Raid on a Chinese Den.
A NUMBER OF CELESTIALS ARRESTED. (BY TELEORAm—OTOCORKESrOXDENT) Auckland, December 21. : Last- night a detao.limont consisting of Sergeants lianiblojMcMahon,Black, Lyons, and Kelly, Ghief-Detectivo Grace, Acting Detectives Bailey, Quirk, and Cullraane, and fifteen constables made a raid on a Chinese gambling house in Wakefield Street and arrested the. occupier (Chee Fong) and 25 other Chinamen. Tho accused, who were brought up at the Police Court to-day and remanded, on being searched last night had in all about 410 . on them. Latkk, Chcc Fong and twenty.five other Chinamen were charged at the Polico Court today with using a house in Wakefield street as a common gaming, house, and were remanded till the 6th January. Accused were admitted to bail,
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Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8617, 22 December 1896, Page 2
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121Raid on a Chinese Den. Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8617, 22 December 1896, Page 2
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