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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 162, 9 July 1907, Page 5

A youth~was charged in Eendon recently, with, gambling with cards and money . on. Hackney Marshes (says the "Sporting Chronicle"), and. in giving judgment, Mr. Fordham, the -well-known. magistfate,:said: "To gamble-in, a public place;is^agaiiist^.the -la-w, : thiugli I see no particular harm in it so long as it is done quietly and is not an-annoyance ..to anyone. . B.ut it is against the law, and 1.9X0. here to administer it. I shall . order you to; pay one' penny : fine." ~VA".'.syndicate'.has been v formed for the purpose of acquiring petroleum Boring rights i. rom the landowners of that portion of the:county of Ashbtirton situated between the. RaEaia, and Eangitata rivers, and between the main- line'-bf railwaj; and the SBa-be-ach. The syndicate has already been, granted several boring concessions, and, should a--sufficient numbeti' be'obtained,-it-is proposed to form another syndicate or company to putv down a trial bore'to a depth. Tof 5000 ft, at a cost estimated £10,0001 Considerable interest continues to be shown in regard to the recent 'gold discovery at Rimu (says the "West Coast Times"). Experienced -miners'' , say that 5 the gold struck, at 'Bfpokes and Party's claim is ag rit:h as any gold that lias •been discovered on the-West Coast for the past years. If the. 100 acres reservation is thrown, open, ,it is believed that the -whole area would be taken up and a. large amount of prospecting ;. done,.. ' •* '■'