FINED £200
BOOKMAKER CHARGE
"SUBSTANTIAL BUSINESS'"
Arrested at noon to-day by Detective Baylis and Constable Ritchie,- George Frederick Leney, aged 38, was this afternoon fined £200 by Mr. E. Page, S.M., on a charge of- carrying"on. busi* ness as a bookmaker. Detective-Sergeant Holmes said that, the accused had been carrying on business in a substantial, way. Betting books which had been found- on him,' contained approximately ,150 and 100, entries, respectively. They mostly related to debts on races which started at Christchurch on Saturday, the beta ranging from 5s to .£l. . The accused had two. previous convictions for gaming offences. .... •■; .'•- .-. • Mr. Page: ''You have had two previv, ous convictions for .keeping a commoS gaming house,-and the fine I will no^f. have to impose will have to'be fairrjj substantial." ■. . . ' The defendant was given until 3r(J December to find the money, default being fixed at six months' imprisonment. ■".' - ' ..■-.'
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 115, 12 November 1930, Page 13
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146
FINED £200
Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 115, 12 November 1930, Page 13
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