CHINESE FINED £SO.
POSSESSION OF OPIUM. POST OFFICE DISCOVERY. [by TELEGRAPH.—PRESS association.] WELLINGTON, Tuesday. Discovering that a parcel addressed tn a Chinese contained opium, the Post Office officials communicated with the police, and when a Chinese claimed and was given possession of the parcel, lie walked into the arms of a detective who was waiting outside for him. The parcel was addressed to R. Lum, care of Peter Chan, and was posted at Auckland. The Chinese who collected it was Kwok Dick Hing, aged 26, who failed to prove that he was in innocent possession and a fine of £SO was imposed. Security for appeal was fixed at the amount of the fine, plus £lO 10s.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21133, 16 March 1932, Page 15
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116CHINESE FINED £50. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21133, 16 March 1932, Page 15
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