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SOLDIERS BEFORE THE COURT YESTERDAY By W. E. McKenney

Soldiers predominated in Without a doubt the two of the arge number of spectators who most intercating contract bridge were present when the trial opened events in the world to-day are the before Mr. Schofield, at the Contral mastora' events of the American Police Court yesterday afternoon, Bridge Loague. One event is for of seven members of "B" Company pairs and the other for in-of the South Wales Borderers, dividuals, the winner of each quartored at Mount Austin receiving a solid gold trophy. To Barracks, who were charged with qualify in either event a person boing implicated in the recent must win AR American cham- burglaries at a number of resi pionship title.

doncos on the Peak, amongst them the homes of Miss D. Bewley and Mr. F. M. Ellis,

This year 22 of the country's leading paira entered the avent and the contest was played in

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three rounds. During the three sessions every pair met every other pair.

Charles Lochridge of New York was the declarer in today's hand. It is almost inconceivable that he ahould make four no trump, but It was done.

The Bidding.

South and West passed. North bid one heart and Mr. Lochridge in the East overcalled with one no trump. South bid two hearts- a pretty weak overcall. Went bid two spades. North bid three hearts and Mr. Lochridge went to three no trump.

The Play.

The first case taken was that of Pte. Walter Weeks, Pts. Wm. 'Hicks and Cpl. Patrick Govney, who wore charged with receiving a gold brooch, valued at £3, stolen from Miss Bewley on the night-of Sept. 8-9.

Mise Bewley, giving evidence, sald that she lived at No. 362, The Poak, which was entered by burlgars on the night of Sept. 8-9. She identified the brooch produced in Court as uno that she had kept in its case on dressing table, on the night provious to the burglary.

Sub-Inspector

W. R. Chester Woods, in charge of Gogh H Station, who carried out the police Investigations, stated that, on re- ceiving certain information, he went, about noon on September 30, to Mount Austin Barracks, where he saw and spoke to Hicks about the brooch, and was taken by him to Corney, and subacquently by both of them to Weeks In his room. Both Hicks and Covney spoke to Weeks, after which Weeks went to his grunt-coat, which was hanging over his bed, and took from under the folded collar the article for which witness was looking,

Defendants' Statements. Statements made by the three men when charged at the Polico Station were read.

Weeks stated: I did not know that it was stolen.

Hicks stated: Lee. Cpl. Covney gave me the brooch, but he did not tell me where he got it from.

The opening lead by South was a heart which North won with the ince and immediately returned a

Covney stated: That brooch heart, Mr. Lochridge winning with was given to me by Pte. Hicks. He the queen. Mr. Lochridge then said "Here is a present for you". played a small club, winning in I happened to look at the newspaper dummy with the queen and re-one day and happened to see the re- turning a small spade. Northport of the burglaries. I then gave played the nine so Mr. Lochridge the brooch back to Hicka. I don't fincased the ten spot which held know what happened then. the trick. His next play was the After all three defendants had queen of spades and to his sur- gone into the witness-box, where prise North refused to win the thy gave evidence on their trick, playing the jack. Mr. Loch-behalf, his Worship said that the ridge then played the ten of clubs, case as it stood was clear against overtaking in dummy with the Hicks to his mind. As regards the king so as to create for himself other two, he should like to another club entry. He then play-sider his decision further. ed a small apade from dummy Judgment was postponed until which forced North's nce.

Friday morning at 10 o'clock.

own

Con-

North had accounted for all of

War Memorial Hospital Case. the spades, hoaris and clubs-his partner had supported hearts. Pte. Hayden James and Pic. What could he have supported on William Bevan next appeared on a but diamonds? So North played charge of stealing a gold watch, his king of diamonds, Mr. Loch-valued at $70, and other articles, ridge played a small diamond, and the property of Cheung Nga-ching, South, thinking that his partner, clerk employed at the War had the diamond ruit solid, over- Memorial Nursing Home, from his took with the ace of diamonds so room in the servants' quarters. as to unblock the suit, and Mr.The. frst-named was also charged Jochridge then spread his hand. on an alternative count of receiv

North and South made only ing. their three ares, and nstend of going down at least two tricks, Mr. Lochridge mude four trump.

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Cheung stated he left the articles- on a bed and locked the door of his room, but left the window, which was four or five feet from the ground, jar.

Pic.. T. J. Davies, called by the Police, stated he was commissioned

HIT BY MOTOR CAR. by James to pawn the watch in a

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WOMAN KILLED NEAR WANCHAI MARKET

Wanchal pawnshop for $8, He also saw a shirt, two collars and two pairs of socks in the possession of James,

Chester Woods,

Yung Lec-aze, GO, who resided at

Sub-Inspector 163 Johnson Road,, was knocked down and killed yesterday by September 20 he searched James giving evidence, said that on car, driven by Dr. R. J. Wong.

According to Dr. Wong, the found an electric torch. Three kit at Mount Austin Barracks and woman was crossing Queen's Rond days afterwards, having received East, from the Wanchal Market to certain information, he went to the the opposite alde of the street. He Wanchai pawnshop and recovered Hounded the horn and the woman the watch there. hesitated for a moment. He In the afternoon of the same day, awerved to the right but she witness saw Bevan, the other de moved again and the front bumper fendant, who took him to the War bar struck her heavily.

Memorial Nursing Home and pointed to a window four or five feet from the ground.

Dr. Wong attended to the woman Immediately and rushed her to the Government Civil Hospital, but she died before admission.

SALESMAN SAM

(IN "TH' NAME OF TH' LAW, BOY, OH BOY! (Té a

SOCK THAT BALL!

HOMER !

There being no evidence, the

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