MAHJONG FOR MONEY.
l'er Press Association. GISBORNE, January 7. Arising out of a raid on laundry premises on Christmas night, one Chinese was charged in the Police Court to-day with keeping a common gaming house, and sixteen others were charged with being found in a gaming house. The evidence disclosed that the Chinese had been playing dominoes and mahjong for money, but the Magistrate held that these games did not come within the scope of the section of the Gaming Act in question. The informations were dismissed.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19271, 7 January 1931, Page 8
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87MAHJONG FOR MONEY. Star (Christchurch), Issue 19271, 7 January 1931, Page 8
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