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A FAN TAN PARTY.

BROKEN UP BY POLICE.

CROWD AT THE STATION.

THE COURT HAS A T-AY. f

(By Telegraph.—Special to -S'-r.")

WELLINGTON. TV dax

The spectacle of alt m 4i> Cli'iier - being marched to the M >•■■.' ( ik ;.'lief station in batches was v.;:: < .-.I on un . day evening.

Suspecting a house in 1! ■: ing ■ treet, a raid was carried out by "• po 1 ! ... and it is alleged that the Chinese w. -, found playing fan tan. The police ation was soon full of the Co'ciM ,,l ". •■ ' an overflow into the billiard r ..-•.. ' it oaft was arranged in a number (if <■.;■.■•■.. <.hut relieving the congestion. The raid wat arranged and carried out so quietly and efficaciously that few people in the vicinity were aware of anything unusual taking place.

Fines of £2 each were imposed at the Court this morning on 28 of the Chinese, and of £3 in the case of a twenty-ninth, who had been previously convicted.

Charges against one Chinese of keep, ing a common gaming house, and against two others of assisting therewith,, were adjourned for a week, £50 bail being allowed.

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Bibliographic details

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 199, 23 August 1926, Page 10

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A FAN TAN PARTY. Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 199, 23 August 1926, Page 10

A FAN TAN PARTY. Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 199, 23 August 1926, Page 10