OPIUM SMOKING
—- FINES INFLICTED. (Per Press Association— Copyright). 1 .. WELLINGTON, June 26. Joe Sing pleaded guilty to-day to peimitting bis premises to be used for smoking..opium and wilfully obstructing the Senior Sergeant in the execution of bis duty and being found unlawfully in possession of the prepared opium. On the first charge fle-was- fined ~£5O; . on thcFsecond £lO, and the third was withdrawn. Default. was... . fixgd. .at three months-. • .......
-AH Lum. was .'filled J,£|s, ip default, two .forjjbeiijg. found, pnlftwihllv on the premises usgd for. the purpose of smoking opium. A large quantity , of-prepared,, opium and paraphernalia was confiscated. The premise were raided on Friday. They were strongly barricaded and had to be forced, after the police, had received no answer to a; deifiaiid foi-: admission.
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Hokitika Guardian, 26 June 1933, Page 6
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126OPIUM SMOKING Hokitika Guardian, 26 June 1933, Page 6
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