DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 April 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

["BV TELEGRAPH —I’Ell PRESS ASSOCIATION. RAID ON GAMING HOUSE. NAI’I ER, April 22. Police this afternoon conducted a raid with the object of roping in piersons suspected of committing breaches of the Gaming Act. Niue men were arrested. Win. Hutton, James ,Corless, Alfred Ernest Elwond, llenrv James Robinson, and James Samuel Guiding, were charged with being oc-

cupiers of premises kept as a common (laming Mouse. Thomas Cato Paterson, and John Albert- l.ebas were charged with loitering in the street lor the purpose of betting. Reginald Albert Orange was charged with as-

sisfing in tlie conduct, of ;i common gaming house. Win. Cum wits charged avith being found in ;i common gaming house. Accused appeared lie fore the Magistrate, and were remanded till Monday next oil hail. FLOODS IN OKKY DTSTUTC'I'. GREYMOUTH, April 23. T Ite heavy ruin last nit'ltt caused the rivers and creeks to rise, thus checkin'; motor traffic. Slips on the Otira Gorge rnnd stunned the cars getting through. THE KINGSDA I.KJ CASK. A FURTHER REMAND. DUNEDIN. April 2d. Walter Leonard James Cameron, charged 'with conspiring with John Kiehards to defraud the Gore Tracing Clidi by entering the horse called “The Dingo”, under the false name of “Kingsdale”. was further remanded to the 28th. when the police stated the ease would proceed if it was possible to get the witnesses in from the country.