THE GAMING ACT.

Otago Witness, Issue 3336, 20 February 1918, Page 43

THE GAMING ACT.

WELLINGTON. February 13. Tliis morning a number of arrests were effected of alleged bookmakers, an assistant in a oomnlon gambling house, and men found -without lawful excuse on such pre« inisos. The men arrested were—John LcUcUaw Walling, for keeping a shop in Willis street as a common gaming house; Arthur Wailing for assisting in the conduct 11 such house; James Henry Rogers, for uett.m? in tho Empire Hotel; Percy A niters, for betting in the Duke of Edinburgn Ho,el; George- William Lees, Edgar Bert Edwards, Frank Greaney, Bernard O’Connell, Artmur Cunningham, George Avery, and Frederics Knight, for being found without lawful., excuse in a common gambling house. , On the application of Chief Detective i Boddam remands were granted till to mor- 1 row in tho first four cases, bail being ?l- j lowed in the sum of £25, one surety of £25, and in the other cases £5. A further remand will probably be asked for. February- 14.

Yesterday afternoon the police arrested Henry Martindale, Clarence Lesueur, and Henry Walls for breaches of the Gaming Act. "* Fourteen men. including 11 arrested in tho morning, appeared before the court this morning. Eleven were further remanded. _ jIn the cases against O'Oonnoll, Knight, and Avery, for being found, without lawful excuso,v in a common sraminp house, the police had no evidence to offer, and the' cases were struck out. Counsel for defendants stated that thev went into tho shop and made legitimate purchases while tho police were still in occupation.