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By W. E. McKenney

When playng a hand against the declarer, it is necessary to play the cards in such a manner us to give your partner a correct plcture of your hand such as playing a deuce on his ace na & discouraging card, asking him to switch, while if you play a seven or eight spot, and the lower cards cannot be ac. counted for, it is an encouraging card and asks partner to continue that suit. Or if he is running his own suit and you drop a high cord of another suit, it shows that you would like that suit led next. -

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1932.

RUSSIAN GUARD'S

SUICIDE.

ALLEGATIONS IN LETTER OF DEAD MAN

Allegations contained in a letter which was left by a Russian Police guard, D. V. Mikhailovsky, after he had committed suicide at the old No. 7 Police Station on August 24,

were investigated by. Mr. Schofield and a jury at the Central Police Court yesterday afternoon when a Coroner's inquiry was con- ducted into the circumstances the ran's death.

of

The jury comprised Messrs. J. R. Brower (Foreman), E.M.H. Castro and Fung Yue-chung.

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Addressing the jury the Coroner said: The present Inquiry is into the death of one of the Russian Of course the declarer can make guards in the Guards' Quarters at

the old No. 7 Police Station. use of this information also, there had been shortly before discharged fore in the play of the hand you from the Police Force and Was should watch carefully every card found on the morning of August that is played either for defensive 24 in a position giving every ap purposes or it may be the key to apearance of having shot himself. nice end play as was the case in He left a letter in which certain the following, hand.

allegations are made, and this in- quiry is being held in order to con- sider these allegations. He had been invalided from the Police only twelve days before. What theso allegations were will come out in the course of the evidence."

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Dr. R. S. Begbie, officer in charge of the Public Mortuary, was the first witness called. He described extensive injuries to the deceased's agun shot head resulting from wound. There was also marked and extensive tuberculosis of both Jungs and tuberculosis of the whole surface of the liver and spleen.

Wound Self Inflicted. -

In reply to the Coroner witness said that the wound was such that it was almost certain to have been self-inflicted. The tuberculoals

was in un advanced stage and show- South, the dealer, started the coned no signa of having been arrested tracting with one diamond. West passed and North bid one no trump East bid two spades. South passed and North bid two no trump. South carried the contract to three trump.

The Play.

but was very active. Witness was of the opinion that the deceased would have died from the disease within a year, and possibly within Athree months.

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Asked how the diaonse affected the mind of a victim witness said that it depended upon the person's disposition. If he were cheerful it would make him more cheerful, and If he were melancholy it would make him more melancholy.

same

the

Even though the declarer had showed the spade suit stopped East had no better opening than his fourth beat spade--so he played the four spot. West covered dummy's A Russian guard, named C. nine with the ten and the declarer Borovenko, who shared the need not hold up, but correctly wonroom with the deceased on the trick with the jack. A small ground floor, told the Court that clamond was played by the de he knew Mikhailovsky about a year clarer and the queen finesse taken,ugo when he joined the guarde, and West winning the trick with the that they had been on duty together king.

on the Empress boats. West returned the six of spudek,

Discharged from Service. declarer played the cight which

Mikhailovsky, said witness, was forced East'a king, a heart being

he discarded. from dummy, East suffering from a cough when cashed his ace of spades upon which dummy discarded a club. West now echoed in hearts, dropping the cight spot.

went into hospital several months age. On his discharge from hos- pital, he slept for two nights in the room before the shooting took place.

charged from service,

East could see that there was no

Mikhailovsky had mentioned that use trying to set up the spade suit he was going to Shanghai, on the as he had no entry card. He there-next day, August 24, and he was fore decided to abide by his part- not in uniform, having been dis- ner's request and led a heart playing the nine spot. When East

"I last saw him alive at noon on did not continue with spade, he August 23," continued witness. also informed the declarer that hey "He was then sitting in the room. had no possible entry, so West was That day I went on duty at 6p.m., now marked with the king of clubs and on my return at 10 p.m. I as well as the king of hearts. De- turned into bed. I did not then see clarer therefore went right up with Mikhailovsky. Another guard, the ace of hearts in dummy and E.13, who shared the room with us then led a small diamond which hetwo, was sitting up. He also went won in his own hand with the jack. to bed.

.

Shot with Rifle.

He cashed the queen of spades, dis- carding a heart from dummy

"I didn't carry a rifle when going He then led the five of diamonds on duty that night. It was kept and won with dummy's nice. Two on a rack and was still there when good diamonds in dummy were I turned in. I had no rifle cashed-on one of them West dis-munition, and did not know of any carded a club. This left him within the room.

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the king and ten of hearts and the "During the night I heard a loud king and six of clubs.

noise or explosion like the bursting

He made the mistake of discard of a motor car tyre. I did not open ing the ten of hearts. All that the my eyes, because I was tired and declarer then had to do was to thought it was merely a noise in

street. Such noises lead a small heart from dummy. Įthe

| West was forced to win with the |—

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.

king and must, lead to the tenace position that the declarer and declarer's hand so that the squeeze dummy held in clubs

play could not have been worked.

Secondly, he should not have dis- enrded the ten of hearts, but in- stend should play the king of hearts to prevent the declarer from get ting a position play on him.

West had two golden opportuni- ties to defeat the hand-first, if he had rofused to win the queen of diamonds when the finesse was taken he would have blocked off the

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Tho funeral of the late Michael Rooney, wardar at the Lalchikok Gaol, who died on Wed- nesday, took place yesterday after- noon at the Roman Catholic Ceme- tery at Happy Valley.

There was a large attendance, which included Mr. J. W. Franks, Superintendent of Prisone, Mr. F. A. Hopkins, Assistant Superinton- dont, Mr. J. C. Fitzhenry, Superin tendent of the Fire Brigade, and a number of colleagues of the de- ceased.

frequent there.

"At 6.45 am. I woke up, got out of bed and took a towel in going to the bathroom. The other guard E.13 was still asleep. It was day- light, and I saw Mikhailovsky lying on the bed with the rifte beside him. There was a big hole under his chin.

"After the rifle had been taken detec- away from the deceased by a.

found it tive.

mine. Mikailovsky never told me that he was going to kill himself. I saw the letter (produced) lying on the bed beside the accused."

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