CHINESE IN COURT
FINES FOR OPIUM SMOKING <Br Telegraph—Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, 27th January. Following a police raid on premises in Ferry road on Saturday two Chinese appeared in the Magistrate's Court on charges connected- with opium smoking, and a third was charged with being unlawfully on the premises. Fines totalling £322 were imposed by Mr E. C. J.evvey, S.M. Ah Yee was charged : (1) That, being the occupier of'the premises, lie permitted them to be used for the smoking of prepared opium; (2) that he was lound in possesion of prepared opium ; (3) that he was found in possession of utensils used for the purpose of smoking prepared opium. lie was fined £2OO on the first clu irge and £SO on each of the other charges. It was stated that he had been fined £IOO four years ago. On three charges Yee See was fined a total of £-20 For being found on the premises Ah Low was fined £2.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIX, 28 January 1936, Page 8
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