, 1880-10-12
NEW GAMES OF CHANCE
Tricks for Which tho lloathen Chine Q
Ih Peculiar.

IN AOCAlAATt
San Frdnetsea Chronicle.
That tho licuthcn Chlncc arc not to he
done out Of their gambling pleasures by tho
raids mnde upon them III their dcns was
clearly seen by n reporter recently. Saun-
terIng along one of tho nlieys OF Chinatown,
his notice was attracted by tho unusual
amount Of business being done by one Of tho
fortune-tellers, who locates Ais stall ut q
corner, to attract passors-by. Tho rapidity
viii. which oacll yotary tnok his departure
struck the reporter as something out Of tho
common, aa the practice with thu professors
VI fnturlty Is to keep their victims IN sus-
ponse before letting them know their fnte.
Approaching tho stall lIo discovered whit
to casual observer uppears nothing but a
small box combining Chinese writing mate-
rlal, but In tlis case tho Innoccnt-looklng
box had stnall slide on tho top. Thu slldo
being pushed aside showed small card H.
scribed with characters dcnoting an animal,
ltsll. or q reptile, also rude representation
Of tho subject. Eacl, Cclcstial ut tho time Of
pay!nR hiS stake. namely; adime, !gtesses the
Tue face. II 4npthor of the objects appears
~! he losgs h's gtake. M SHOULD he be fortunate
dollar, but the chances ot whining arc 30
much against him tho ba,lk rnro1y l0ses.
Tho reImrter having questioned tho vener-
aDio M Mnooita-oyod oi Astto!oger found TINT his
largor scale at an establishment ostsnsibIy
devoted to tho sale Of drugs, iii tho heart fif
Chinatown, atldt having Ascurtane4 the ,lanl0
of tho sllon. lcls,!roly. proceetlcI to ,nako
sol,le @ q further inautEles lnto tho modus opeE-
AT llrst adn,ittance to tho back room wllero
tho performance was carried on wns ref,iseud
put = low Whr1s gAvo assurance and MI Gu
Try wns gatl,gd. ASasi,lblsa IL small apart
row counter divided tho nlnMagur Ut tIIe
gnlne fr0ln tho crowd, ailu as the iIoul was
about to open tlle leportor stepped in and
&anf cca n f, to ba, pts T. e eanhns hc e feesiysa
nla character i!e ilad chosen. ,Thirty.slx
car.ls, each bearing u particular tlesIgnAllJ3
and corresponding t0 similar. characters
shown upon 2 reg pater about eleven lnciless
wcro then del'osltra tn I'LL parthon pot. Uly.
INK Into the pot tho nsslstNnt banker, WHO
WIS hlln!lfoldctt. drew cnEtl, and the fGrtu-
nate individuals Whose papera bUru siInllar
Of tho stakes against tue whining numbers.
Thu cards wero named as foll0ws: FnIr
literary graduates, represented by wlIito
ttsll, u fFoK, n B00se, anu 4 peacock. Seygu
lnef'cl!ants, rcpresEtllte;l t9 BY 1lylny dtagon,
wildcat, o rat, and a h0rI,ut. -Four BUDDHIST
priests, represented by 4 tortoEso, q fowl, q
yellow eel, md a fish. Fye bcggars, repro-
seiIted by q a9rtlnp, snake, caterpillar, II
little singing girl. ai,d sheep. Five generals,
represented by an earth drngon, white rab.
bft, q plE, tiger, a water buffalo. Four
lades, represented by butterfly. piece af
IatlcstoMe, a white sparrow, pigeon. Four
lucky .pursol,agcs ct thu upper. Wurltl, repre-
Kelltel by u nl1lkey, u tontl. klte. AId q sen
dragon. Two IAufst priests, represented by y
Whltu st0rk and II guld-colOr cut Ono nun,
represented by q raycll0us wolf.
Should my purchaser Uf 4 chance not hap.
peM to be present when tho drawing takes
place ho c0n,cs to tho shop and inquiries, NOT
about any gambling question, but stmply
says: To-day how Ii tiiuRreat "Sz Macl,ii!,h
meaning ono Ut the five generals AS 10 l!ottts
ticket with tho characters" Wong Che ko,"!
tho earth dragun, alLas "Sz Machln,n tho
geI,erpjs and tiIis to l,oylce, WHO might bo
III tl,e STOP. appears to l'v making I'LL inquiry
after some pers5n. The Chinese colrtesAns
are Rteat customers aud sen.l their children
takdn of the gAlle by tho ul,lnltiate4. The
gums IL called "Tseta." mlu IL likely to
prove lnrgo source OF revenue t.! tl.e 6ank-
er, now that fautan and other specles 1T ga.ll-
bling have been uprooted ln Chinatown.