OPIUM WORTH £7OO
DISPLAYED IN COURT TWO CHINESE FINED (P.A.) AUCKLAND, Nov. 23. Opium stated to be of a value of £7OO in a black market was exhibited in the Police Court to-day when two Chinese were charged with toeing found in possession of it on November 21. The accused were Chen Sung Yuan, aged 28. a seaman, and Nee Ah Kan, aged 26, a labourer, both of whom were fined £3O toy the magistrate, Mr. J, Morling. The fines were paid immediately and the opium was forfeited to the Collector of Customs.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21260, 24 November 1943, Page 4
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93OPIUM WORTH £700 Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21260, 24 November 1943, Page 4
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