CHINAMEN IN TROUBLE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 151, 17 June 1908, Page 4

CHINAMEN IN TROUBLE

ALLKtiKJ) OI'IIM SMoKiNt; On Mouilay night, about nine o'clock, the police, under Sergeant lladdrell. raided Tong iah.''* premise-,. 1 In,- po.it ollico. They wen* admitted bv Tong Lee himself. luu mil until somo delay had occurred at'l< x r the {»"• lire had knocked at tin- door. IVon'eding to a room biduud the -hop they found another Chinaman. The room xa* full of opium tunics. and on a iciti'lt was found an opium pipe. charged vith opium an.l -till warm, he-,ides a •.slush" lamp ami a *m:ill >t;'el rod vliicli form part of the opium >mokers utlit. In a very thorough search ol In* premises they discovered a smal in of opium, an opium pipe howl, am onie >craping-> from a pip l '- Apparent, v only olio of tho occupanthad beei mokiiig, as only one pi|n* was I'oum illicit had been rt-contly in im\ Ton; ,<•»• \v,i« arrested. and was brought bv ore tin* Court yesterday iimrnin; hargcd with permitting opium smokin 11 On* promises and with lemng in hi io->-,r<viun opium suilable for Miiokin: lie ease was adjourned till the allei oon. oil aecounl o! I lie dillhulty iti ol ainini: an iuteiprcler. 'I he ca>e I;' ii be' slill furl her adjourned th anu> oeeount, the accused ln-ing ;;timi od to bail, him-elf in Cl~>. and on urety of C2o.