Mah Jongg

The United States Government will not recognize Mah Jongg as dominoes--even for customs duty.

A method has been devised whereby the duty will vary according to the value of the material used in the manufacturer of the " tiles."

Thus, if tiles used to " pung" or " chow" with are ivory, they will cost more to bring into the U. S. A. than would a set of tiles made of a cheap substance. It follows that any skittishness with valuable tiles will not be appreciated by the owner.

In China the ancient and honorable game of Mah Jongg is used to settle many disputes and problems. More than one man has, by being careless with an East Wind, found himself sitting in solemn silence in the dull, dark dock of a pestilential prison with a lifelong lock awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock of a cheap and chippy chopper on a big, black block.