THE BOOKIE.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8360, 23 July 1920, Page 2

THE BOOKIE.

USE OF THE TELEC WIRES.

In his presidential adds New Zealand Racing Confi George Clifford appealed I drastic action by the Post graph Department in cte activities of the bookmate associates in illicit bettinf enee was made to this p® : lj by “The Post” in At words: “Unless it be > honor with the telegrapl phone authorities to be t Justice, we can see no reas bookmaker should have tl* of these services, on • scale, to break the law." * of the Postal authorities law were extended by ’ Council, gazetted Bth April l prohibited the transmissi* grams in plain language J betting or investments ffl isator, or in coded languil ably supposed to relate particulars. The Postal 1 are empowered to with® l ' vilege of private boxes >* purpose of conducting a * ness, and also to discons phones used for the n* Action may be taken by * ties on suspicion, and t* every ease is on the ns* bona fide use for prop*. The Acting-Secretary * Office (Mr A. T. Martas* sponse to inquiry by a ‘ * sentative, said that the were doing all in their!»™ out the law. At the saa# had to be careful not to nj on any person using the timately, A number of H had already been closed ferent centres under the py by the Orders-in-Conn*V phones had been diseonncc_ ilar reasons. With teld?* was the difficulty tilt® code was discovered, t» f invented another, and be continually on the » le " grams could only be stepr sentation, and, if tj® .n be’ delivered. The P ls * moreover, to guard ag a " sibility of proceedings» mistake. The hookup did not. have the assis postal and telegraph se*^ ■ connivance on the pa*