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MURDER CHARGE.
FOREMAN'S STORY OF QUARREL IN ABATTOIR
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
Important evidence in the abnt- toir murder caso was given by the Government Medical Oficer, Dr.i
In a previous article I showed Thomas, at the Central Magistracy you a hand containing 1 bidda- yesterday, during the trial of Chan ble suit and three high card Chi, butcher's assistant, for the tricks, but one that should not be alleged murder of Ng Kam-chun.
After giving ovidence of the opened first or second hand. There are several three high card cause of death, witness sald in trick hands which must be passed his opinion the knife wound was in the positions. For example not accidental, as the defendant the following:
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was considerablo force behind thej blow.
When the case opened, the Pub- lic Prosecutor, Mr. J. A. Frasor called Francia Manning, overseer,
toir.
Spades--A-7-5-2
Hearts-A-K-4 Diamonds-5-3-2 Clubs--4-3-2
This hand does not contain a In the Public Works Department, biddable suit. The three high who produced plans of the abat-card tricks are not distributed in three suits, nor does the hand Kwok Lum, a foki, told of Ng contain any tenace position, there Kam-chun's movements after the fore it cannot be opened with one attack. Witness sald the injured no trump and must be passed.
Spades A-Q-5-2 mag returned to his cubicle, re-
Hearts-A-Q-5-4 moved his jacket and singlets and
Diamonds-6-3 · · nent another foki out for some
Cluba--4-3-2 apply to the wound. ginger to After binding his wound he dress- od and went into the street.
Accused's Statement.
spaden
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Above is another three card trick hand. In looking hand over we find that it not Dr. Thomas said he examined contains the required number Ng Kam-chun in the Government high card tricks, but also Civil Hospital. He was conscious biddable suits.
If we open with one spade and when admitted but collapsed soon) afterwards. There was a heart-partner bida one no trump, what!
We cannot re-bid shaped wound on his loft side, can we do?
have only A
four about half an inch long, half an uch at its greatest width and card suit. However, if necessary, more than three and a half inches we could bid hearts.
Personally, the writer would doop. This wound, snid Dr. Thomas, resulted in internal pass this hand as I do not like two suit hands when all; haemorrhage which caused death. to show
In answer to the Public Prosecu the streneth Ja concentrated in tor, Dr. Thomas said the wound the two suits and both of them was inflicted with a downward are four card mults.
Summing this up, we find here. thrust of the weapon, and was compatible with the knife exhibit-a hand that has not only the re- auired strength and a biddable ed in Court,
A Polce Interpreter said that suit, but also a re-bid, and still when he formally explained the we do not recommend it strongly murder charge to the defendant, as an opening first or second hand the latter made a statement that ne bid. had nothing to say.
Li Ngok, a foki of the Shing Kee becf-stall at the Central Market,
by whom the deceased was em- ployed, gave evidence of a quar- rel leading to the stabbing.
Spades A-K-Q-5-2 Ilearts--A-5-2 Diamonds-6-3-2 Clubs-3-2
can
With the above hand, we see three high card tricks, a bid-
In answer to the Public Pro-dable auit and going farther in secutor, witness said that on two occasions when he was called into the killing shed he saw the two men holding knives.
The case was again adjourned.
our analysis, we know that if partner bids clubs, diamonds or no trump we can safely re-bid the spade suit,
Therefore this hand is n sound' first or second hand opening even though its strength is confined to
"WEEK-END MURDER"two suits. The spade suit is sull-
(Continued from Page 3). pressively-"shall we say. tonishing, car?"
Again Linda could not help
aut smiling. Fleur's perfectly
ciently strong to bid and re-bid, and this is always important in- formation to partner.
on the lawn.
"I should have liked an hour or
"but
so on the water," he went on, un-1 rageous imported sport cur Was conscious of her thought,
for-super- known through the island bath for there was not room
Its starting appearance and for its cargo, I think Miss Stoner called Or rather the speed test made owner's equally bizarre fashion of it.
have no extra driving. Fleur, delighted at the it necessary to
bout. I believe chance to show it off to any such weight in the unusual visior, would have been there are to be races-". quite confident of his unqualified "Next week-end," said Linda. "They were postponed from this admiration on both counts.
"Unfortunately," the Belginn because the commander of the went on reflectively, "Mademoiselle yacht fleet is away.”
capable looking "You have & had a date- believe that is the proper term?-for this speedboat tittle boat there." He nodded to- trial with a local expert and we reward the trim cabin cruiser, danc- turned without exploring your ng decorously at her maoring be- lovely island further."
yond the downward tip of the
"So being dismissed by the lady terrace. "That is yours, I think fuir, you come back to me."
Mr. Aver sold?"
Ob yes-she "The Pinafore? Quite affably, he agreed. It cer tainly was difficult to pique this isn't a racer, of courne." Ruave foreigner however easy ho "Excellent lines, nevertheless," might be to insult. Linda consid-e nodded approvingly. "A good ered this as though her mind paas-size yet not too large for one per- ed a picture of that terrible scene on to handle. So many on the Country Club porch-nowadays can manage their own) Cousin Amos' blandly innocent heats, un Miss Stoner doen. I sup- face and the grey, tense fury of pose you are as skilifui as she?". the man now stretched indolently
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