ILLEGAL BETTING.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18670, 20 April 1926, Page 7

ILLEGAL BETTING.

BOOKMAKERS IN COUKR two finbs or ms. (rat* usoounox mwmtl WELLINGTON, April 19. As the result of parties of poHc* paying simultaneous ri&ita to varum* premises situated in Wellington Sooth district at midday last Saturday, when the final day's racing of the Wellington Meeting was held, evidence of bookmsking was secured.

This resulted in the appearance of George William Wood, aged 38, and John Watson Wood, aged 44, before Mr Page, S.M., to answer the charge of keeping a common gaming-house and publishing a double chart. Accused pleaded guilty. Sup-Inspector Harvey, conducting the prosecution, said that the evidence showed that 128 beta had been laid by George Wood in the two days, while his brother had taken 180 odd beta over a longer period. The Magistrate said the defendant* appeared to have done a rery substantial business. On the first charge they were each fined £35, with costs, and on the second they wero ordered to pay cost«.

FINE OF £SO. DOUBLE PAID BY VALUELESS CHEQUE. (russ issocuxtoi nuauu.l AUCKLAND, April 18. At the Police Court Charles Oftttqr Clarke was fined £SO or three montbr imprisonment for carrying on business as a bookmaker. He gave a man a valueless cheque in settlement of • double at S3 to 1. It was stated that Clarke had secured a position in Christ* church and had decided to gro op bookmaking.