PAKAPOO DEN

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 173, 15 March 1932, Page 5

PAKAPOO DEN

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chinese convicted SEQUEL TO RAiD BY POLICE IN GREY AVENUE BRIGK THROWER IMPRISONED

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AUCKLAND, Monday. It is a question of East meeting West in Grey Averiue," said Detective Sergeant Kelly, in prosecuting Car Chong, aged 36 years. a Chinese gardener, in the Police Court to-day for keeping premises at 61 Grey Avenue as a common gaming house. Eight Europearis, who were found cn the premises when a party of detectives headed by Detective Sergeant Dqyle, raided the pakapoo den, were Charged with being found on the premises without lawful excuse. _ ^be raid took place on Saturday night at eight "o'clock and caused mucli excitenient. Chong pleaded guilty tb the charge of .keeping a common gaming house. Detective Sergeant Kelly said complaints had been received from Europeans about pakapoo being played in Grey Avenue arid the premises were i kept under observation. When the raiding party entered the shop thev found that it was exclusively used for the playing of pakapoo. Chong was sitting at a table and four men were sitting at another table, the other four meri standing up behina them, all waiting for a bank to be drawn. Fourteem Banks "Fourteen banks are drawn in Grey Avenue every day, so that will give yourworship an idea of the voluriie of business that is being trarisaeted at these pakapoo dehs," added Mr. Kelly. The Chmese counsel for Chong said Chong was in ill health, arid the chly _ remuneration he received was a propbrtion of the winning tickets. All he got was commission out of the gambling. "The last man I fined for keeping a pakapoo Kouse was fined £25," said the Magistrate-. MChorig will be fined £56, or three months' imprisonment." "Can he have time to pay?" asked counsel. "No, riorie at all," replied the Magistrate. Two of the eight men arrested on the premises appeared and pleaded guilty. Orie denied the charge and said he only accompanied another man there to look after him. a s "h p

was under the influence of Iiquor. The others, baikd for £2, did not appear. Man Who Threw Brick Archibald Swain, aged 38, a barman, who was arrested fbr assaulting Detective Sergeant Sullivan, and was also charged with mischief by wilfully damaging a plate glass wihdow valued at £15, pleaded not guilty. A witness said he saw the dete-ct-ives arrive at the house and he decided to watch developments. He said he saw Swain throw a brick at the detective, the missile narrowly missing him and striking a window, breaking it. "I saw Swain distinctly and am making no mistake," added the witness. "I would have grabbed him then and there, only I was afraid it would cause trouhle." Counsel for accused mentioned that Swain had previously been convieted for theft and forgery. He then called accused. Swain said he was in Greys Avenue and heard a man say "There's a raid on at one of the Pat's," so he went down. "I was standing undqr a tree, and riever threw any brick," he said. "I was only watehing events. One of the two men behind me threw the brick, making the remark, "That will give them some hurry up." In convicting Swain, Mr. Hunt said he had' direct evidence that accused threw the brick at the detective. He was satisfied that Swain threw the brick. "It is a serious matter, and as you have not heen in trouble lately, I will not make the- term heavy. You are sentenced to orie month's imprisonment." The matter of paying for the broken Window was adjourned to aseertain the cost of . replacing it.