Told Women They Won Pakapoo Prizes

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 247, 19 October 1936, Page 6

Told Women They Won Pakapoo Prizes

CHINESE GAOLED FOR FALSELY OBTAINING COMMISSION A Chinese 'who told two women they had won pakapoo prizes, after himself selling them tickets, and obtained money from them as commission, was sent to gaol for six months when he appeared before Mr. J. L. Stout in the Magistrate’s Court on Saturday. The offences occurred rn Auckland. Ah Wong, alias Fong Shu, alias Fong Hung Sung, alias Fong Shang, a gardener, aged 23, was charged with obtaining £2 10s from Sarah Elizabeth Kay on 'September 1, by falsely representing that she had won a prize in a pakapoo lottery, and with obtaining £4 10s from Jean-Foster by similar misrepresentations. Minton Sue, of Palmerston North, icted as interpreter for accused, who pleaded guilty to both charges. Wong went to two women who owned shops in Khyber Pass, Auckland, and sold them pakapoo tickets, said L..ec-tive-Sergeant Bickerdike. Later he returned to them and told them they had won prizes of £2O and £3O respecti" n ly. Per selling-them the winning tickets, he claimed commission of £2 10s and £4 ilOs' respectively, receiving these suibs. :" When the matter was reported to the • police, the prizes hot eventuating, accused admitted his guilt. Ho was not in good health and this led to his breach. Friends were prepared to look . after him and, to make restitution. “He has a list,” commented Mr. Stout in • passing sentence of three months* imprisonment on each charge, the terms to be cumulative,-

MARRIED MAN’S NAME SUPPRESSED IN COURT . Suppression of accused’s name was ordered when a 27 years of age married man appeared before Mr. J. L. Stout, S.M., on Saturday and admitted the theft of £5 from his employer. The money was taken on October 7. Detective Sergeant Bickerdike explained that accused and his employer were working together at a house in the city, and left their coats hanging up together. Accused took the wrong coat; saw the money, and took it. Later he admitted theft, which ho said was committed on the spur of the niomeut. The money was lodged in the Savings Bank. “If given a chance, I will never be in Court again,” declared the young man, whose employer was prepared to take him back. “You will be convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called on within six months,” declared the Magistrate.