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TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1932.

VILLAGE ROAD MURDER

GIRL CLOSELY QUESTIONED BY MR. BRUTTON

FUNG'S ENEMIES

Do Nerves Cause Rheumatism?

In an Indirect way rheumatism can often be traced to nerve wonk- ness. Nervous tension interferes with the digestivo proconnon and Hots up atomach neldity. The acid polaons thus generated aro set free into the blood stream and be- come lodged in various parts of An important stage was reached | the body, causing those aching yesterday afternoon in the Police paine, which, although they feel Court trial of Cheng Kwok-yau, as though they are actually in the the charged with having instigated the bones, are really only in murder of George Fung in Village tissues surrounding the bones. Rond on the night of March 24,And sometimes the poisons lodge

deferred when the previously

around the joints, causing terrible Lai Ming- cross-examination of

girl in the triangular (ny, the drama, was begun by Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton; appearing for the

defence.

At the desire of the Magistrate, the Shanghai amah who accom- panied Lai Ming-fay to Hongkong was recalled, and the question was put to her whether it was a coat or quilt that she said the girl's mother used when the menage was in ex- istence at 60, Village Road.

Witness replied that it was The hand was played at contract, quilt she mentioned ne having boon South passed, West bid one spade.used by the mother.

doubled. East hid two North

The Bidding.

spades over the double in order to show one and one-half tricks and Permal support. South passed, West went to three spades, North bid four diamonds and East du

der. South passed and West and to four spades.

The Play,

North opened the king of dla monds. When holding ace, king. queen, the king is led. East, the dummy, plays the eight and South Lan plays the six-spot so that he

North echo out on the next lend. continues with the queen of din monds and South plays the deuce which West Trumps with the deuce West. the declarer, of spades. teads a small heart to the dummy's king and returns the four of hearts from dummy, winning in his own The nine of hand with the nce. hearts is then trumped in dummy with the six of spades and the front right of spades returned dummy, declarer winning in his own hand with queen,

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The cross-examination of

Lai

Ming-fay was then begun by Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton, as follows:

Are you known by any other name besides Lai Ming-fay?-Not in Chinese. I have a European

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name.

Yea, and May.

May-May Lat? Yes, May-May Lai.

what is that?-May-

You are also known as Luen Mui- taze? Is that a pet name?--Yes, that is the name my father calls me

by.

Oh, your father calls you that,

38 sec.---That

given daughters in Hunar.

name

My

Own

The Magistrate: All words?—Luch is Mni-teze means daughter.

What will that Lidl be in tonese?-Lin-Lin Mui-tszc.

to

three

name.

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nly you.

or Singapore? No. I did not meet Can-him in any of these three placca.

And on the stage by what name are you known 7-As Lai Ming-fay. And how did accused address you May-May-He called May M-n-i.

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Singing and Dancing Troupo).

That composed of professionalat --Yes,

Now that troupe that you came The eight of hearts is then led to Hongkang with. Can you give and ruffed in dummy with the nee us the name of it? The troupe af spades. South discarding the that came in 1928-The Chung seven of clubs, The jack of dinicu Ko Mo Tucu (ie. The China munds is led from dummy. South eau rightfully figure his partner for the ace of clubs to justify his double. If he discards the 10 of clubs, West will drop the five of etubs and North will be in with the ace of diamonds. South's proper play, is to trump the jack of din nonds to prevent"West from throw. ing the end into Narth's hand,

but even then the hand can la de

Teated.

Suppose that South plays the nt clubs, West will drop the five of clubs and North will win with the of diamonds, North should realize what the declarer is at tempting to do. Trumps have only pen led mice. It is true that he rather hesitates to play to the good 10 of diamonds in dummy, but he should know that South ean trump it.

When the hand was actually played, North laid down his ace of clubs and this allowed the declar er lu go pame. His proper piny would be to lead his four of dia- monds. and when the declarer played the 10 of diamonds from dummy. South would trump with The four of spades, West would overtrump with the 10, fie could pick up the two outstanding trump with his king, jack, but he would have to lose the last two tricks,

West, the Beclarer, by throwing North in the lead, gave his oppo- nents a change to make a mistake, which they dick, and he thereby made his contract,

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And in Singapore, Federated Malay States and so on, you were playing for profit, is that right?—— Yes.

You first met him in Hongkong and saw him again in Shanghai?— Yen.

He was known to your father, wasn't he?-No, he never met my father.

father

When he

You mean to say your never met him?-No. called my father was not in.

Was that when you firat really

1931, got to know George Fung when he

in February came here wasn't it? That was not the first time.

I mean to any Oh no, no. really got to know him?-Yes, that was when he came here in Febru- ary 1931,

you

Did you know him well before that?--Not well.

You know him fairly well boltre Hong-you met him in Hongkong in February 10312--Well, I assocint- ed with him as ordinary friends be- fore that.

Not for churity?-It was for charity that we played in kong. Not in Singapore.

Was your father connected with that troupe 7-He is the principal of the troupe.

What is that? Manager7-YCB. Did you perform in Kuala Lum- pur?-Yes.

And in Ipoh? Yos.

And did you give private per- formances in public houses?--No.

And in private gardens?-No. Did you personally dance in private gardens and in private honses?-No, not even personally.

Handing up a paper with the characters inscribed thereon, Mr.

Do you Brutton asked witness: know a man by the name of Luk Wan-wni? Where is he?

I am asking you if you know a man by that name?-No.

Do you also know anybody by this name in English or in Chinese Chan Pui-hung-No reply from witness.

You say you don't know that nanze?-No.

Or this name? (Another paper was handed up to witness)-Lam Luk-hing ?-No.

Or Chan Chi-kung ?—- Witness examined another paper handed to her. She asked: How do you read his name? The name is rather familiar to me, but I don't remember where I have met him.

You say you have never met or seen any of the other three names I gave you?-I never did. I had never seen those names before.

Her Relations With Fung. Did you meet George Fling while you were in Kuala Lumpur, or Ipoh,

You did associate with him as ordinary friends before February 1931? You mean going to dances and such-like with him? Yes, i I did go out to dances with him in Shanghai and I was accom- acensed panied by accused. The gave a dinner, Fung joined in and I danced with him.

How did you come to meet him

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I met him at a ten-dance on either the second or third day of the first moon at the Hongkong Hotel last year (February 18 or 19).

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you met And thereafter frequently?—Yes.

Say daily?-No, not daily. Almost daily 2--On an average of once or twice a week, at first.

At first. Shall we take it that you met him daily after you say he fell in love with you and you with him?-It was after about two months when Miss Au had returned to Shanghai that we met each other daily,

You mean Bessie Au?--Yes. Yes. And all these meetings you kept secret from the accused Cheng-That was so.

Now you know that he received anonymous letters about you and Fung, didn't you?--I was aware of that.

The accused Cheng showed you the letters?-He did,

And you denled the truth of the allegations in those letters?-

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denied, I did not know the writer that there was nothing in them, no

truth in them 7-That was ao.. of the letters.

I didn't ask you that. I ask you if you denied the allegations, truth those letters?-Ho himself would not believe it.

Now, these letters were received by him after you had removed to 50 Village Road?-Yen.

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