OPIUM AS MEDICINE.
CHINESE SEAMAN FINED. By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, July 22. Customs officers found a quantity of opium qn the steamer Hermes, and as a consequence, Yong Ah Wong, the ship’s boatswain, was charged in the Magistrate’s Court with importing opium in a form suitable for smoking. Wong admitted ownership, but explained that ho kept opium for sailors who came to him when they were ill.
A fine of £SO was imposed gsgtfinwrw., ygrr»n , nw , iri
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 23 July 1925, Page 7
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77OPIUM AS MEDICINE. Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 23 July 1925, Page 7
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