RAID BY POLICE
SIXTY-SEVEN MEN ARRESTED. ALLEGED GAMING OFFENCES, (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, November 13. A surprise raid by nine detectives on the Auckland National Club, in Swanson Street, late to-night resulted in the capture of 67 men, who will appear before the court at midnight charged with breaches of the Gaming Act. The Central Police Station will constitute the court. Tho raid brought in the largest “hag” ever ca-ptured by a single raiding party in Auckland. Detectives gathered outside the club. One stationed himself at the main door and immediately arrested tho door-keeper. The other eight detectives clambered up the fire escape, and climbd through the card-room window on the third floor. The room was empty, and the party passed through it and along a passage to the billiards room, where men were playing a number of games. As soon as the police entered there was a rush for the window overlooking the light well. Three men squeezed themselves past the others and dropped 18 feet on to the corrugated iron roof of an outhouse below. One fell almost into tire arms of Detective Bradley, who was stationed below, but the others managed to escape. All the men in the club were captured.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 30, 14 November 1936, Page 9
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