DOMINION NEWS
FINED FOR POSSESSING OPIUM. (Ei TELEGRAPH. PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, July 22. Customs officers found a quantity of opium on the steamer Hermes yesterday, and as a consequence Young Ah Wong, the ship’s boatswain, was charged in the Magistrate’s Court with importing opium in a form suitable for smoking. Wong admitted ownership, but explained that he kept the opium for sailors who came to him when they were ill. A fine of £SO was imposed. BLAZE AT NGAKAWAU. WESTPORT, July 22. A fire which originated in Russell’s bakery ati Ngakawau this morning spread to McNarn’s Hotel and the Ngakawau Hall. There was no fire brigade, and everything was completely destroyed. The insurances were not available.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 22 July 1925, Page 9
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116DOMINION NEWS Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 22 July 1925, Page 9
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