ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES
LARGE SUM INVOLVED. iIXTRAORHifI AilY &?1<0»Y. WANGANUI, Last, Nightj Au extraordinary story 01 urn nhancial transactions or George Kooert Hineh witji RonaldJ Hendticii -JNitscnke were related before Mr Justice Smith at the Supreme Court today. Hindi wag indicted on tnirveen charges, of having obtained various sums by means of false pretences, and theft, and of eouimittjig forgery and uttering. The stun or about £2IOO was involved. Nitschke gave lengthy evidence, stating that Hindi's story of hardship was very touching and he had befriended him.. Hindi was pressed for statements of the state qtf the transactions at various times, but put him off and said that the profits had be.cn put back into the ousiness, having represented that the money had been used to buy shares in the New Zealand Oominei!ei;<fl Association. The bearing of the case for the prosecution occupied all day, and the court continued to-night, adjourning at a late hour until tomorrow, when the defence will be heard.
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Stratford Evening Post, Issue 91, 29 November 1928, Page 7
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