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PIRATES AT BAY
RUNNING GUN FIGHT WITH.
POLICE ·
A thrilling running gunfight between, Hongkong Water, Police and a pirate band in the Now Territorien on Saturday culminat ed in the wounding and capture of the pirates, and the Yencar
of three men, who had bem prev viously kidnapped.
The captured pirate, who api pears to be of Hakka-Ifokio mlz ture, was brought lato Hongkong yesterday morning, and is now being detained in hospital.
MONDAY,
APRIL 16, 1934.
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
..Solution to Previous
Contract Problem.
LOCAL WEDDING
CATHEDRAL SCENE OF PRETTY CEREMONY
A pretty wedding took place on Saturday afternoon at St. John's Cathedral, when Miss Elsie Jana Androwa became the bride of Mr. William Charles Excell, of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown.Co.
The bride, who is the youngest In my opinion, duplicate fast is replacing money bridge. Eaps daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A cially during the recent depres- Androwa of Brighton; England, sion, people have desired a pleasant and the alater of Mr. Arthur An- niedium for whilng away idle drews of 15, Bowen Road, Hong-! time, and bridge is just as enjoy-kong, looked charming in a gown 4able a game whether or not it is of white satin and lace, her bridal
played for a stake.
Acting on information. No. Police Launch, with Sub-Insp. Stewart in charge, left Hongkong carly on Saturday to search for a suspected junk.
Attending the Niagara Frontier tournament at Buffalo recently. I was surprised at the great interest Tourist Class Late in the afternoon the police shown in duplicate bridge in that party came upon their quarry, lyingelty. I congratulated H. A. Merria in one of the numerous Inlets at and J. R. Conley on winning the U.S.$240.00 | Koon Moon, looking out on Futnu opon pair championship event
gainst a very good field. U.S.$196.00 moon. U.S.$240.00 In order to surprise the pirates and effect arrests, if possible, with- out bloodshed, Insp. Stewart ordered the police launch into an adjacent cove
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A small party of members of the crew was landed, and led by Insp. Btowart, clambered over the ridge. between the two bays.
They succeeded in reaching the beach without being seen, but aa they approached the junk, the pirates opened fire with their re- volvers, and a rapid exchange of shots followed.
Pirates Decamp.
Under cover of the fire, four men scrambled ashore from the suspect. ed junk, and immediately decamped up the hillside, firing back as they
ran.
A well directed shot from one of the polloo party brought down one of the escaping desperadoes, but the
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veil being tastefully arranged with orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of white roses, tied with Mercantile the colours of the Marine, in which the bridegroom had spent a number of years.
Attending the bride was Miss Joyce Fergusson, who looked sweet in a dress of powder blus organdie with head dress and shoca of silver
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The wedding ceremony was con ducted by the Rov. H. W. Baines, M.A., whilst appropriate music was rendered on the organ by Mr. Fre derick Mason, A.R.C.0., I.T.C.I.
the crowd had gathered around Bowen Road, the home of Mr. and It was the last hand of the evening
The reception was held at 15, his table, and he felt called upon Mrs. A. Andrews who are well to furnish some entertainment,
other three made good their escape. which accounts for his original known to many In
On the abandoned junk. Inap. Stewart discovered three Chinese captives, who said that they had been kidnapped when their trading junk was boarded and captured by the pirates on the previous day.
A rifle and several rounda of Ammunition were also left behind by the pirates.
The captured man who was brought into Hongkong yesterday. is not seriously wounded, and is being detained in Hospital.
It is alleged that the pirates are members of a band which has made a practice recently of attacking smugglers trading from Hongkong.
Members of the police party came through the encounter unscathed.
psychle bid one diamond. It Many friends' turned out that the deuces pro- duced the most thrills, as Conley and his partner held all of them.
Was
Of course, the psychic diamond fooled no one but Mr. Conley's part- ner, in the North, as was demon- strated by the fact that he took Conley to six diamonds over six clubs.
The Play West's opening load
the king of diamonds, which was won in dummy with the uce-and douce No 1 was saved. Conley now realized that, to make his contract, the spade finesse must work, so he Immediately led the second deuce the douce of spades-from dummy and played the queen, which held. The club suit was started, the ace and king picking up the out- standing clubs, West discarding the six of diamonds.
the Colony.
of the bride and bridegroom attended and after the usual toasts and good wishes, the happy couple departed on their honeymoon. The bride'x going away dress was of blue French georgette with hat to tone.
re-
The bride and bridegroom colved many beautiful and useful presents.
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The following reports havo_bern supplied by importers to the Hong keng General Chamber of Com meree:
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Cotton Piece Goods and Fancy Cot- ton Goods-The market for Spring Others Wounded? -
Fancies remains very quiet but anle
Cargo arc proceeding Enquiries at Police headquarters
of "spot" although prices are depressed. Japan. last night rovealed that two of the
ese Groys and Whites are moving, as three pirates who escaped are be Four more rounds of clubs well as Cotton Poplins and Fançles. Heved to have been wounded by were taken. West let go Telephone 28021.
three Clearances have been fower police fire. One is stated to tapades--and--a-diamond. Two account of the Ching Ming holidays. suffering from bullet wound in hearts and a diamond were dis The latest Cotton prices" to "hand”) the back and the other in the left carded from dummy. East dropp are those of the 13th inst:--- 0,40d." --
American Mid, "Spot" arm. A sharp look-out at all honed three diamonds and a spade, Egyptian Sokel. F.G.F. "Spot" 8.71d. pitals, dispensaries and dressing The ace of spades was cashed stations is being kept by Police. next, and Weat was forced to let
Police suspect that a Class IV the nine of diamonds," boat, No. 2763 V, mensuring 23 feet in length with a width of six feet, may still be in pirate hands. Of 55 picula eripnelly, the craft is carrying & cargo of bags of Wolfram Ore, valued at $1,750. She has an old patchy sail.
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Woollens. Some small orders are reported in Woollens for July/Augusi shipment and there is a fair amovat of enquiry about but difficultles uro The declarer now led the deuce bring experienced on account of the of clubs, which put the squeeze higher Wool prices. Japanese-made on both East and West, West Serges and Garbardinen are now could not release the queen of
Today's Contract Problem
South play the contract at three no trump. Wast opens
soven of hearts.
How aliould declarer play the hand?
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FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
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Flour Stock in hand totals 215,000 bags, of which 60,000 are American, 36,000 Canadian and 115,000 Austra- Han. The market is weak.
carded from dummy and now Bast was squeezed.
He could not let go a spade, so he was forced to drop a heart..
Declarer now was down to ace, four, and deurs of hearta. Dum
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kills them
my held jack of spades and king lend the four of hearts, win in and six of hearts. Of course, both dummy with the king, return- a East and West had been forced small heart to win with. the ace, to bear down to two hearts, so and the deuce
all the declarer had to do was to 13th trick.
A Shiner!
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I STILL SAY FRECKLES WON "THE KINGSTON GAME... EVEN IF FUZZY DID
SOCK ME IN 'THE EYE!
HERE! HERE! LAY OFF, WILL YA? TAJ DIDN'T DO ANY- THING TO YOU, FUZZY!!
OH, NO? WHY DONT HE PUT UP HIS DUKES AN FIGHT 3.HES AFRAID OF ME-YEAH...AFRAID OF ME HEH-
HEHEHEH!!
is m BLACK, OSSIG
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NAH-YOU HAVEN'T GOT A BLACK EYE.
NOT YET!
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YELLA! JUST PLAIN YELLA #
GUESS I'LL
GO ON
HOME!
I'LL GO AS FAR AS TH' CORNER VITIH YA!
NOBODY GITS. FRESH ATBI FUZZY DAVIS
I GLAY
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SLAY
EMÉ
FEELS KINDA FUNNY...LOOK AT IT AGAIN, OSGIE!
HOW IS IT,
NOW
OH Bay
BOYOBOY!
IT'S A BEAUTY!