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RAID AT ASHBURTON. ASHBURTON, June 17. Yesterday, on account of having strong suspicions that sly grog-selling was going on at a certain house in Peter street, the police raided the premises, and discovered the largest amount of liquor which has yet been found in any house since no-license was carried in Ashburton. A small quantity was discovered in the house, but the police were not satisfied, and they conducted a systematic search of the garden. An empty sack excited suspicion, and the police stuck a spade into the ground near it. A shovelful of earth was thrown out, and a neat little cache, made out of a kerosene tin, was disclosed, containing a large number of bottles of whisky. Further down another “ strike ” was made, and a second hiding place was discovered. This was made of bricks, and, a still larger quantity of bottles was found.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3197, 23 June 1915, Page 33
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