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his ex-

The Public Prosecutor (Mr. R.. E. Lindsell) is for the Crown; Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton for the accused, while Mr. Peter Sin is holding watching brief in the interests of Edward Zimmern, the principal

f

got rid of indigestion.

we alighted and walked down to the Chu Han Club by a sloping rond.

Cheng was not the man as I had known him before. He was ner vous and shaky, and his face was witness for the Crown.

pale.

The Public Prosecutor: Did he Continuing his evidence from where he had left off at the pre-give any reason for getting out of

the vious hearing. Zimmern told

The Austin car at the Kwong Hoi Court that after arriving at Village Keo and going by this route to Road on the hight of the murder, West Point?-Not that I can re-

car in

member. Cheng drove the Austin

Was the Austin running all right which Zimmern and Lau were also seated, right round Happy Valley as far as the Kwong Hoi Kee7-

On the way: Yes. and then to town. anid Zimmern, Cheng turned round twice, an though he felt that some. ile turned one was following him. round once nt. Daibutsu's (Arsenal Street) and witness asked him if someone was following the Chung looked nervous.

car.

Mr. Lindsell: What exactly you mean by nervous?

do

his

Witness: Pretty shaky with

The hand was played in an e- tion championship match. South, the dealer, passed, West bid one no trump which bought the con-hands. I asked him what was the

matter and he gave me no reply.

tract.

mum, he must ́ puss,

The Play. North has the opening lend. His Two long and are both headed by king, and while we hesitate to

open from a suit henced by a king,

there are times when this is the

at

A Little Gamble.. We arrived at West Point

11. Mr. 10.30 or a quarter to Cheng took over ten per cent, of the bank in a game of paikau and made $51. The game, lasting for about an hour, took us to 11.30 or a quarter to midnight. After watched other people that he

a.m. We had gambling. At 2

At 4.30 a.m. I left the

supper.

Club. Mr. Cheng was still there when I left, and he did not leave

go.

but

Witness, answering further ques At contract bridge, the bidding tions, and the accused drove the would be South pass, Weast one no

hour with me. сле at about 25 miles an

The Public Prosecutor: Describe trump, North pass. East bid four which was faster than bla usual no trump inviting partner to go to speed. After passing the military the circumstances of your leaving a alum, but as West balls a mini-barracks, near the Hongkong the Club.

Cricket Club's ground, Cheng gave Zimmern: Mr. Cheng took me out Lau a dollar and said he was unable on to the verandah. "Here in fifty to take him to the Chu Han Club dollars," he said, "I want you to that night an Lau might have go to Canton." I asked him why, trouble with his mother. A little and he replied: "The trouble is further on, he gave Lau $10 and that you drink and talk too much." this for yourself. | i told him that it would be very said: "Use spend it in the morning.

foolish for me to Witness said that the

car washe insisted, telling me that he only opening in the hand. As the then driven to the Kwong Hoi Keg would follow me afterwards. I heart suit is the longest the

firm in Queen's Rond Central, asked him "Why Canton?”, and he fourth best heart is led--the seven There Lau got out and went away remarked that there was the long spot--which the declarer allows

Mr. Lindsoll: Describe, in exact distance telephone with which he to ride around to his jack. The detail, as well as you can remember, would be keeping in touch with decinier then starts the spade what happened inside?

me. He gave me the names of two Ault, leading ace and queen from:

Witness: First he told the Chinese hotels at one of which I his hand, and then the three spot, "boy" to get someone to park his was to stay at Canton. winning the third trick in the car in the garage. Ho closed the dummy with the jack. On the main entrance himself and locked three spaden, North follows with the door. He then peeped out the 10 of spades and diacards the Into the street through a shutter Rix of diamonds and the six of in the door. Then he got hold of clubs. South follows with theme by the front of my jacket five, six and seven of spades. The king of spades is returned from dummy, West, the declarer, dis carding the deuce of hearts. North dropping the four of hearts.

Declarer then starts the clubs suit from dummy, leading the king and queen of clubs and then the seven of clubs from dummy, South discarding the seven of din- monds. Declarer wins the trick with the jack, and North discards the eight of hearts. The ace of clubs is then led by declarer, North dropping the three of a

da, dummy following with the five of clubs and South playing the detee of diamonds.

You will notice that South first

"Fung is Dead."

Mr. Lindsell: Notice anything about him at the time?

Witness: Just as he entered, I felt his hand. It was icy cold. I the matter asked him what was and said, "If someone is trying to look for you and give you a hiding, I am here to protect you" and he It was replled "No, follow me." then that we went into the Kwong Hot Kee.

What happened inside?-He got hold of my coat and told me "Fung is dead." I was surprised and asked "How do you know?" and he replied, "Lai rang me up in my house and gwore vengeance. Witness Haid that accused went on

played the seven and then. the to say "I warn you not to speak to deuce of diamonds in order to ad- anyone about this, because if you vise partner that he held the do, you know what the consequence quern of diamonds, na the dis- will ha." I said "all right, all carding of the six and three of right, i won't taik, I won't tell.” diamonds by North showed South I had at that moment a cigarette where the king of diamonds was, in my mouth, and searching for a Declarer lends the four fdia-match in my waistcoat pocket 1 monds and North, disregarding the found the receipt given by Messrs. information obtained from part-Lo and Lo, and naked Mr. Cheng ner, plays the nine of diamonds, what he was going to do with the dummy wins the trick with

The paper. He took it from me and ace, and then returns the eight of threw it into the back yard of the diamonds which North is forced house.

to win with the king. He must We left by the back entrance, and then lead into the declarer's ten-went up Info Caine Road through ace in hearts which gives the de- clarer a amall slam.

Old Bailey Street, waiting for a bus for five minutes, when it come along and we boarded it to go to

If North had paid attention to

the Chu Han Club via the South's diseard. he would have

University. We discovered Mr. thrown his king of diamonds on

Lau on the same bus. He dropped the diamond lead of the declarer, off near the Nethersole Hospital, and Narth and South would have and we proceeded on, finally reach taken three tricks, holding the deing the University terminus, where elarer to four no trumps.

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Ile gave me the fifty dollars, and

I asked him how about Christie. He told me not to say anything to Mr. Christie and gave me a further ten dollars to hand to him, for hia yank fean ic. rice eating.

A week or ten days before this converantion i had told Mr. Cheng that there were no prospects for me with this business of following him to the cinema and gambling places, and that I would be going to Canton.

Left for Canton.

On leaving the Chu Han Club at 430 am. I went back to the Tung- shan Hotel, and found Christie sleeping in Room No. 50. I roused him and, saying something to him, gave him the ten dollars. We went out and had some congee. Christic returned to the Hotel and I left that morning on the Fatsban which sailed at 8 o'clock.

Prior to boarding the

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I bought a newspaper from a seller near the Hongkong Hotel in order to find out if what Mr. Cheng had

tala me about Mr. Fung was true.

Canton I stayed at the Tung Ah Hotel, in Room No. 632. ↑ was there for four or five days. The fifty dollar bill I received from Mr. Cheng I changed with a gentle. man who had gone up for his Easter holiday, Mr. Percy Edwards, (Continued on Page 19.7

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