TELEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 March 1915, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

[per pkess association.]

MEN WOULD BEAT THE TOTALIBATOR. Dannevirke, This Day. A daring attempt was made at + he Dannevirke races yesterday to present faked totalisator tickets. The proprietors of the totalisator, Mesrs Marrett and Fox at Woodville races in February were "taken down" tor about £200 by means of faked tickets, and guided by this and the fact that similar operations had taken place at Wanganui ; a few days ago, they instructed all their clerks to keep a careful watch in all tickets presented, and to watch for a certain distinguishing mark on the faked tickets. The first day nothing untoward occurred. \estor3ay, however, after the second race, a person appeared at the pay-out window antt presented two £1 tickets on Discussion, which paid over £5. The clerk who received it became suspicoius and called one of the proprietors. The man, glancing through the window, saw that his game was up and bolted, accompanied Tjy a confederate carrying a hand-bag, presumably with their print, frig paraphernalia. They got in a taxi cab and drove rapidly in the direction of Dannevirke. They got out before reaching town and made tracks for tho I>ack country, not having been seen since. Tho annoying part of the matter is that arrangements had been made for the continual surveillance of the windows, and , when the services of tho watcher wero required he was away at dinner, otherwise a red-hand-ed capture would have been effected.

ACCUSED MAN CONFESSES TO A CHARGE OF MURDER. Wellington, This Day. Charles Harvey, on remanS, appeared at the Magistrate's Court to-day, cliarged with the murder of an old Cninamau fruiterer, on the 12th September. Tho police asked for a further remand as Harvey had confessed to the crime, and an opportunity was desired to investigate some of his statements. A WOMAN GETS~DAMAGES. Gisborne, This Day. Several months ago, a married woman, named Jean Parsons, of Patutani, was struck by a- bullet from n pea-rifle, the affair being quite accidental. To-day the Court awarded her £60 damages.

A SOLICITOR IN TROUBLE. Hamilton, This Day. An application was made by the Hamilton Law Society in tho Supremo Court, 'to have the name of F. O. R. Phillips, solicitor at Otorohanga. struck off the roll. Phillips was before the Court some months ago and convicted of fabricating evidence. Mr Finlay opposed the application and drew attention to the fact that the jury returned a rider that there was no intention to commit fraud. The offence was more fecTinical than grave. He thought the Court should take into consideration the youth and inexperience of Phillips. Trie case was reserved for the consideration of tho ooui-t of Appeal.