WELLINGTON RAID.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 194, 18 August 1933, Page 8

WELLINGTON RAID.

THIRTY MEN ARRESTED. GAMING HOUSE CHARGES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) this day. A simultaneous raid was carried out by a party of police yesterday afternoon on five houses in Taranaki Street, where it was suspected that pakapon was being played. The police made a flean,: sweep of every house, arresting 30 men, nine of them Chinese and the remainder Europeans. They will appear in the Police Court to-morrow morning. The raid was remarkable mainly for its \vell-organis.ed swiftness. The raiding ' party was composed of SeniorSergeant Scott, Sergeant Black and nine constables, making about two officers to each house. The', houses entered are. in a^gf/bup;;.';.: l --,-/*' '\." ;: '•.'■ : ...\ : ;' ' There had been no warning l to 'the occupants and no trouble was experienced, the. men giving themselves up without an attempt at opposition. In a very short / ..,crowd . O/f several hundreds, with a go^dj'prbperjtiou of Chinese, had gathered outside the houses, but'there was little excitement. A large number of marked tickets' were found. *"' .. \ ' '•'"

Five Chinese, one from each.-"'house, ■will be charged with, using the'premises as common "gaminghouses; and.the; "other 2.) will be charged -with being'fburid on the premises without'lawful excuse.