Document Record

Title

Chinese Times : [1918-05-06]
大漢公報 : [一九一八年五月六日]

Published

Vancouver, British Columbia : Tai Hon Kong Bo Ltd., 1918

Identifier

sfu.00001_19180506
00001_19180506

Subject

Chinese Canadians--Newspapers
Chinese--Newspapers
Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Vancouver--Newspapers
Chinese--British Columbia--Vancouver--Newspapers
British Columbia--Newspapers
Vancouver (B.C.)--Newspapers
華裔加拿大人--不列顛哥倫比亞--溫哥華--歷史--報紙
華人--不列顛哥倫比亞--溫哥華--歷史--報紙
中國--歷史--二十世紀--報紙
加拿大--歷史--二十世紀--報紙
不列顛哥倫比亞--歷史--二十世紀--報紙
溫哥華 (不列顛哥倫比亞)-- 歷史--二十世紀--報紙

Document source

University of British Columbia Library

Collection

Newspapers
Serials: Periodicals, Annuals and Newspapers

Language

Chinese

Description

May 6 P.3 1) The Sun reported that there was a petition from a group of Chinese to expose the defects of the gambling atmosphere in Chinatown. The copies of th petition were circulated among the Chinese population. The content was about the popularity of gambling among the Chinese might lead to various criminal offenses. There were about 40 gambling joints with more than 300 professional gamblers in Chinatown area. In order to attract more customers, the joints even put up advertising. This might mean moral disintegration. The petitioners hoped that measures would be taken to close gambling joints and improve the image of Chinatown.

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