The Archive · 1928

LIWO WEI LOTTERY

In view of the large number of cases that are daily before the Provisional Court on vane charges of trafficking in lottery. tickets, usually those of the Liwo Wei "Lottery, the—following advertisement "published in two Chinese papers is of interest:

Despite the fact that the thorities of the Chinese territory, French Concession and Britis Setlement (sic) are adopting drest measures to suppress the Liwo Wel lottery, it is still being conducted, There are two drawings every da} the first drawing is at 6 p.m, and the second at midnight. "Moro than 20 cyclists are engaged to report the drawing numbers. Every dag these cyclists are to be seen on Rue clu Consular, Rue Hué, ote, "There is no fixed headquarters, it is shifted from place to place daily,

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