Shanghai, Jan, 3.
Continuing their drive against gambling dens inside the Internationfal Settlement, the Shanghai Muni ripal Police raided another place on New Year's eve, arresting more than ninety Chinese' who will face the First" Special District Court this morning. on charges of operating and participating. In -gambling.
The den raided by the Police, at about 9 pin. had a very short exist fence, having been opened at 9 o'clock in the morning of the same day under the name of Pah Loh Restaur= fant, It was located in_an uanim= dered lane of Avenue Haig, between Bubbling and Great Western Roads. The Police, however, were aware that the proprietors intended utilize the premises for gambling, the restaurant being only used as a blind.
The Pah Loh Restaurant, pean fully constructed and decorated, w: built just on the Settlement boundary, and the owners were, according to reports, misinformed when they were {old hat the Settlement Police would not interfere with their activities, the evening, a squad of Police officers and constables raided the place and caught everybody surprised, arresting more than ninety persons and seizing a large amount of money and gambling devices. Among. those arrested were many young Chinese women, used to entice men to the gambling tables, supervisors, tea boys. croupiers and gam-diers,, The employees of the res staurant will be charged with attempt ment, aes to operate gambling in the Settle-
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