Dominoes and Draughts Also Held to be "Dangerous"
Peking, Apr. 1.
The innocent old chequers (draughts), ches dominoes have been labelled "dangerous" and "against the public welfare by the Chinese police of Harbin. Chinese polieqmen have stopped such games which were being played in Russian cafes, Harbin has the reputation of being one of the wickedest cities in the Orient. Its cabarets, busy until dawn, are famous throughout the world. The Chinese police recen ly decided that they would "clean up" Harbin, whose government they now control and specially strict] orders went out against gambling. Policemen rushed into cafes and saw omen and women playing. dominoes, chequers and chess.
"Stop these games," they demanded. The players protested that they. were not playing for money. "No matter," said the Chinese. "Such games' are dangerous." And the games stopped—United Press,
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