SERIOUS CHARGE
AGAINST AUCKLAND MERCHANT.
BAIL FIXED AT £3000.,
By Telegraph.—Press Association, CHRISTCHURCH, April 11.
Bail of £3OOO was allowed Hugh Lowther when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court today charged with having illicitly received a 400-gallon tank valued at £8 10s. The large amount of bail was fixed by Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M., after hearing a strong plea by the police for a substantial amount. The total was made up of £lOOO in Lowther’s own recognisance and two sureties of £lOOO each. Lowther is to report daily to the police until April 28.
Detective-Sergeant Holmes asked for a lengthy remand, saying that a Mery large sum was involved and many charges had to be investigated. He said the affair was going to develop into a very large one and several city firms would probably be involved.
Mr W. R. Lascelles, for Lowther, said accused was a well-known, merchant in the city and wished to attend to his business.
John Searle, charged with stealing a 400-gallon tank, was remanded till April 28 on bail of £25 and one surety of £25.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 April 1938, Page 9
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