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Northern Advocate, 8 May 1916, Page 4

A Chinese gaming house was raided on Friday afternoon in Grey street. Some twenty Chinamen were 'found on the premises, and taken to the police station. " There were evidences that the raid interrupted games of Pakapoo and fantan. The premises were occupied by Joe Gai, who with Ah Shong, Ah Mcng, and Jim Fat, as assistants, appeared before the magistrate on Saturday, charged with keeping a common gaming Jbouse, and managing a lottery, to wit, pakapoo. The others were charged with being on the v premises. Gai was convicted and fined £100, the three assistants £10 each, and Sing Fong, another man of assisting, £5. The rest were fined £ 2 each.

Strict provision against the engagement in foreign trade of any alien enemy is made by additional regulations under the War Regula. tiens Act, just issued. A person engaged in foreign trade is defined as one who, whether as principal or agent, imports, or procures the importation of, or is in any manner concerned in the importation of geeds into New Zealand from any other country, whether within the British Dominions or not, or exports, or procures the exportation of, or is in any manner concerned in the exportation of goods from New Zealand to any other country, whether within the British Dominions or not." Shares in New Zealand companies held by an enemy are to be vested in the Public Trustee, as the custodian of enemy property. If the Attorney-General is satisfied with respect to any company incorporated in New Zealand, that an enemy, or any enemy company, or any alien enemy (other than one who is also a naturalised British subject) possesses or exercises any substantial interest or control in or over that company, he may declare such first-mentioned company to be an enemy. A complete return of foreign correspondents is to be made by all business concerns. It is also provided that in all prosecutions for any breach of the War Regulations in which the liability of the accused depends on his being an alien enemy, he shall be presumed to be an alien enemy unless he produces sufficient evidence to the contrary.