LURE OF PAKAPOO

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21258, 11 August 1932, Page 12

LURE OF PAKAPOO

EUROPEANS ATTRACTED

" CHANCE OF WINNING £75"

SIX OFFENDERS FINED

"Pakapoo gaming is an offence which, unfortunately, is becoming quite common among Europeans," said Detective-Ser-geant Kelly in the Police Court yesterday, when Ah Tong, aged 32, a Chinese, was charged with using premises at 57, Wellesley Street West, as a common gaming house. Six other men, five of whom were Europeans, were charged with v being found without lawful excuse in a common gaming house. All the men were arrested on Tuesday evening following a raid made by detectives on a Chinese laundry. Mr. W. R. McKean, S.M., was on the Bench. On the application of counsel for tho defence, Ah Tong was remanded until tomorrow on bail of £IOO. Tho other defendants, all of whom pleaded guilty, were: William Thomas Colvin, aged 48, cleaner; Jack Sato, 41, a Japanese chef; Edward Owen Cross, 20, motor-driver; Andrew Davidson lieland, 41, labourer; Dennis James Donovan, 57, porter; and Alexander Reid, 55, seaman. Mr. Kolly said that when detectives raided the premises they found Ah Tong marking alleged pakapoo tickets in thi presence of the other accused. The detectives seized a quantity of material, which was thought to be used for gaming purposes. Several of tho accused had alleged pakapoo tickets in their possession. "It appears as if bookmakers are getting pushed to the wall and that pakapoo is taking their place," added Mr. Kelly. "One can buy a pakapoo ticket for 6d with a chance of winning £75; that is more that any bookmaker can offer." Each accused was £1 10s, in default one week in prison. "They ar e all hard-working men and 1 think this will be a lesson to them," said Mr. Kelly, when asked by the magistrate if the police had any objection to accused being granted an extended time in which to make payment of their fines. One man was allowed a fortnight's grace and tho others a week. FINES IN WELLINGTON CHINESE AND EUROPEANS [by telegraph—press association] WELLINGTON. Wednesday Following the Haining Street raids on two Chinese dwellings yesterday, seven Chinese and nine Europeans appeared in the Police Court to-day on gaming charges. Ah Tam, who pleaded guilty to using the premises as a common gaming house, was fined £ls, in default two months' imprisonment. Other Chinese who were found on the premises were each fined £2. Way Chong, who admitted being the keeper of another gaming house, was fined £2O, in default two months' imprisonment. Ah Wong Wai, who admitted having on three occasions been fined £ls, £4O, and £6O, in connection with pakapoo on the same premises, was fined £5 for being on the premises. A European, White, was fined £3, and a number of the others £2, and two were ordered to pay costs. .