BOOKMARKING.
FINE OF £l2O INFLICTED.
Gisborne, May 22,
Two charges of frequenting the street for the purpose of betting were preferred against Charles Croon, thirteen others being withdrawn by the police. Defendant pleaded guilty. The Magistrate inflicted a fine of £IOO on the first charge and £2O on the second. Godfrcd Wagner, whose counsel said he was putting the money on for a friend, was fined £2 for betting with a bookmaker.
George Yee, a Chinese, was similarly fined for the same offence. “But I haven’t collected yet,” remarked the defendant amidst laughter. A widow woman who bet 5s was fined 10s.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3642, 24 May 1927, Page 2
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102BOOKMARKING. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3642, 24 May 1927, Page 2
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