NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3664, 30 December 1920, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

ANTI-GAMBLING CAMPAIGN. WELLINGTON, Dec, 28. The police have shown considerable activity.of late in suppressing gaming, and have conducted several P successful raids. To-day they turned their attention to “Jack” Maxtindale, well known in sporting circles .in Wellington. Chief Detective Ward, rwho has been particularly active In the campaign against bookmaking, and others paid a visit to the New Commercial Hotel, where they ar. rested Martindale and Vincent Stanislaus, a barman. . The former was subsequently liberated on bail; " self in £250, and one surety of a like amount, WELLINGTON, Dec. 29. Vincent S. a barman, ihwas. charged at the Magistrates •Court to-day with using the bar op "■* the New Commercial Hotel as a common gaming house. He pleaded* guilty. The police stated that hooks and * papers found indicated that Stanislaus was not in the bookmaking business in a large way. .He was not of the class of which they wanted an extreme example made. He was fined £25 or two months’ imprisonment, NO FIRE BLIGHT IN OTAGO. ■ —r, OTAGO, This day. A further inspection of thorn hedges at Taieri by officers of the Agriculture Department shows that the disease is not fire blight but that the damage was caused by borer. BIBLE GLASS CONFERENCE L ' . , HAWEBA, This Day The Presbyterian Summer Bible Class Conference was officially open, ed last night, when the Mayor extended the delegates a welcome to the town. The travelling secretary feaid the Conference was the largest held in *New Zealand, the total registrations being 10,042. The weather is gloriously fine and it is ex_, pected that the Conference will have a very pleasant week. FREEZING WORKS RESUME. FEILDING, This day. The employees of the Peilding works started work this morning. They will take a holiday on Saturday, but the works will be in fullBwing again on Monday next.