The Magsmen Victorious.
[Pkb Press Association.] DUNEDIN, Feb. 25. Two men, Arthurson and Hall, were today charged before Mr Carew, R.M., with playing an unlawful game on the racecourse, by means of a goose and a marble. One of the accused is one of the recent arrivals from Sydney. After evidence and . argument, Mr Carew decided that the game came within.the scope of section 7 of the Gaming and Lotteries Amendment Act, and said it appeared to have been instit uted by someone of legal ability, and was ■ outside the effect of the law. The men l were afterwards on the racecourse doing a > large business
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5553, 26 February 1886, Page 4
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106The Magsmen Victorious. Star (Christchurch), Issue 5553, 26 February 1886, Page 4
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