Chinese Charged With Smoking Opium
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WELLINGTON", August 9. Evidenee of having had to negotiate barred and locked doors and of having dis.eovered several Chinese in various stages of opium smokingj was given by police offieers irt the Wellington jHagistrate's Court when six Chine.8.e were charged with snj.okjng prepared opium and one witli keeping the prelnises. fot opium smoking. Poliee witnesses Said they had beet] forced to make a hole in the wai! of » house in Ilaining Street, Wellington to gain enfry. All the Chinese chargei] pleaded .guilty through an interpreter One accused was hned £50 for keepiuf' the preipises for opium smoking anc| . the others were fined amounts ranginj from £12 10s to £20.
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Chronicle (Levin), 10 August 1949, Page 5
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