38 CHINESE ARRESTED.
RAID AT AICKLAM). | l'Kit uxnr.n vkess associationAI'CaI.AM). .May \:\. It hits lonjr hoi n kii«-i s-:-<-tt-iI that, sunn*' promise,; mi -.he south sale (ii \\";ikt-iitlil i s'rtM't were i!.-''d liy f--s : tl«*nts ;is ll.')'.:s'.'S, •!•!'! ;lll' polill' II Colli ly v.' ale :i ;•;•::nr. 'inotr.s lor :i raid. I* W". . . if. 1: d !-.•■.: iiijjit ah.tilt > o\ lo.k. and nearly -10 ( hine.- wore anislod. Tiic !-:ii'l was the lit.st oi the kind in , Auck!;ili<l far 11 y a'.'s. The premises have been dubbed by their fivijueult'i'K ' tin' •\\'(ii ihcru Club." 'ill' raid wan carried out. If S> rvvaut.'; Fcyjnon -md Bird am! 1 f <• nsi a l , !•.■;.. -.v ho ,'iit, r.-d '.'iiid seized all who Wen- wilbiii ■•?!>] ilu-a . ; \'.;«it ■ii for further vielinr;. The only j curati, c in u • was a small do.rwav : in lh" 1;: !-■>• daor- i.l ■)■■:• Inn! el' the i l.uildin •;, and :■. c.i'-tab 1 .- slathind inj side }'.'!'»'<' in' n' '.lr:i a lie.irty welcome \ ;to anyone wh> pi'i ■ i:l i.! hiin-cll. Tin ■'■<■ jar- other CliiiuM' <■ i ahlisliim nis in ilia | neighborhood, and a lunula r «■!' in. n j j came down train thes. at interval,-. Tv\".» J oi' thelll Were added to their <ountry-j j men inside, but of ii:'' mxi p ii ■• i,:io J )iat!ie!\Kl from hi-. < o;-ipai;n.n'.-. Un ; usually hurried <ntry and fioin u j.i,.isp;cd word or tv.o that Niinot liin.; w:\s j and li<> nwhed ha:k t>> liis friends up the si ra<!. No nioro vi, titnu j rami- to I lie door aitt ;■ ihat. | Till' (Tiliuo who wen. (lislllfl.t'd in •the building took llnir slirpri :■ very | calmly. One or iw.i ol thorn slmw.-d : "'iZM-i of !>.:, they Were advisid Ihv llk- poll, o :.. In i. ,-,,. thnisehes. ; Tlmro nvrc live tables in the room | \vli"i'«' ihe players were louiul, and Were j appari ,v!y dovo>ed re■ pe -lively to f.mjtan. pakapa-.. die. <-:»v.|s, and <lomi ini'o;, :md on 1., i;, .. I" l!, m t-lieiv v. a.-. jire'ky. wh'eh was s.'iye d by one of i!:,- .; 'eij.'o nits Wi'iila ih,. Oil.er arnsied 1i,.- : M>anker. His 4'lcrk dodged under ih- . | lahle on the instant. ; Alt-onctlrar .'i-< iirr<-.-.ts woro <•!!*»•» t - I. ] The men in"v of all ares. Anion- t;., m i were '_o who hau l,i en lii chun'i. ;n .| h!i,i ;:n. or,,fe-',.,| niemhevs ->i' t',.. ; (. ii Chine:.' community, and. u'.o j a'a.;■!•,. nth- ,|,j,U,. a praepee of havi'e..j a !i;t.!e plav aft, r s<Tvice. The pri-,.,,.' , a'', were hroue.l t ( ,ik ;„ s . n:l !| !..,., ', , •■''"l t:di(-n 1o the noli,';, si :l t i:.j» in a i -'lotor e.,r. I.''.uiinrl<al.lv little a.: -i:was allracted | iy j!„. ~.,;,) t|ll ,;| t!ie car had made three o,- lour trin>. ,: A minder of ( hincM. <-.-« r.i- - n.un.l the , ii-.ors an<! watched the proc,, |in :: s ,;«'itli mixtil feelings. 'l'ln v liand-red .the prisoners now and then, and th" 'vi( tints of the law's alert in r.-t-diati I in kind, often making ret, renee in I liokeii i'an.;!ish to tli<> motor ,- ;; ,- :! ...j [ their t. uii.-.rary acressi-ai t-> p'oiio , nenee. Wlieu tile ear ha \ , :n , p..,.' n"d firth a ft ,v i inn s ;) lr .... , ■.,,, I ..■ ' . i! •■■ foot <if the str". t m: ' !, ;■!, ,:. . ~;,.,] Y '; ■■ op<'!'-air an ! )! ■■■! . I •: !■..,:!;.!. , '' ''''V W'T ■ 1)111' ll i>. l.'l'l -■. ■ ! i.; I!. . , ~, < ' di!i;:s. hut :n:n!e no <i< ': o, : : : .:• ..... ~ e iiv kind. '! the 1' ; ,|;,... r.mit ti'l. in:.■.;::;•'■ lie. :• .■Used, V. ill! had li. i'U r. '. ase'l :, !:■■it i ! ' previous v\ aiiCL. v. . i ■ ch.-.j -■, ,! '.' '<■': ha\ in:; !;. i n l',,n i ! in : . ~.,,.,..,,,,, .■a-ahi:- iiou.... \!l ..(,.. !.,] "\,,. 1 ;.';v.j'ty." and a re'/and ua. "lanl- ! f.r , ■• -.. ".':. Till'. 1 ; i! in" u •:, (•!•■, i.., . i v. : • ,' f-e ..ei„jr ;. Poll-' j,| W;,].,, ;", 1,1 .... v. !'.!'-ii was U . 1 a . a cole :"..iii •■:: • . ..;■ ■ house, and ,\'-,v W'o.n.r :l n I M, |,',' n ere <']ia:'Ll' 1 >\ it 'i . ;:::' Ha.:' 'lil.'llt of a comaion • ,u,i■, ■- '• "! '. 'I"':!'- e: ■. , ;,!.„ v.e-.. a ' JMiirued ti'l Monday. I'.ail f.r tv t po-e:' p'a'neinals was allow. 1 ia one surety of LUli) each, and for t'c 'jolliers in one .surely of CHJ cadi. The bail was fortlicouiing.
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Mataura Ensign, 14 May 1912, Page 4
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