A SENSATION
IN.MOTQII CIRCLEvS (By Telegraph— Per Press Association)> TAUMARANUI, Sept. 24. { Before- Justices this mornipg, . GeoGrey Alvb Trayhiirn,' GeppraT, Manager of Bisbaja Bros, Garage Proprietors, on a , charge of obtain-; ing tub sum of £SO from Leonard James. O’ReiTly, liy .a,'.false pretencSy. namely by not disclosing the fact that a motor car.j sold by liim to o’Reiljy' was the property of General Motors. . r Detective Walsh asked for a remand until Saturday. /He said that littlewas known r .about the accused who only' recently, hadjivri’ived in the Dominiop, and lie. asked; that the bail be ( suji-. staniial.' . ,//. .... /. : ' Bail was allowed* in £IOO self, apdtwo sureties of £IOO each. The ac-" cased to-report daily to the .police. This charge, against Traylnirn has’ caused a sensation locally in motor , .circles, fplloyy’ing on the arrival herb: .on Saturday/of the. representatives of. a wel-knqwij, New Zealand, motor company, who collected a total of tiyenty cars. fypbV,-local motorists, and parked them_.jn .certain areas in "the town. '} The head, representative of this firih has refused., to make a statement regarding the position that has ariseq, or the action taken. . r . A private meeting of the creditors of Bishara Bros was held to-day. Oveiv fifty creditors were present, when it resolved that Jack Bishara should file a petitionin .bankruptcy forthwith.
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Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1929, Page 3
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214A SENSATION Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1929, Page 3
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