Gaming-house Charges
THREE MEN BEFORE COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Last Niglit. A fine of £2O was imposed on Harry Abram Smith, who was charged in the Magistrate’s Court to-day with keeping a common gaming-house. A bil-liards-room in High street occupied by Smith was raided by the police today and betting material found. Counsel for Smith said that Smith did not make a penny out of the transactions, but was only a go-between for bookmakers and their clients. Henry William Pullen and Thomas Victor Tuohy pleaded not guilty to similar charges and were remanded for eight days on bail of £IOO, with a surety of £IOO each. Pullen was said to have been operating in a building at 5938 Colombo street, and Tuohy in th bar of an hotel'.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 272, 20 November 1934, Page 7
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131Gaming-house Charges Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 272, 20 November 1934, Page 7
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