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 Five Beggars, viz.:—


 * Tan Kiat Pin, Tioh Guau Kiat, So Chong Guan, Tioh Ban Kim and Chi Guan Kwi.

The Lottery is thus conducted in the Straits:—A person wishing to open it, issues a notice that on a certain date he will open Hua-Hoey under a certain chop and that he will be responsible to all winners who stake up to such and such an amount either with him or his agents.

These Agents go round, and, according to agreement, are al- lowed to receive stakes up to a certain limit, say $2, but on their own account they may receive larger stakes. They carry what are usually termed hongs, i. e., papers on which the stakes are entered. In case the staker is well known to the agent, no acknowledgment is given, but the staker may receive a ticket or scrap of paper, or else he writes down on a slip of paper, which he hands to the agent, the names of the animals he wishes to stake on and the amount. The accompanying is a specimen of the staking papers used in Hua-Hoey.


 * 1) White fish—Cham Khoi
 * 2) Shell or Dragon—Pau Kwi
 * 3) Goose (White)—Eng Seng
 * 4) Peacock—Hong Chun
 * 5) Lion or Earth-worm—Chi Koh
 * 6) Rabbit or Tortoise—Guat Poh
 * 7) Pig—Cheng Sun
 * 8) Tiger—Kun San
 * 9) Buffalo—Han Hun
 * 10) Alligator or Dragon—Kang Su
 * 11) White Dog—Hok Sun
 * 12) White Horse—Kong Beng
 * 13) Elephant—Yu Li
 * 14) White Cat or Dog—Chi Taik
 * 15) Mouse—Pit Taik
 * 16) Wasp or Bee—Mow Lim
 * 17) Stork—Cheng Hun
 * 18) Cat—Thian Sin