The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
CHINAMAN Won A FORTUNE
Beat the Races and Wanted to Re.
main in This Country.
But VIII Have to-GO Back to China
story of Sailors Luck.

Talk about Niger luck" said Capt.
Stretton, inspector Of immigration, to the
reporter Of the New Orleans Pieayune,
here's an instance Of Chinamans luck
that discounts all Of ans coon perform
ance. TO begin at the start, as in the
fairy tales, although this is strictly true
story. I must tel you that when any for
eign steamships bring TO this port a
Chinaman in the crew the owners or
agents must give a bond Of S519 condi-
toned on the return of the Chiuaman to
the foreign port whence he shipped. and
IN case the Celestial should slip Of and
set lost in this country the bond is for
feited.
well, there was a Chinaman on board
the steamship Vaccar0, plying between
Liverpool and New Orleans. and he had
been employed rs a sailor for nearly
three years The custom with Chinese
sailors IS to give them about $ a month
on account Of their wages and credit
them with the balance, which is paid at
the expiration OF their contract So, IT
the end Of the articled term, the sailor
has several hundred dollars 10 his credit.
and ne is given a draft on the agent az
tie foreign port for TIE full time, less the
small advances made.
The VaccarO had about twenty China
men on board. and among them was a
particularly smart chap named All Quok.
When the vessel came into this port All
Quok and three or four of his com
patriots asked permission TO come ashore,
and the leave was granted They re-
turned aboard ship. except An Quok, and
then Vaccaro Bros, the agents, who had
given bond in the sum Of 500 20 guarantee
that none Of the Cinnamon would be left
i'm this country. became uneasy about the
truant. and finally communicated with
the immigration Office, giving a fun de-
scription Of TIE missing Celestial
I went out in search of the man. said
Capt. Stretton. with the assistance Of
two of my clerks, and found All Quok In
one Of the Chinese shops on Tulane ave
nue.. near Basin street We hustled hin
on board the ship, and thus saved Vac
caro- Bros II fine Of 500. The Chinamar
told Il story Of luck which would seen
hardly creditable. He explained his alb
sencc to au overjoy at a big winning ne
made at the races. 1t was not easy 10 finC
out from him the full particulars, but it
was understood that he had bet 500 on q
/ long shot and won, and then, doubling
+ the bet on another race, he had won sew
eraI thousand dollars. So far as could
/ be ascertained, the Chinaman. who a few
days ago had only a few dollars in hi;
+ blouse, is now richer by at least f0ul
/ figures. if not more.
All QUok is going back to Liverpool
on board the Vaccaro, aEe when Ia
reaches that port his articles being
ended. ne viii be paid perhaps $.0J
/ wages for three years. and this sum
added 10 his winnings on the races, vii
enable him 10 live like q nabob in hi:
native country. The Cninaman wanted &,
remain in this country, probably for tbs
/ purpose Of landing some more big win
nings on the races. but he must go bacl
To his country and play JAY Gould Of
. Rockefeller among his amazed com
patriots with the thousands Of dollars h
T has won in America