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Ping Sing
OPIUM SMOKER NABBED.
On the evening of Sunday, April 3, Detectives Mitchell and Thomson arrested a Chow named Ping Sing, in Statford street, Dunedin, and found on him about three-quarters of an ounce of opium. On going to the premises of Sing, who lets rooms to other Celestials, two pipes, scales and other opium paraphernalia were, found. At the time of arrest there were two Chinese on the premises, and all the gear necessary for smoking opium was m evidence. Sing's money was impounded, and' it consisted chiefly of sixpences and threepences, which was construed by the wily sleuths of the detective department into .a suggestion that the small silver had been gathered by the sale of small of opium. When Sing appeared. at the Police Court on Monday, before Magistrate Bartholomew, he very calmly took a seat on the bench reserved for witnesses. Being bidden to rest himself on his feet while being charged, he did so. The S.M. Is this the defendant? Mr A C Hanlon (defendant's counsel).: I think so. He looks very much like the man who saw me this morning with:an interpreter . Mr Hanlon went on to say that Sing was a humble bottle-gatherer, who had the opium habit, and who therefore smoked opium whenever he could get it. He stressed the point that no suggestion was made that Sing was trading in opium. Chief-Detective Herbert insinuated the suggestion that the amount of opium found couldn't be taken as an indication of the trade done. :He suggested that the keepers of opium shops knew the danger of keeping big stocks of opium, and keep the stuff planted and took it to their places of business in small .quantities. A fine of £5 was imposed.
NZ TRUTH, ISSUE 250, 9 APRIL 1910
OPIUM SMOKER NABBED.
On the evening of Sunday, April 3, Detectives Mitchell and Thomson arrested a Chow named Ping Sing, in Statford street, Dunedin, and found on him about three-quarters of an ounce of opium. On going to the premises of Sing, who lets rooms to other Celestials, two pipes, scales and other opium paraphernalia were, found. At the time of arrest there were two Chinese on the premises, and all the gear necessary for smoking opium was m evidence. Sing's money was impounded, and' it consisted chiefly of sixpences and threepences, which was construed by the wily sleuths of the detective department into .a suggestion that the small silver had been gathered by the sale of small of opium. When Sing appeared. at the Police Court on Monday, before Magistrate Bartholomew, he very calmly took a seat on the bench reserved for witnesses. Being bidden to rest himself on his feet while being charged, he did so. The S.M. Is this the defendant? Mr A C Hanlon (defendant's counsel).: I think so. He looks very much like the man who saw me this morning with:an interpreter . Mr Hanlon went on to say that Sing was a humble bottle-gatherer, who had the opium habit, and who therefore smoked opium whenever he could get it. He stressed the point that no suggestion was made that Sing was trading in opium. Chief-Detective Herbert insinuated the suggestion that the amount of opium found couldn't be taken as an indication of the trade done. :He suggested that the keepers of opium shops knew the danger of keeping big stocks of opium, and keep the stuff planted and took it to their places of business in small .quantities. A fine of £5 was imposed.
NZ TRUTH, ISSUE 250, 9 APRIL 1910