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ATTACKED.
TERRIFYING ORDEAL AT LAICHIKOK BEACH
A most unpleasant experience befel Mins S. da Cruz, on Saturday When your partner has made a afternoon, when a Chinese, be- negative double, endeavour to lleved to be mentally deranged, at- respond with a major sull beenuse tacked her with a chopper at Lai- that is what he wants, I recom- chikok beach. Miss da Cruz's bro- mend that you respond with a four ther, who ran to her assistance. card major suit in preference to n was slightly wounded, but neither five-card minor.
were detained at the hospital.
East and West were using the Constructive One-over-One system with the Sims negativo double.
While North and South were playing a system which provided for weak original no trump bids, I believe that six months from now no system will employ such tactics. No trump is the most difficult con- tract to make and therefore it should only be made on an cabe cially fine band-one well-balanced Sept. 27
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with plenty of high card tricks and rich in tenace positions. This, with the negative double is an
other of the Sims theories.
The Bidding.
When the following hand was played, South and West passed, and North made a weak third hand original one no trump opening. To make a negative double you really should be in a position to handle any response that your partner may make. For example, In this case, if Erst doubles nua no trump and his partner blds two clubs, which is he going to do? He could
bid two hearts. While the suit is not any too strong, it is worth the risk to find out whether or not his partner holds four hearts or four spades.
Miss da Cruz, of 12, Granville Road, Kowloon, her brother and n friend, went to Laichikok to aswim, After leaving the water, she walk- up the sandy path from the bench when she was approached by
the Chinese.
Without warning, he made a slash at her with a hatchet inflict- ing a deep cut in the middle finger of her right hand. Her brother, who was following close, behind came to her assistance, and re- ceived a slight wound in the neck. A Chinese detectivo from Yau- mati Police Station, who was on special duty at the beach, was at- tracted by shouts, and, assisted by Private J. Crawford of the Lincoln- shire Regiment, overpowered the assailant.
After being questioned at Sham- shuipo Police Station, the man was sent to the Government Civil Hos- pital for observation. Miss dn Cruz and her brother were sent to the Kowloon Hospital for treat-i ment.
The alleged assailant, Chiu Ho, is a shop foki employed at the, Wo Sing Cheung preserved fruit fac- tory, Lalchikek. According to a statement made by his brother, also employed at the factory. Chiu He has acted queerly on previous occasions while in the country..
AEROPLANE LOST.
CORNWALL'S MISFORTUNE
ON HOME TRIP
Minus an acroplano, after bat- 11.MS. Cornwall is due to arrive Ding through rough weather, in Hongkong at about 6 p.m.. to-morrow on her way home,
The cruiser had completed her summer cruise in northern waters After the double South will pass, and was at Shanghai on Saturday West holds a five-card club and a when a typhoon Was approaching four-card spade auit. He must bid, parallel to the coast and 30 miles the spade suit because his partner out. has asked him to bid a major, if Although sho escaped the full possible. North passed and East intensity of the typhoon, the went to three spades. This is per-cruiser encountered severe wen- haps rather too optimistic on this Ither early yesterday and one ter- type of hand. He should be satis rlic gust of wind tore a "Fly- féd to have found his partner with catcher" neroplane from its moor- four spades. Remember, that his ings and huried it overboard like -partner-has-passed-once.-
toy-The-aircraft-sank at once with all its equipment.
After the bid of three spades, Went cannot be blamed for going to four spades as he has a five- his partner showa real strength. card sultand a singleton while
The Cornwall is due to leave the Colony on Thursday for re-com- missioning and re-fitting. She is commancied by Captain R. B. Davies, V.C., D.S.O. and was last Fortunately for Went, four re-commissioned at Devonport on spades can be made. Even if February 12, 1931. She is one of North opens the ace, king and one the five cruisers of the Kent Class spade the declarer will still make ordered in 1924 at an average cost his contract.
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