The aftermath of the Chinese New Year was strikingly evidenced at the Mixed Court on Monday in the large number of cases set down for hearing in the two criminal courts. Most of the cases were of a petty nature but several, such as charges of burglary and robbery with violence, presented a serious aspect and were remanded for further police investigations.
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The New Year and the festive days following it apparently brought out in a section of the Chinese community the national proclivity for a game of chance, and three batches of Chinese with a numerical strength of 29, 31, and 40 respectively appeared to answer charges of public gambling. Fines ranged from $3 each up to $10. A large number of the accused failed to answer the charge, having been released on bail. In one instance 40 men were arrested for gambling in a house in Peking Road and were liberated on bail of $20 each. On Monday they were fined $10 while the bail of eight men who failed to appear in Court was confiscated. Warrants were issued for the arrest of four men "who were believed to be touts enticing the coolie class to the gambling dens.
In addition to raids on gambling dens the police paid visits the suspected rendezvous of opium smokers, and keepers of opium smoking houses, together with a large contingent of the unfortunate victims of the drug were heavily fined.
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