“HUMAN PARASITES.”
PREYING ON THE PUBLIC. GAMES OF CHANGE ON SHOWGROUNDS. (Bek United Fhkss Association.) DANNEVIRKE, February 14. Richard Jones alias Preston appeared before justices on a charge of playing games of chance on the Denncvirke show grounds yesterday—to wit, crown and anchor. The police asserted that when detected the accused endeavoured to cover up the appliance he was using, and subsequently offered tthe constable a sum of money to let the matter drop. Accused, who had a list of previous convictions for various offences, was fined £25 or two months.
Mr W. Dobson, J.P., commented upon the fact that the accused would never have been permitted on a racecourse, yet such human parasites were allowed on show grounds to prey tfron the public. The sooner the application of section 33 of the Gaming Act was extended to agricultural shows the better.
Raymond Quinn appeared to answer a charge of operating a roulette wheel at the Woodville show, and was convicted and fined £lO, in default a month. The fines were paid in cadi Instance.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20643, 15 February 1929, Page 10
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