COURT NEWS

Grey River Argus, 16 August 1934, Page 3

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FORGERY CONVICTION. (Per Press Association.) NEW PLYMOUTH, August 15. A verflict of not guilty ou two charges of forgery and two of uttering, was returned by a jury to-day, following the trial of .lack Albert Sabinckel, a farmer. COMPETITOR NOT WANTED WELLINGTON, August 15. The case for the defence in the pet-‘ »ol station case was continued. King, President of the Wellington Resellers’ Association, under cross-examination, agreed that. Lyson’s gave a complete service to the motoring public. The Magistrate: Why did you try to block Lyson from obtaining nupKing: H e was opening a service station with several pumps. We did not want the existing resel’ers injured. The Magistrate; lit was because you «lid not want a rival, and not because they were price cutting? King: Yes. Witness said that representations made to the oil companies were not drected against Lyson’s personally. It was a matter of general policy on the part of the Resellers’ Association. In regard to Leach, evidence was given in relation to prfce-cutiting ami reference was made to watching with a view to finding out what Leach was putting in his tanks. HOLD-UP SENTENCES. INVERCARGILL, August 13. The Supreme Court sessions opened before Mr Justice Kennedy, when two accused, who pleaded guilty, appeared for sentence, namely, George Wil liam Wheeler, aged 28, and Garnet Edward Cranstoun, aged 20, who were concerned in the Eden dale hold-up, theft of motor car and breaking and entering. His Honour described Wheeler, who had carried a sawn-off loaded rifle in Tiis exploits, as a dangerous man, and sentenced him to five and a-half years’ hard labour, and Cranstoun to three years in Borstal.