THURSDAY, JANUARY 31 1994.
NAVAL OIL LEASES.
TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL,
MR. FALL PLEADS ILLNESS.
(Reuter's American Service).
WASHINGTON, January 30. -- Mr. Fall's physicians having testified as to the inadvis- ability of bringing him to the capital to testify before the investigation committee it was decided to appoint four physicians to make an independent examination. ra
[An earlier cable stated: Senator Willis, (Republican) declared in the Sonate that Senator Fal! had been placed under the surveillance of agents of the Department of Justice at New Orleans on January 20 with orders not to permit him to leave the country "under conditions.")
Special Counsel.
WASHINGTON, January 30. President Coolidge has appointed Mr. Thomas W. Gregory Democrat Attorney-General under President Wilson, and Mr. Silas H. Strawn (Republican), a prominent Chicago lawyer, as counsel to prosecute persons concerned in the Teapot Dome. oil case on behalf of the Government.
Dividing public interest with the Teapot Done scandal is the case of William H. Auderson, New York State Super intendent of the Anti-Saloon League, convicted on both cpunts of an indictment charging him with forgery in the third degree. Anderson, who was the moving spirit of the Anti- Saloon League, possessing almost autocratic powers, In testi- fying on his own behalf told an amazing story of how a mysterious stronger, whose name he thought was King, some years ago gave him $25,000. Anderson used the money for League purposes and subsequently recompensed himself out of League funds, and, incidentally, made entries in the books which formed the subject of the present charge.]
Senate Repudiates Leases.
WASHINGTON, January 30.
The Senate carried by 46 to 38 votes a resolution by the Democrat Senator Walsh repudiating the naval oil-leases.;:::;;-
CORRESPONDENCE.
PIRATES.
[To the Editor of the "Ching Mail."]
Sir, In your issue of Jan. 26, I-notice a letter signed Reader, criticising the Chief Officer of-up
to
LOCAL TURF.
TRAINING FOR ANNUAL MEETING.
GOSSIP OF THE COURSE..
ENTERED PONIES NOW ALL NAMED
Training is proceeding "apace" for then the latest victim of piratical attack, for not carrying the annual race-meeting which will his revolver. "Reader" evidently be held next month, Jidges of does not grasp the facts. When form are particularly way at pres this officer came on duty the sent us the selling sweep plase will All the ponies entered, bridge was already in the hands commence. of the pirates, and he, according have been named now and it should to "Reader's" idea, was to tackle be easier for the early-birds to about thirty pirates single handed cock their fancy. As yet it is in the dark, with the leader of the little early to make any predie gang standing alongside him, tions but quite a number of the ready to shoot if he had drawn amounts have been marked for it I should like to know special attention. From what has what use one officer would have been picked up on the course,
seems that the small owners'? been in that case, even if he had several revolvers. But everything stand a very good chance this year chair af making a lid for at least some is possible to an arm critic. The fact remains that he of the plums if not for the "blue is alive-to-day because he was not riband." carrying arms.
weapon.
Meanwhile gossip is divided be tween "form" and the dispositions of the leading Shanhai jockeys, horsemanship being as important as any other factor in our ineels.
Now to take another point of view. "Reader" says he is, an ex-Army officer-which does not surprise mo...I would like to point
One feature which old-timers are out to him, that, as an ex-Army Officer, he has been taught his usually, at this period of training. job at a rather high cost to the on the watch for, is any unwar Country-and if he had been scup runted enthusiasm on the part of pered-doing the job he was paid trainers, riding-boys and mafoos. for his wife, supposing he were which may be attributable to a married would have got a pension desire to please "Massah-in view enabling her to live more or less of China New Year cunshaic-and decently. In the case of a Ship which will result is performances. Officer, who does not get paid for fighting, if he is scuppered,y ponies which would be mislead- fighting pirates, his wife can go to ing and at the same time tend to the Workhouse or to the devil-over-training by the time when An old whichever she feels like. In any actual racing comes. case nobody cares two- boots. follower of training points to the What becomes of her, supposing feats, of Major Cassel's Sinaia and he goes West fighting pirates, & grey grithin belonging to Mr. against hopeless odds? What has H. P. White which was confidently. the done it for To prevent some tipned round China New Year time. one stealing "Reader's watch and some merchant's cabbages, which to me doesn't seem a sound reason for being shot.
It must be comforting to travel
With the weather unfavourable nt present, it is exceptionally diff cult to do anything in the shape of fathoming the expressions borne by our trainers, both gentlemen and
in a River steamer, knowing that professional, but it is expected that there is an officer on the bridge, a more-than-ordinary crowd will ready to fight to a finish to save brave the elements on Saturday! "Reader's" money. "Reader would inorning.
not tolerate anything else.
In conclusion, I would remark that ships officers on river stoamers--many of them ex-Naval officers know much more about What can be me in the event › of
SINGING IN FILMS.
an attack on the ship and are quite EARLY VOICE. TRAINING
capable of doing it, without any advice from an ex-Army Officer.
Yours etc.,
READER MARK IL·
LOCAL WIMBLEDON
ANNUAL TENNIS TOUR-
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