COURTS AND OFFENCES
BOOKMAKI NO ON RACECOURSE. riJy Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, April 2. Charged with laying tota-lisator odds at El’erslie racecourse yesterday, Percy James was fined £lO in tlie- Police Court this morning. He paid the sum immediately. . - Chief-Detective Hammond said James was detected taking bets in front of the enclosure. When found by Detective O’Sullivan, James had between £6O and £7O on him. He was merely a silver “Mr Sly” bettor operating in front of the toibafisator, and was only in a small way of business. Counsel said James was a respectao e married man who had yielded to the temptation of augmenting his earnings, by do in a-- a little betting during the. East-ed holidays. James had never been in any trouble before.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 3 April 1929, Page 5
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