAMPER-$36.

1 Qt. Moet & Chandon Dry Imperial

1 Qt. Superb Tawny Port.

Champagne.

2 Qta. St. Julien Ciares.

Whisky.

1 Pt. Blackberry Brandy,

1 Pt. D.O.M.

1 Qt. Martell's XXX Brandy.

Qta. King Ged. IV. or Perfection

No. 2 HAMPER-$30.

1.Qt. Quillmart Champagne.

1 Pt. D.O..

1 Qt. Burgore's Burgundy,

1 QL Martell's XXX Brandy.

9 Qts, King Geo. IV. or Perfection

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2 Qts. Tawar Dry Port."

2 Qts. St. Julien Churot.

Whisky.

1 Qt. D.CL. Old Tom or Dry Gin.

1 Qt.. Vino de Pasto Sherry,

1 phial Pomeranze Bitteri.

1 QL. D.O.L. Uld Tom or Dry Gin..

1 Qt. Old Brown Sherry R.S.

1 Qt. Burgoyne's Burgundy.

1 phial Pomemazan Bitters.

No. 3 HAMPER-$26.

1 Qt. Burgoyne's Burgundy.

1 PG. F. Peppermint.

PL. D.O.M.

Qt. Sup. RO. Furt. 2.Qu. King Geo, 1V. or Perfection

Whisky..

1 Qt. Engraod's XXX Brandy.. 1.Qt. Amontillado Sherry W.S

1 Q D.C.L. Old Tom of Dry Gin. 2 Qts. Medoc Claret,

1 phial Pomeranzan Bitters,

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CHAP JEE KEE LOTTERY SCOURGE.

SWEEPING STRAITS SETTLEMENT.

GIGANTIC SWINDLING.

The buses of operation are situated in China Town, near Kretz Ayer Station, Serangoon Road, Katong. Geylang, Kam- WHOLESALE SWINDLING.

pong-rottan, and other places. The great- One of the gravest problemas that has est privacy is being observed, the run- ever confronted the Asiatic communities nere transacting their business far from of Singapore, particularly the Chinese, prying eyes, and the names of their are jealously and says the Singapore Free Press. is. the respective, bankers scandal of the Chap Jee Kee lottery which closely guarded.

being illicitly run in every nook and After colleeing the daily stakes, the corner of Singapore. And incidentally runners meet at a pre-arranged place and it is one of the most serious problems at a given time, when the "Bark" com- yet to be tackled by the Pelics autho- mences proceedings somewhat in this rities, for on the successful breaking of wise. The canvassers would betray the the Chap Jee Keerings" depends the con&dence of their clients by revealing bapp.aess and well-being of a large part wholesale the secrets with which they of our population.

were entrusted. Circumstanced in the Ever since the suppression of the most favourable position, having full Johore Gambling Farm throngh the pr knowledge of the collective stakes against sure of the authorities here, the evil beach particular gure," the banker been more or less intermittent but t'e would naturally be in a position to turn extensive scale on which the "game" is everything to his own entire advantage. being "carried on is a development of And turn it he does daily. This is, need quite recent date, and has no parallel less to say, done by declaring "open" in the history of the Coleny,

for that day the "figure" against which It is an evil that is corrupting the the total stakes are lowest. Froots of family is, and is breaking up An advertising campaign, as another mary a happy homer it is causing ex-gide of their business proposition is not treme poverty. discontent and grave overlooked; the runners, in the intervals bardship. If facts are brought to light of their daily routing work. make wild it may be proved to have been a potent reports of fabulous sums of money that factor in increasing crime; but we need have been paid to those who won on the not go to that extent for the number of day's business. cases of suicide, not to mention other less tragedies, in the old days of the Jahore Gambling Farm, are living history Strange, then, that so many "could view it prasnically:

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This simple manipulation explains the generans terms accorded by the bankers, and the whole thing is a gigantic swindle en the crazy public, who pays for every thing-rommission, and all the rest of

Lured by the idea of a big winning on it. relatively small outlays, no doubt the If it is possible to keep alive this majority of victims are ignorant women-ystem system that temporarily bene Pl. Alluring as the game is, it takes hits a few lucky people to the suffering but n short time to catch the craze, and and ruin of whole communities-for an unca in its grip it does not require much indefnite length of time...there would not knowledge of human nature to move, as be a soul in the long run to reap any. it were. in the same orbit as the gam-thing. as the money thus circulated must blers: and subsequently to understand perforce go into the hands of these cun- how difficult it is to get rid of the mania.

ning hoaxers. Add to this the fact that the losings for the most part come out of the household expenses granted these women by their

would seem to enjoy being thus duped, wage earning husbands, and the abomin-for it must be assumed that the nisle nature of the evil is ht op Traminent conditions under which the parent. Small wonder, then, that the

game is run are fairly well-known in the

Astounding as all this may seem, the marvel is that there are people who

The modus Operandi of the gang is no

press is often appealed to by the public to help endicate the scourge in their Bambling circles, if not to the public.

- DEFYING THE POLICE. mist. It is a common occurrence to be...

Cannot your greeted in this way: paper de something to alleviate the suffer.

ngs of those afficted directly or in exceedingly artful that the possibility of directly by the scourge I mean-cannot their being caught red-handed" by the you unfold, the truth to the publje so that

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these people may be retrieved from the Police is very remote They have ungovernable passion "into which they travelled a great distance since the days have plonged themselves when they took of incriminating cards, documents, and to this form of gaming You will be doing a whole world of good, to the poor other paraphernalia, in the place of which especially."

they have devised a method, simple and On occasions a family may have to go far from cumbersome, which at the same without food," lamented our apparently

afflicted questioner, simply because time climinates the maximum risks of in- maney has been squandered on Chap Jeeterference by the law. Here are a few Kee. And the husbands, who bave to

work in the office, are often none the of their tactics which need no czplan- wiser until too late in the day."rece tions to prove this point. The meeting- HOW THE EVIL BLOSSOMS, place is always uncertain, this being The closing down of the Johore Gam- necessary to evade the Police; it may be bling Farm left many in Singapore within a coffee shop, or atall; it may be in out a means of satisfying their craving, an eating place, or any odd corner, or A far-sighted gentleman. oddly far remote from, the busy town. enough not a Chinese-saw that the One banker is known to have used the establishment of the game here would be face of the clock to indicate the parti in pursuance of the inclinations of the eular "figure" for the day; for instance, public, and seizing the bull by the horns three o'clock meaning number three. An- he immediately set up business. in other one would walk into a shop and Serangoon Road. Introducing it in a purchase an article or two, the prices of place where only a small proportion of which would represent the day's figure. the people eschew gambling, and where ten cents to signify number ten, as a the mania for the "game" contracted matter, of course. Still yet another will from Johore has not quite abated, a game conduct the show by a secret code of that holds out hope of the prospect of signs; in effect the multiciplicity of ways. making ten to twenty times as much as and means at their disposal is inexhaus- the amount staked, the venture received tible and does not admit of tabulating. warm support. This was inevitable in the Circumstances. Meanwhile others, steing

PUBLIC SPIRIT NECESSARY. that there was easy money in pick, got! The stamping out of this evil is a very besy, until eventually the bankers and urgent necessity, and calls for the most their

confederates were literally all vigorous action on the part of the Police, ever the ground, their activities embrac but realising the diabolically subtle tac- we are in- ing the whole town, not spring the tics employed by the "ring" suburbs even. As the business became clined to sympathise with the authorities lucrative, the bankers were able to em- in their difficulty, rather than agree with ploy runners who made a house-to-house certain suggestions thrown out that there canvass, and allowed them a commission has been diffidence and perhaps, corrup on the total amount of stakes brought in; tion on their part. Possessed of the in- in addition to this, they received buckformation that we have been able to bring shee" from the few lucky ones who won to light, these suggestions can be dis

missed without hesitation, though no Operated on double-crossings, the busi- doubt the pernicious effects of this ness paying so well, it is not surprising scourge, which is inter-communal in that so many were tempted to take up character, often force one to the conclu the line. And today a great many action that there has been negligence, or Cording to their financial standing have some such thing on the part of those res- taken up the one line or the other which ponsible.

some money.

best suits them, the scourge evidently Perhaps a little, in the meantime, could threatening to sweep all over the coun- be done by the public themselves to try, "And there is no knowing what will ameliorate the situation by bringing all happen, unless some drastic and strm their influence and energy to hear upon gent measures are introduced to cope those who are infected with the craze, with this growing evil.

and make them understand that they are merely filling the coffers of a gang scrupulous rogues.

un-

A recent development is even more at tructivo: as an added indúrement, can- vassers are authorised by their Principals If the craze can be curbed successfully to allow their clients & reduction of an even to a small extent, there is some much alteen cents on every dollar slight hope of gaining further ground, staked. This latter concession, plus the the resultant re-action on the law of other commission paid to runners, and apply and demand would in the course other incidentals on the face of it, would of time aid in the eradication of this have. very small "margin of profit, if virulent cancer. Better still if the sur- any, to the Principals. But surface apgeon's knife could be applied to prevent pearances, however, are deceptive, and the poison from the cancerous growth those who are in the know have a totally which is bringing ruin to a large bulk of different tale to tell.

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