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Post by NZBC on Jun 27, 2012 18:30:24 GMT 12
UNCUSTOMED OPIUM. FOUND IN TAURANGA SHOP,
CHINESE FRUITERER FINED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) TAURANGA, this day. The police, with the local collector of Customs, yesterday raided a shop on the Strand occupied by Ah Dong, a Chinese fruiterer, and discovered a quantity of uncustomed opium. Later Ah Dong and his assistant. Moi You Fong, were brought before justices. Both pleaded guilty, and Ah Dong was fined £50 for having opium in his possession. His assistant was fined £25 for smoking opium.
Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 6, 8 January 1929, Page 9
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Post by NZBC on Jun 27, 2012 21:55:57 GMT 12
ASSETS NIL.
CHINESE BANKRUPT.
TAURANGA GARDEN VENTURE. WIFE GROWLS LIKE ANYTHING," Showing aseets nil and debts amounting to £610, a Chinese, Ah Dong, fruiterer, of Tauranga, met four of his creditors at a meeting held at the office of the Official Assignee, Mr. A. W. Watters, this morning. Unsecured creditors were shown at £-382 11/, and secured at £33 15/. Bankrupt, in a written statement, said he set up business as a fruiterer and greengrocer at Tauranga in 1926 and for some years did well. Three years ago business began to fall off, but lie carried on, hoping for better times. Being unable to obtain a satisfactory supply of vegetables, he decided to start a market garden, but the land he leased proved to be eour and he loet his money. His shop trade also suffered when a European opened in opposition. He was sued by creditors, and being unable to satisfy their demands, he filed his petition on August 29 last.
In answer to the Official Assignee, bankrupt said he had kept a record in Chinese of each day's takings and expenditure. All his losses had bren caused through the market garden undertaking.
A Creditor: About four months ago Ah Dong showed romebody about 70 sovereigns.
Bankrupt said he had borrowed £70 from Charlie Gom, a Chinese gardener. With the money he had bought sovereigns from people at Tauranga, paying £1 4/ or £1 5/ each. He had subsequently sold the sovereigns in Auckland at £1 7/6 each. The profit he had put into his own business, but the £70 he had paid to his chief creditor.
Mr. Watters: And you still owe the £70 to the man vou borrowed it from? Yee.
How much money have you been send ing to China?
Ah Dong: Nothing at all. I have wife, three children. She send me letter, growl like anything. I got nothing, can send nothing. One boy high school in China write letter asking what I do. I got no money. Three yrars ago I buy this suit £3'7/6. This hat 8/6. You can find out.
Do you go to races? —No races, no gamble me at all. The meeting terminated without any resolution being passed, Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 210, 5 September 1934, Page 9
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Post by nzbc on May 8, 2019 21:14:04 GMT 12
UNCUSTOMED OPIUM. FOUND IN TAURANGA SHOP,
CHINESE FRUITERER FINED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) TAURANGA, this day. The police, with the local collector of Customs, yesterday raided a shop on the Strand occupied by Ah Dong, a Chinese fruiterer, and discovered a quantity of uncustomed opium. Later Ah Dong and his assistant. Moi You Fong, were brought before justices. Both pleaded guilty, and Ah Dong was fined £50 for having opium in his possession. His assistant was fined £25 for smoking opium.
Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 6, 8 January 1929, Page 9
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