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THE LAW AGAINST GAMBLING.REMAKKS BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)
WELLINGTON, Thursday
The appeal of the Chinese against conviction for g a >ming has concluded, judgment being reserved. During the hearing of the case the inconsistency of our law as it deals with gambling was the subject of- comment by the Chief Justice, following on the remark by Mr Jellicoe, for the appellants, as to the hardship imposed by raiding and fining Chinese. His Honor said it mig'bt be that the Chinese would think we were a peculiar people when we sanctioned gambling by the totalisator and games in our clubs, while we would not allow them to gamble. They might wonder at such inconsistency, but that was i matter for the Legislature. He had simply to determine the law- as it stood. Mr Jellicoe remarked that if he and his learned friend were playing a game of whist in China, and they were "raided," handcuffed, marched off to a lockup, and fined £.50, as was done in this case, Great Britain would have something to s,ay. His Honor said he could not go into these questions. The law might permit Europeans to gamble and not the Chinese, but that was for the Legislature. There was no "doubt our law did permit gambling in the colony, but not by Chinese.
Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 85, 11 April 1902, Page 2
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)
WELLINGTON, Thursday
The appeal of the Chinese against conviction for g a >ming has concluded, judgment being reserved. During the hearing of the case the inconsistency of our law as it deals with gambling was the subject of- comment by the Chief Justice, following on the remark by Mr Jellicoe, for the appellants, as to the hardship imposed by raiding and fining Chinese. His Honor said it mig'bt be that the Chinese would think we were a peculiar people when we sanctioned gambling by the totalisator and games in our clubs, while we would not allow them to gamble. They might wonder at such inconsistency, but that was i matter for the Legislature. He had simply to determine the law- as it stood. Mr Jellicoe remarked that if he and his learned friend were playing a game of whist in China, and they were "raided," handcuffed, marched off to a lockup, and fined £.50, as was done in this case, Great Britain would have something to s,ay. His Honor said he could not go into these questions. The law might permit Europeans to gamble and not the Chinese, but that was for the Legislature. There was no "doubt our law did permit gambling in the colony, but not by Chinese.
Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 85, 11 April 1902, Page 2