All sorts and conditions of men resort poreose of gain, The Chinese town which to the neighbourhood of Kuling for the
grown up at the entrance to the "Gap" reaches a population of 3,000 or more. There was not a Chinese house there until alter the foreigners occupied the valley. The magistrate has frequently protested that he was powerless to put down the "roughs" who hang on the outskirts of the town, disturb the peace of th ight, and. run' "wide open" their brothels and gambling rooms. The magixtrate, in thus professing his concern in regard to this class of citizens, as well as his inability to cope with them, it was decided to render him efficient aid. The night of the 24th instant being chosen for the raid, sixteen foreigners, later on joined by four others, assembled at the Bstate Office with well-laid plans. The company included members of the honourable board (the Municipal Council, in-untitled, bul determined ratepayers.
This posse of citizens stormed the lending gambling house, unarmed though they were. Inside the house were at least fifty gamblers. participating with feverish interest in the game, Two foreigners, unaided, forced open the doors and seized several of the chief rogues, the tables were upset and the Chinese fled the place only to fall into the arms of their foreign "friends" who had made cordon round the house.
The magistrate was aroused, and sat in judgment, with the midnight heavens illuminating the scene.. Sixteen gamblers and brothel-keepers were given fom 200 to 300 blows exch on the spot, und, upon orders from the magistrate, the raided building was burned to the ground by his runners. The amusing sides to the situation ure easily seen; again are we reminded that "five of you shall chase an hundred, and. an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight." The obequiousnoss of the magistrate is in 1g contrast to the state ment that he was x large secret gainer from the gambling house. For when the posse presented among the culprits relative of the magistrate, and one of his yamen runners, his external wrath was most violent.' He exclaimed, as they blended for mercy: "If it was my own father I would flog you for such disgraceful conduct!" Thus he "saved his face," and thus gambling on a Inrge scale was stamped out—for 4 night xt least.
2th July.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.