28th September, 1936 years, and being able to maintain such child, wilfully and without lawful or reasonable cause deserts the child and leaves it without means of support, is guilty of a misdemeanour. Master not providing for servants or apprentices. 187. A n y person who being legally liable either as master or mistress to provide for any apprentice or servant necessary food, clothing or lodging, wilfully and without lawful excuse refuses or neglects to provide the same, or unlawfully and maliciously does or causes to be done any bodily harm to such apprentice or servant so that the life of such apprentice or servant is endangered or that his health has been or is likely to be permanently injured, is guilty of a misdemeanour. Child stealing. 188. A n y person who, with intent to deprive any parent, guardian or other person who has the lawful care or charge of a child under the age of fourteen years, of the possession of such child: — (a) forcibly or fraudulently takes or entices away, or detains the c h i l d ; or ( b ) receives or harbours the child, knowing it to have been so taken or enticed away or detained; is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for seven years. .:It is a defence to a charge of any of the offences defined i n this section to prove that the accused person claimed i n good faith a right to the possession of the child, or i n the case of an illegitimate child, is its mother or claimed to be its father. CHAPTER XIX. NUISANCES. Common nuisance. 189. A n y person who does an act not authorised by law or omits to discharge a legal duty and thereby causes any common injury, or danger or annoyance, or obstructs or causes inconvenience to the public i n the exercise of common rights, is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for one year. Such misdemeanour is termed a common nuisance. It is immaterial that the act or omission complained of is convenient to a larger number of the public than it inconveniences, but the fact that it facilitates the lawful exercise of their rights by a part of the public may show that it is not a nuisance to any of the public. Gaminghouses. !go.—(1) A n y person being the owner or occupier, or having the use of, any house, room or place, who shall open, keep or use the same for the purpose of unlawful gaming being carried on therein, and any person who, being the owner or occupier of any house, room or place, shall knowingly and wilfully permit the same to be opened, kept or used by any other person for the purpose aforesaid, and any person having the care or management of or i n any manner assisting i n conducting the business of any house, room or place opened, kept or used for the purpose aforesaid, is said to keep a common gaming house. (2) I n this section "unlawful g a m i n g " includes every game of cards which is not a game of skill, and any game the chances of which are not alike favourable to all the players, including the banker or other person or persons by whom the game is managed or against w h o m the other players stake, play or bet.