ALLEGED BETTING

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2446, 27 April 1915, Page 6

ALLEGED BETTING

A' NOVEL POINT RAISED. fUy TeleeraDh.— Prpss Aesocfation.i Dunedln, April 26. In the Police Court to-day before Mr. Widdowson, S.M., Frederick Mat-' . thews was charged with that, being a bookmaker, he did bet on licensed pre- • anises. Mr. Hanlon defended. : . Tho ovidenco for the police was,that 'aa. March 25. the second day of the Southland races, the defendant and a man named Daniel M'Laren, who was described" as a bookmaker, were in the Grand Hotel. Defendant said to /M'Laren: "Ten shillings on -—The police did not catch the name of 'the . morse, but saw M'Laren , writing >"Russo" in. his book. The police oon'tended that Matthews was a principal in the matter and was therefore liaole as a bookmaker. . '• ■ "Mr. Hanlon suggested an -adjourn*nient in order to look into the point •raised as' tho view expressed by the pclioe was new to him. He contended ' that defendant was not a'bookmaker. The case was adjourned sine die to 'enable the question to be investigated.

The Karori School Committee has made a .strong effort during the past year to introduce a 6y6tem of issuing periodical reports to the parents on the position and progress of the children.. "This system, states the com-.. mittee in its annual reportj "is observed at many "of the. public schools in.'the Wellington district with exceedingly satisfactory results, enabling the parents to watch the subjects in which their children display strength or weakness.. The committee regrets, however; that the inalienable right of the •parents to the fullest information re- 5 garding their children is not recognised or encouraged by the Education Board or the teaching staff." At their Solway- yards on Wednesday the Associated Auctioneers will hold their usual weekly stock sale.