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In the police case, Ching Moon and Chun Shan Chong, and R. Donald, for selling cigarettes to youths contrary to the Police Offences Act, 1908, were each fined 20s and 9s costs. Ching Moon and Chun Shan Chong were also fined, with costs, the former 10s. and the latter 10s, for a breach of the Shops and Offices Act, not closing their shops on the statutory half-holiday in the week ending August 11th 1917
Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, 21 September 1917, Page 5

MANAIA. MAGISTRATE'S COURT.(From Our Own Correspondent.) Mr W- R- Haselden, S.M.) On Wednesday the following cases were heard: Frank Curtis, convicted of assaulting Chung Shang Chong fruiterer, on October 6th, was fined £1 with 2s costs. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, 20 October 1917, Page 4

FORGERY AND UTTERING. COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE,
In the Magistrate's Court this morning, before Mr W. B. Haselden, S.M. a young man named Arthur Vivian Wells, of respectable appearance, was charged that at Manaia on or about February 8, 1918, he did forge the name of J. W. Patterson, Manaia, to a cheque for £8 18s 6d, and did utter same to Ching Sheen Chong. John William Patterson, farmer, residing at Kapuni, deposed that he banked with the Bank of Australasia, Manaia. A form was missing from his cheque book and the cheque produced was from his cheque book. He did not fill this cheque in, and he had not given the blank cheque form to anyone. He knew the accused, who had recently commenced to work for him. The accused had on one occasion been left in the house alone. Accused slept in a hut and had his meals in the house and could go into it on lawful occasions. The signature on the cheque was not witness' signature. His cheque book was kept in a coat pocket which was hung up in the bedroom. Ching Sheen Chong, fruiterer, Manaia, stated that last Saturday night the accused brought the cheque (produced) to the shop and asked for change, which he gave him. Witness paid the cheque into his banking account at Manaia, and he was subsequently told that there was something wrong with it. Frederick George Kimbell, manager of the Bank of Australasia, Hawera deposed that the cheque came to him from the Manaia branch. The Hawera branch had a client named J. W. Patterson, but the signature on the cheque produced was not like his client's, and j was certainly not his. Constable Liston gave formal evidence of the accused having admitted the offence. The accused, who had nothing to say, pleaded guilty, and was committed to the Supreme Court, Wellington, for sentence. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, 16 February 1918, Page 5

MANAIA (From Our Own Correspondent.) THE BIG PUSH AT MANAIA A meeting of the Appeal Committee was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday night, Mr A. G. Bennett in the chair. An apology was received from the Auroa delegates. The balance sheet was read and adopted. Accounts to the amount of £62 were passed for payent. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to all the workers who assisted in the Big Push, especially the ladies, also the Eltham and Mr Ross. C. S. Chong £1 16s; Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, 21 September 1918, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT. The monthly sitting of the Magistrate's Court was held here on Thursday, before Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M. The following cases were dealt with Ching Sheen Chong v. Weki Tamaika, claim £3. 10s. Mr Bennett appeared for plaintiff and asked for judgment for costs only. Judgment was given for 13s costs Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, 20 September 1919, Page 12

MANAIA.(From Our Own Correspondent.) MAGISTRATE'S COURT. (Before Mr Wilson, S.M.) Louis Kitt and Harry Chong were charged with keeping open on Wednesday afternoon on September. 29th inst, when they sold cigarettes and fireworks. Both defendants were convicted and fined 40s and costs amounting to £1 0s 1d each. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, 12 November 1920, Page 8

MANAIA MAGISTRATE'S COURT. (From Our Own Correspondent). A sitting of the Manaia Court was held before Mr. A. Mowlem, S.M., on Monday, when the following cases were dealt with: C. S. Chong v. J. Pini 5 claim 10 4s ld. Judgment for defendant with costs.
Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, 26 January 1923, Page 8

WAIMATE SHOW. AN INTERESTING DISPLAY, RECORD ENTRIES
The twenty-sixth annual show of the Waimate Horticultural, Agricultural, Pastoral, Produce and Industrial Society was held on the Manaia Recreation Grounds yesterday.

CS Chong special Soap, home made, three bars (Mr C. S. Chong's special). Allen 1, Mrs. N. McLeod 2.

Painting- oil (Mr C. S. Chong's special).Mrs.L. Carroll 1

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLIV, 14 February 1924, Page 4

Footpaths.The footpath on the east side of the Manaia Road has been completed .up to Mr Judd's residence. Owing to dry hot weather setting in early, I did not fill in the west side, by the croquet lawn, as the town cows tear new work about too much in dry weather. About 2 chains of path between the Town Hall and Mr Howell's garage will require re-tarring this season, also 25 lineal yards between Mr Chong's and Mr Bailey's shops, and a section from Mr Gibson's office to the end of the tarred footpath on that side of the Octagon. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, 5 December 1924, Page 3