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THREE MONTHS’ AND £75 (ter tress Association— I'opyriyht.) WELLINGTON, September 29. . In view of the.Lact.-that the premises had been raided by .the police three. time since March, increased penalties were imposed- by (Mr Rage, S.M., on a Chinaman, -who-was- arrested yesterday, as the occupier and manager of a den. Tung Lum who was fined £SO in March was sent to gaol for three months, and in addition, was fined £75, -Ah Man and Jim Yin, who were found smoking,, were each fined £25 and Ah Show, found on the premises a similar amount. The senior sergeant said that since the last raid on June- 29, he had found the premises had been cleaned up somewhat, but very little. The onlv improvement lie could see was in the barricades. There was more, smoking accommodation and more elaboiate pipes,
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Hokitika Guardian, 29 September 1933, Page 6
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139OPIUM DEN Hokitika Guardian, 29 September 1933, Page 6
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