FINED £25.
BILLIARDS AND BOOKMAKING. [THS FBBSS Special Ssrrice.] AUCKLAND, January 10. William Doolan combined bookmaking with billiards with unsatisfactory results to himself.- He waß charged before Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., at the Police Court this morning, with carrying on the business of a bookmaker on January 7th and pleaded guilty. It was stated by Senior-Detective Hammond that Doolan was a billiard marker' and wa3 in charge of a billiard saloon at Nowton. He had been betting in small amounts, and his largest double was oni/ one of £5 to half a crown. Ha wae really a silver bettor and only in a satall way. "What have you got to tzyl" asked the Magistrate. Doolan told the Magistrate he had only tried to help things over the Christmas holidays. "Well, yon people are sharp enough to know the risks you run. I won't! send vou to gaol for this, but you will-I be fined £25," said Mr'nunt,- _ -. .J
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18896, 11 January 1927, Page 7
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159FINED £25. Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18896, 11 January 1927, Page 7
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