VALUELESS CHEQUE CHARGE

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 92, 12 January 1939, Page 5

VALUELESS CHEQUE CHARGE

Henry Ernest Ferguson Samuel Lee, labourer, aged 3-1, was charged in the Jlagistrates’ Court, Petone, yesterday with obtaining from JI. D. Bouthorue, hardware merchant, on January 9, an alarm clock and £2/8/6 in cash by falsely representing that a cheque for £3, signed “Eric L. Riddiford,” was a good and valid order.

Detective-Sergeant F. N. Robinson said that accused was arrested in a rental car in Petone the previous night. Four other charges of issuing valuless cheques were pendjng; there would Ge two other charges in respect of alleged offences in Low£r Hutt and two in Wellington. Lee was remanded by Jlr. D. G. JlcEwan, J.P. ‘ to appear in Wellington on January'lB-

CRICKET FIXTURES

The Hutt Valley Cricket Association’s fixtures for Saturday are: — A Grade. ■ Eastbourne v. Gear United: North Park, No. 2 (Messrs. Dick and Dougan); Bell Park v. Moera Stop Out, Bell I’ark (Messrs. Logie and McGrath) ; Trafalgar Park A v. Empire, Trafalgar Park, No. 1 (Messrs. Gardiner and Morgan); Trafalgar Park B v. Taita, Nae Nae, No. 1 (Mr. Wright). B Grade. Wills v. N.Z. Slippers, Hutt Park, No. 1 (Mr. Wray) ; Gear United v. Graeefield, McEwan Park, No. 2 (Mr. McKeich); Hibernians v. Metters United, Petone Recreation Ground, No. 5 (Mr. Carter) ; Central v. Woollen Mills, North Park, No 3 (Mr. Forman). C Grade. Eastbourne v. Trafalgar Park, Eastbourne ; Epuni v. Taita, Nae Nae. No. ~; General Motors v. Y.M.C.A., Hutt Hark, No. 2; Lever Bros v. M.U. Oddfellows, North Park, No. 1 (Mr. Clark). D Grade. Stewart Prams v. Bell Park, McEwan Park, No. 3; Moera Stop Out v; Odlins. Randwick School; Hutt Hibernians v. Trafalgar Park, Trafalgar Park, No. 2; N.Z.M.B. v. Todd Motors, Hutt Park, No. 3. E Grade. Trafalgar Park v. Petone Hibernians. Hutt Park, No. 4; Chronicle v. Taita. Nae Nae, No. 3; N.Z.M.B. v. Hutt Hibernians, McEwan Park, No. 1; Woollen .Mills v. Gear United, Petone Recreation Ground, N’o. 6. Representative Team. The team to represent the association against Ilorowhenua in Levin on Anniverstry Day is:—W. B. Barnes (captain), F. Thorn (Trafalgar Park), C. Cummings, T. J. Minihan (Moera Stop Out), H. J. Fenton, P. C. Kristiansen (N.Z. Slippers), A. Wallis (Empire). 1.. G Folev (Eastbourne), M. Cunsmock (Gear United). L. Williams (Odlins). H. Chapman (Bell Park), W. Brewer (Taita) 12th man, H. Bramley, manag-

The bus will leave Petone Post Office on January 23 at 8 a.m. Players not available are requested to notify th? recording secretary immediately at -28 Jackson Street, Petone, or by telephoning 63-301 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.