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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1932.
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
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Snerifice bidding plays an portant part in contract bridge. An unusually interesting sacrifice hand came up in a championship.
North and South are vulnerable, and East and West not vulnerable,
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The Bidding.
A FORTUNE TELLER CONVICTED.
CHARGED UNDER HOME
VAGRANCY ACT
the defendant was charged his Worship found many things dealt with which wore not dealt with in the Vagrancy Ordinance of 1897.
Mr. Sin raised a second point and uld that where the custom had been practised from timo im- memorial and a claim of right was aubmitted, with the Kuling that a house, in which raised he i-fortune telling was conducted, did greatest respect, that the Court had not constitute a temple within the jurisdiction, that was to say the meaning of the Chinese Temples jurisdiction of the Court was oust Ordinance, Mr. Wynne Jones, the ed
Mr. Sin went on to quoto various central
+ magistrate rejected charge brought against Ho Tituthorities to support his conten him of 223, Queen's Road, Central tion.
His Worship again ruled against who was alleged to have kept a Mr. Sin. temple.
Inspector Shaftain then opened A second count in respect of for-
pro- tune telling was proceeded with in his case. He said that the spite of an objection raised by Mr. sccution originally started as a re- Peter Sin, who appeared for the desult of an advertisement in
Chinese newspapers whereby the Referring to the first charge, defendant definitely held himself In ad- Inspector Shaftain, who prosecuted, out to be a fortune teller. said that he would like his Wordition to that he stated more or ship's ruling as to his definition of less that he had the direct recognl- a temple within the meaning of tion of the Tung Wah Hospital.
Contributed to Hospital Funds.
fence.
The
the
or
Ordinance No. 7 of 1928. question was whether his Worship decided that, fortune telling came That recognition was more within the definition of Section 2, less established by the fact that which definitely mentioned that the defendant, ns an ordinary mem- "Chinese Temple" included every her of the public, had contributed place where, in accordance with the $500 towards the funds of the Hos- religious principles governing pital and as a recognition of that Miu (temples), Taz (Buddhist contribution he was presented with Monasteries), Kun and To Yuen a photograph of the Tung Wah (Taoist Monasteries) or Om Hospital and ho had used that (Nuaneries), worship of gods, or photograph to indicate that he was communication with spirits,. or recognised by the Tung Wah Hos- fortune telling is practised or ispital. intended to be practised and where fees payments or rewards of any kind whatsoever are charged to or are accepted from any member of
South, the dealer, opened the bid. ding with one spade, West passed, and North bid four spades. Under the one over one system this is a slam try. East passed. South bit for no trump. North went to sixthe pubite...... spades nad mow East, who was not vulnerable, decided to try for a sacrifice and bid Seven hearta, which was doubled.
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The defendant's father, the understood, dealt in Police medicines, and in consequence of an interview at the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs some months ago he went to the Registrar of Trade Not a Temple.
Marks and registered a trade mark. In
rather advertisement, an Continuing Inspector Shaftain said that in the present case he ad-ingeniously drawn up, that trade- mark might indicate medicine or mitted straight away that out-
fortune telling. wardly there was no indication
Στι
consequence of that, that 229, Queen's Road, Central August 7 last, acting on instruc was in any way conducted as a temple apart from the fact that tona, a woman went to the defen- dant's place at 223, Queen's Road, carried diamonds fortune telling was
on Central, and she told the defendant there. That was the only point he wished to have her fortune told.. he wished to raise with regard to He said that she was the concubine that Ordinance. He could not say of a wealthy Chinese merchant it was in accordance with the recarrying on business abroad. ligions mentioned in the Ordinance, and outwardly it was not conducted in accordance with any religious principles.
The Play. South opened the king of spades, which East trumpet. The declarer was forced to lose two and two clubs, and his contract was defeated four tricks for a minus score of 600 points, but this was an especially low minus, as the South or North hands could easily make six spades.
Due to the different systems of contract bidding used; I was pe culiar to note that at some talles South played the hand at Six spades, while at other tables North played it at six'spades. No opening can de- feat six spades. If North were to play the hand, and East opened 'n club, neven odd can be made as the losing heart can be discarded on the long diamond.
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His Worship: You are relying simply and solely on fortune telling?
Inspector Shaftain: Yes.
His Worship: In that case must hold it is not a temple, be- cause obviously I am bound by the wording of that section.
Warned of Danger.
The defendant demanded and re- ceived $1 and he told the woman after looking at her hand that she NB- was in considerable danger. turally the woman asked the nature of the danger and the defendant told her he would not be able to answer that question until she de- posited a sum of $15. She paid the Before the prosecution proceeded $1 and, making a deposit of $2, with the second count Mr. Sin saidagreed that she would that he would like to submit with balance of $13 later. the greatest respect that the court had no jurisdiction to hear the case, that was to say under Section 4 of the Vagrancy Act of 1824.
pay
the
The defendant gave the woman a receipt for the $2. On that receipt were also a number of advertise- ments which described the defen- dant as a fortune teller with the support of the Tung Wah Hospital and, morer less, the Government. There was an Ordinance in Hong-It stated that the defendant. was kong, the Vagrancy Ordinance, recognised throughout the world which was passed in 1897 and, in by the Chinese and British Govern- passing that particular Ordinance, ments.
The Vagrancy Ordinance,
the legislature must have borne in mind that the practice of fortune
Life-Long Immunity.
The
telling or palmistry and the like On August 16 the same witness was a very old profession or cus- went back to the defendant's place tom and believed by the Chinese of business and there be presented community. Therefore, the Legis-her with a book which purported to lature, in passing the Ordinance, tell her fortune for every day of saw the wisdom of abstaining from her life until the age of fib. interfering with the custom or book was not written out there but practice which was so widely found was already prepared. Apparently throughout the Chinese community, the defendant knew all about her In the Vagrancy Ordinance the fortune before she visited the pre- offence regarding fortune tellingmises and paid the $13. was completely silent. Therefore, The defendant told the woman his Worship would appreciate that that circumstances would always the defendant was in a very diff-more or less be against her, and if cult position.
she wished to be rid of the existing
In England, continued Mr. Sin, danger surrounding her it was no doubt the Legislature held that neccessary to pay $130, but if this fortune telling business was she desired to overcome all danger an annecessary evit and the law in her life a sum of $900 would be had to step in in order to stop that charged. The defendant said he unnecessary evil, It was different could get rid of her present danger
out here in China. Without ex by means of offering to the gods aggeration he would say that one kittens and young birds as a sacri- would be able to find a thousand fice. auch fortune telling places in Hongkong.
If she paid $900 he would give her medicine to overcome dangera throughout her life, and also she Objection Over-Ruled,
would be given the qualities to rule Hla Worship, in ruling against and control any and every member Mr. Sin, said that. his objection of her family throughout her life. that the offence of fortune telling The defendant further told the was not dealt with in the Vagrancy woman in order to get her to take Ordinance of 1897, he was afraid, a full couran of $900, that had to fall flat because in the Home or eight years ago a woman hnd Vagrancy Act of 1824 under which
(Continued on Page 11.)
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