LANDED WITHOUT A PERMIT

Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1931, Page 3

LANDED WITHOUT A PERMIT

CHINESE TO BE DEPORTED. AUCKLAND, February 29. “When this man arrived in New Zealand in- November, 1929, he hniideu in a certificate with a .photograph at. taclied. Later.At was found- that tin original photo had been .-.eleven ly Replaced with -his own,'/ said Mr M U'tosli, representing the Customs Department, .when Wong Tong was charged in the Police Court this morning with entering New. Zealand without a permit. “His real name is Wcng Huong,” said Mr Mclntosh. “He wa» found working in a garden out at Avondale and was arrested vest'-:day. This is something new in the way cl Chinese coming into the country, so that f ask that the penalty be made a heavy one. He must lie deported.”

Mr Woodward. S.M.: \\ ho got tlm photo doctored? Mr M'iutosh: I don't know. In any case lie knew his name was not Tong. A, test was carried out, accused beilltr asked’ to sign his name in Clones ■■ He made an effort* and tile Magistrate, who has a knowledge o! Cdiine.se remarked that it was a very poor elI'ort to write the word “Wong.” “There seems to lie some,.fraud about this ease.” said Mr Woodward;, “hut whether the fraud is on the part ol accused or somebody else I don’t know.” Accused was convicted and ordered to he deported b.v a. ship which is due to sail on March (i. Mail of two sureties of €2OO each was allow'd.