SHARE-HAWKING CHARGES
A VERDICT OF " HOT GUILTY '* NO OFFENCE TO CARRY ON TRANSACTIONS IN DWELLING HOUSES [Pee United Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, February 19. A verdict of not guilty was returned this morning at the trial of Osmond Arthur Bridgewater on 11 charges of share-hawking. The jury was absent 15 minutes. In summing up ( Mr Justice North croft said the section of the Companies Act under which Bridgewater was charged did no.t make it an offence to carry on share transactions in dwelling houses, and if it were so intended l , then it was most unhappily worded, and only prohibited going from house to house to offer shares to the public or a member of the public.
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Evening Star, Issue 22577, 19 February 1937, Page 8
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116SHARE-HAWKING CHARGES Evening Star, Issue 22577, 19 February 1937, Page 8
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