FALSE PRETENCES

Hokitika Guardian, 11 November 1936, Page 6

FALSE PRETENCES

SEVERAL CHARGES MADE. (Per Press Association.—Copyright). Wellington, November 11. in the ebridig-t of a competition fprrwhich a motor car was offered as the prize, were alleged at the Magistrate’s Court against Harold Fairchild Pobar, an agent, Bertram Egley, a company secretary, and Hannath Nnetsßlake Marshall, a company director. Five charges were made against them foijitly. . Thb principal charge wa s that between July 16, 1935, and March 31, 1936, the defendants conspired with - each < other in Wellington and other places to defraud such persons as,should he induced to purchase tickets in a 'sk?il test competition, by falsely representing a car was a\ ailable as a prize, without disclosing the fact that ■the’!ear was subject to an instrument by way of security, securing the principal sum of C 159, and by representing the car was new, arid being kept sealed. There were four other charges, that defendants by the same, false/ pretences obtained from John' Leith 1/-, from John Johnston Henderson, sixpence, on two occasions and from Hen’ry Gastein sums totalling £l. There were twenty-five witnesses and the hearing is expected to last till tomorrow.

Mr Mosley S-M. is on the bench

Douglas Aubrey Park, clerk in the Supreme Cotirt bffice, produced an instrument by way of security registered on August, 1935, granted by Edward Jones to Guarantors Ltd., affecting a 1 ear wijjth/.engine, number AV.F.7151. No satisfaction had yet been registered 011 that security. u.v’> J >i . ; ; ■ ■ • .