the garden. After dinner we went to the Chinese hotel situated in the new city outside the walls opposite Shamoon, They are several stories with central rooms for dining facing the main stairway. There we saw parties of Chinese men and some girls playing taking the backgammon game for wine drinking. Recently fan tan gambling palaces have been opened in the same neighborhood. These main gift sellers the English words "First Class gambling house" the name of the owner. Fan tan was played on a large table by the Chinese who place their money on 1,2,3 or 4 + if they miss they receive