DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 22 October 1934, Page 7

DOMINION NEWS

(Per Press Association.) CH RISTQHURC’H, October 20. A fine of £3O wa,» imposed on a bookmaker, George Berry, of George Street, New Brighton, when he was charged before Air 11. A. Young, S.M. at a special sitting of the Police Court this morning with keep'ing a common gaming house. Chief-Deiteetivc Dunlop said that Berry was arrested by Detective J. McClung and Constable Al. R. Stewart this morning. He had all the paraphernalia of a bookmaker at h'is house and was taking bets> -when the detectives ar resil ed him. Berry, who pleaded guilty, said that he was a. married man, aged 39 years with one child. He had been a barman hut had been unemployed for three years before he started bookmaking. CHRISTCHURCH. October 20. The death occurred yesterday of Air John William Piper, aged 83, Linwood. Tie was well-known as stationmaster various places in the early days of the rail wavs in Canterbury. CHRISTCHURCH, October 20. Thieves last night attempted to blow up the safe in Brown’s Laundry, Peterborough Street, but. failed, nothing being taken. The Un employ men|t Board was warmly criticised at a demonstration held in Latimer Square, -when protests were made against, the compulsory dispatch of married men to camps. It ‘is probable that a special meeting of ithe Christchurch City Council will he held to disc.uif's the matter.

George MacDonald Hamilton, 32, was committed for trial by Air E. D. Afosley, on a charge that at Waikuku. on August 31. with intent Ito defraud, he obtained from John William Wesley the sum of £27 10s by false pretences. The trustees of the G. D. Greenwood estate have bought the two-dtorey buihling at 679 Colombo Street, occupied by Air J. H. Shaw, butcher. The price is not disclosed, but when the building last changed hands in 1928. it brought £13.500. The sale has been made of rhe twostorey brick building occupied as offices on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Hereford Street. The buihling. known as Westend Chambers, has been bought for about £12.000 by Mr IT. H. Barlow from the owners. Messrs Raymond. Stringer, Hamilton and Donnellv. AUCKLAND, October 20. Saying he had on offer of a. position with Sir Charles Kingsford Sm'ifh. Harry Sergeant, aged 20. -of Hamilton, pleaded guilty before Air Wyvern Wilson, S.AT . to stowing away in the Alonterey at Auckland on October 5. The police verified the statement tha|t accused h:-d letters from Kingsford Smith, and said the youth’s mother, in poor circumstances. had come from 'll a mi.! ton to help her son. 'l'he Magistral'e pointed out the seriousness of the act and ordered the youth come up for sentence if called upon.