The Archive · 1940

Hells Flourish

Sale of Girl Tragic Story of House öf

Shanghai's "Wild West"

HI Fame Told in Court Dotted with Night Spots Charged with trafeking th a female, Yielding Large Revenue three male end four female Chinese

SPECIAL TO THE "N.C.D.N.""

Were brought before the First Special Disttiet Court yesterday for itial and As the new year gets. under way, they will hear their fate Hëtt ing and opium dens and the ous "hwa hwei" lotteries flour-

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into houses of ill fame.

The unt who did not want to return to guardian and Settlement aus reap a golden harvest from permits and "protect. as"

To ra idea of the extent of gembl columns some 1 orly scan the ci the Chinese here ne attractions of Advertised in bold type ere are row over only gaming places in the weston from sump n ' amed Zeo of teng Peh Alley off Robison Road last yeu Her parents of jobs in cir departure being poor, placed the ardienčhip of 9 man quently intro-a cotton mill. like miniat d huts sec in back aheys or alan; Big or small, all mission io operate and for protection ranges from about $150 to $1000 and is handed into a control office situated s alleged to have told in a brothel was better than work-After being assaulted by the an's husband the girl was then sent to the two other accused women, cob of bro'^els, and from that tim the unfortunate girl had been 1 P

Vu Yuen Road. A reported to be in charge race plight and informed the Louza police, who rescued her. hwei" lotteries, which also contribute on a large scale to crime and ssu. se pay licence [ana ey at the house i Lane 470 Vu Yuen Road. There are xist 200 of these lotteries, 1 under a central office which

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