FINES FOR BOOKMAKING
Two men were fined by Mr H. P. Lawry, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court today on a charge of bookmaking. They were Thomas M. O'Hallahan, commission agent, of Lombard Street, and Thomas A. Dixon, clerk, of Guy Avenue, for both of Whom Mr A. M. Ongley appeared. They pleaded guilty. Detective-Seargeant Power said that at mid-day on Saturday a room occupied by the two men was visited by witness and Constable Steffenson. Both men were busy at two telephones. It was a typical bookmaker's office, with a radio set, the two telephones, and betting, material. Each man frankly admitted he was bookmaking. Dixon was the assistant. Up to the time of the visit the sum of £SO 17s 6d in straight betting had been taken and £25 17s 6d in doubles.
Mr Ongley said that O'Hallahan was totally unfit for any but the most sedentary work. He was in a difficult position and did not want to take social security benefits. Ho wps not in a big way and actually had been driven to bookniaking. LHxon was not a bookmaker in the ordinary sense; he was simply an assistant and did nothing on his own account. O'Hallahan was fined £125 and Dixon £35.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 211, 6 August 1945, Page 2
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